**As published in RCR Wireless News**

LAS VEGAS –- In a meeting room on the show floor with less than 10 journalists on hand, Nokia Corp.’s VP of technology, David Rivas tried to make the case for the company’s technology roadmap, particularly with regards to its forthcoming Symbian^3 operating system.

At numerous times throughout the briefing, Rivas had little choice but to go on the defensive in the face of many questions expected to be asked of Nokia these days. Indeed, the informal gathering seemed to highlight the criticism facing Nokia by design while at the same time giving a technologist the opportunity to get into the weeds of Nokia’s thinking.

Going forward there will be no more S60, feature pack updates or anything of the fragmented sort, Rivas said. The OS brand is all Symbian now and Nokia has committed to an extremely aggressive OS update every six months. Following Nokia’s timeline, with the first Symbian^3 devices set to launch before July, Symbian^4 should be on hand by early next year. Read more