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Besides being the most awkwardly named mobile operating system ever, Symbian^4 (that's the official name) is also a very important step for Nokia, who (although Symbian still dominates the worldwide smartphone market) has been struggling to make Symbian competitive with touch-friendly Android and iPhone OS.
Now, Fierce Wireless has managed to briefly try out the upcoming iteration of Symbian, as well as a couple of videos and yes, it really does look like Android and iPhone OS UI. Two short videos (embedded below) show some Android-style widgets, sliding screens, a scrolling photo app - in a nutshell, it's nothing that'll make your heart skip a beat. But in terms of Symbian catching up with its younger competitors, it seems good enough.
Bear in mind that Symbian 4 is expected to be released in the second half of 2010, with actual devices shipping in 2011, so we can probably expect many changes before the final version comes out.