New Symbian UI in the works to compete with iPhone, Android

From InfoWorld: Nokia has turned in its proposal for the user interface in Symbian^4, with the goal of developing an interface that can compete with the iPhone and Google's Android OS.

The proposal was turned in to the Symbian Foundation on Friday, and will now undergo open evaluation, according to a blog post.

Symbian ^4 -- which will show up on smartphones in the beginning of 2011, according to the Symbian Developer Web site -- will have a new user interface, according to the Symbian Foundation.

Improvements include minimizing user prompts, autosaving features to reduce save commands, the same look-and-feel for all applications and a new interface layout, according to Nokia's proposal.

The interface will have four main views: contacts, music, photos and applications, according to Nokia. Users will be able to create shortcuts, placed on the home screen, to access specific content items or collections, Nokia wrote.

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