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Sony Ericsson to Buy UIQ


Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:10 am

Sony Ericsson said today it is acquiring UIQ Technology AB, the maker of software featured on many of Sony Ericsson's high-end handsets, from Symbian Ltd.


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As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Symbian, UIQ's software provides a user interface for the Symbian platform, which is one of the most widely used operating system for advanced cell phones. Sony Ericsson is already a licensee of UIQ Technology, and has been working closely with the company on UIQ version 3.0, which is included in Sony Ericsson's P990 smartphone, M600 messaging phone and W950 Walkman phone.

Following completion of the acquisition, UIQ Technology will operate as a separate business subsidiary of Sony Ericsson under its current management team. UIQ on Symbian OS will continue to be openly available, licensed on equal terms to all its licensees.


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Reader Comments (2)


1. Posted by gadgetgirl Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:31 am

Maybe now we would see a faster progression in the design of more applications suitable for these phones...yea!

2. Posted by rambo47 Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:30 pm

Excellent news! The Symbian OS phones are clearly the most advanced and most capable. I do love my K790, but it would be so much better with a Symbian OS. So many more add-on programs are available for Symbian users. I'm sure there will always be a market for the basic SE OS in phones, probably the lower-end/entry level phones. But a true smart phone needs a smart operating system, and Symbian is just the ticked!

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