Nokia announces end of Symbian
By Relaxnews


The Nokia 808 PureView is the last phone to feature Symbian OS. (Nokia)


Nokia has officially announced the death of its Symbian operating system, causing a buzz on Twitter on Thursday, Jan. 24. 

The Symbian OS, once a staple of the Finnish phone maker's smart devices, featured for the last time on the 808 PureView (released 2012) as Nokia steps up the shift towards Windows Phone that it first began back in 2011.

Also causing a stir on Twitter today is British actor, comedian and vlogger Jack Harris, who appears alongside his twin brother Finn on their YouTube channel JacksGap. Harris is allowing his fans to pose him questions via Twitter using the hashtag "#AskJack2."

Elsewhere fans of the actress Emma Watson are expressing their love for the "Harry Potter" star by trending "Emma Watson Our Inspiration" in sixth place. 

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on Jan. 24 at 2:20 pm GMT are:

01.  #ArianaRiIakkumaContest
02.  #NXZEROnoEncontro
03.  #SosArgentinoSi
04.  #真実の恋
05.  #AskJack2
06.  Emma Watson Our Inspiration
07.  Symbian
08.  El País
09.  Sor María
10.  North Korea

 

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