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In a surprising move, Nokia have announced that they are working with Microsoft to port Microsoft Silverlight onto the Symbian S60 platform. Silverlight, for those not in the know, is Microsoft’s brand new cross platform web-based multimedia software that enables the delivery of Rich Internet Applications and HD video onto your browser. It’s set to be a fierce competitor with Adobe’s similar AIR technology, which itself is based on Adobe Flash.

Today’s announcement that Silverlight will be available on Nokia and other S60-based phones is a huge boost for the technology, as S60 is used in over 50% of all smartphones – that’s 150 million phones that Silverlight has access to.