In a move which has been fairly well expected since Sony Ericsson and Motorola killed off their future UIQ phones; all remaining UIQ staff have now effectively been made redundant, with Sony Ericsson only agreeing to fund the company on a month - by - month basis. Read on for the full article from All About Symbian...

UPDATED: As originally reported by Mobile Phone Development blog, Motorola have dumped UIQ (and Java-Linux) and will not be producing any more UIQ based phones. Motorola will focus on Android, Windows Mobile, and own P2K platform for low-cost handsets. Will no longer support Symbian UIQ or own Java-Linux platform. Consolidation of platforms should reduce expenses on OS development."

On the second day of the Smartphone Show we've finally managed to find something new from Motorola! A BLACK Z10...

In a "keep the developers thinking we care at all costs" move, SonyEricsson have just announced that their first Symbian Foundation based phone will be available in the second half of 2009 (Q3 2009). And the good news is you can develop for it now, using the, um, S60 SDK :-)

Here at Symbian's Smartphone show today in London, SonyEricsson tapped yet another nail into UIQ's coffin by publicly saying "UIQ didn't attract the operator, manufacturer or consumer interest needed to stop it failing", so their stance is pretty clear. However, what is Motorola's view on the future? Read on to see what we found out...