Well done Rafe, he is on a role for producing great content.
Check it out at All About Symbian:
2006 was the busiest ever year for the Symbian, S60 and UIQ world. 2006 marked the arrival of the first Symbian OS 9 devices. Despite some initial bumps the new OS roll out (and related software break) proceeded smoothly.In 2006 Symbian broke through the 100 million devices shipped barrier, S60 made advances with operators and devices, UIQ 3 and S60 3rd Edition software platforms made their debut and Sony Ericsson acquired UIQ Technologies. There was a lot more in between though – read on for an abridged summary of the happenings in 2006.