www.WirelessFederation.com/news: World’s biggest handset maker, Nokia revealed its plan to renovate its Symbian user interface in order to improve its user experience, in 2010. Handset giant also divulged that the company will invest in
Maemo Linux-based operating system, delivering its first Maemo 6-powered device in the second half of 2010.

According to Nokia CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Symbian has reach and flexibility like no other platform.  Besides, there are measures to push smartphones down to new price points globally, while growing margins. However, Bengt Nordstrom, co-founder and CEO of wireless consultancy Northstream feels that developer communities around the world have more traction for Android and the iPhone as compared to Symbian.

Nokia plans to increase the proportion of touch screen and QWERTY devices in its smartphone portfolio along with focusing on localized offerings for emerging markets. The target is to achieve 300 million active users for Nokia’s services by the end of 2011.