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The first handset employed with the Symbian operating system after becoming open source has been announced by Nokia. The new phone with Symbian operating system is N8 that has a 12 megapixel camera and that let people to record and edits High Definition video clips as well as watch web TV services.

According to market experts this phone of Nokia is a pioneering device in Nokia’s effort to make it a high end credible phone once again. By launching this phone Nokia would is try to establish itself alongside Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iPhone. Despite being the world’s most popular smart phone software, Symbian has lost “mindshare” against more high-profile software, according to industry experts. Analysts at CCS Insight described the Symbian 3 software as “evolutionary not revolutionary” but said it was a “key first step if it proves reliable”.

It is the first version of the software since February when Symbian foundation announced making it code to be open sourced. The Foundation includes Nokia, Motorola and Samsung and others and gave away the code to developers for free with desire to pace up the speed of improvements. This led any organization or individual making an improvement in Symbian Code.

The software in the N8 let phone to have multi-touch and multi-tasking as the can use more than an application at a time. This is Nokia’s flagship smartphone and can be plugged into home theatres and supports surround sound as well as high-quality video. Social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, can be displayed on the home screen in a single application. Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation, said he was “stoked” that Nokia had chosen to use the operating system on its phone.