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Nokia buys Symbian

Nokia's decision to buy the mobile operating system Symbian and make it open-source

Report on Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia's decision to buy the mobile operating system Symbian and make it open-source. Plus, Burmese authorities block attempts to provide emergency telecommunications to humanitarian agencies, new software aims to reduce power used by computers by switching them off when not in use, and ERNIE, the original Premium Bonds computer goes on display at London's Science Museum

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26 minutes

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project