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Nokia rebranding music store

Nokia rebranding music store

The arrival of the new Ovi Music platform in South Africa will see the Nokia Music Store become known as ‘Ovi Music’ from September 9th 2010.
Introducing a range of features including enhanced music search and discovery, optimised artist pages and music recommendations from local our Ovi Music editor, the new platform also sees MP3 track [...]

August 6 2010 | Posted in Digital | Read More »

Nokia sues Apple on patent infringements

Nokia sues Apple on patent infringements

Nokia announced that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, for five patent infringements.
The Finnish cellphone maker alleges that the Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five Nokia patents, related to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in [...]

May 10 2010 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

Microsoft and Nokia co-launch mobile application

Microsoft and Nokia co-launch mobile application

An alliance between Microsoft and Nokia today saw the launch of its first mobile application, Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia devices, aimed at simplifying mobile collaboration.
“Our alliance with Nokia aims to bring the Office productivity experience to the millions of people using Nokia smartphones around the world. With the arrival of Communicator Mobile for Nokia [...]

May 5 2010 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »

Will Android dominate the smartphone market by 2014?

Will Android dominate the smartphone market by 2014?

Google’s Android platform will overtake Nokia’s Symbian OS by 2014, according to a new report compiled by Analysys Mason.
The report states that global smartphone units will top 1,7 billion by 2014, representing 26% of the world’s handsets, writes Total Telecom.
This major increase is fueled by emerging market growth and efforts to promote multimedia and [...]

April 30 2010 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories | Read More »

NokiaE63 gets messaging bundle from MTN

NokiaE63 gets messaging bundle from MTN

Nokia today announced the availability of its Nokia Messaging Services in South Africa as a bundle on the Nokia E63, by partnering with local operator MTN.

April 22 2010 | Posted in Gadgets | Read More »

Skype now available for Nokia smartphone users

Skype now available for Nokia smartphone users

Skype and Nokia today announced the release of Skype for Nokia smartphones, based on the Symbian platform.

March 3 2010 | Posted in Digital | Read More »

Intel and Nokia merge software platforms

Intel and Nokia merge software platforms

Global tech giants Intel Corporation and Nokia, yesterday announced that they have merged their software platforms, Moblin and Maemo respectively, to create MeeGo, a Linux-based software platform that supports multiple hardware architectures and accelerates industry innovation in the convergence of computing and communications.

February 16 2010 | Posted in Software, Top Stories | Read More »

Nokia counters iPhone with N87, 12MP

Nokia counters iPhone with N87, 12MP

When Apple celebrates the three-year anniversary for its iPhone, Nokia plans to release the Nokia N87 with a 12MP camera and multi-touch capabilities.

February 15 2010 | Posted in Gadgets | Read More »

Nokia launches new version of Ovi Maps

Nokia launches new version of Ovi Maps

Nokia has announced that from March this year all new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones will include the new version of Ovi Maps.

February 4 2010 | Posted in Software | Read More »

SAP, Nokia, G&D to join forces in new venture

SAP, Nokia, G&D to join forces in new venture

SAP, Nokia and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) today announced the founding of their joint venture, Original1 GmbH, after antitrust authorities have approved the establishment plans, initially announced in October 2009.

February 2 2010 | Posted in Security | Read More »

Nokia launches joint company in China

Nokia launches joint company in China

Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone supplier, and Pearson, a giant global education company, have launched a joint company, Beijing Mobiledu Technologies, to accelerate the growth of Mobiledu, the premier mobile phone-delivered education service.

February 2 2010 | Posted in Mobile and Telecoms | Read More »