We knew it will be opened during this week and now we have the official press release! Nokia’s Ovi Store has opened its virtual doors to everyone understanding any of the following languages: English, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish! More than 50 Nokia devices are supported at launch, and users can buys apps and mobile…
Nokia N900 Rover is the Finnish giant’s next Internet tablet device?
Now that the Maemo 5 SDK is out in beta, we’re expecting to see Nokia’s next Internet tablet. That said, I’m glad to report that rumors have started to surface saying that the upcoming device will be called N900 Rover. According to MobileCrunch, Nokia will release the N900 in summer and the first carrier to…
Ovi Store Launching This Week
Now that Nokia has wrapped up Mosh, Share, and WidSets, they’re promising to launch the Ovi Store this week, and is, in fact, already live in Australia, Singapore and Ireland. Announced back at Mobile World Congress, the Ovi Store will incorporate aspects of those retired services, but the main goal will be to provide an…
Nokia N96 gets an update, too; Firmware reaches 20.050
Nokia has actually unveiled the updated firmware version for its N96 model before they did the same for the N79 and N85. Yeah, we missed it, but it’s here now, nonetheless. As usual, the latest firmware fixes many of the known bugs from the previous firmware, ensuring the device is more stable than before. In…
4 Nokia phones coming to AT&T: Grouper, Thresher, Snapper, and Mako
Nokia and AT&T are working to introduce four new devices in the States. Here’s the recap from what we know: Grouper – Series 40 clamshell, which is probably that Nokia 6750 “Mural” we recently caught at the FCC. Specs wise there’s HSDPA support, A-GPS and 2 megapixel camera. It should start selling in July. Thresher…
This week in fake Nokia devices: Five Nokia N97 clones
There are no doubts in my mind Nokia have big hopes for its new flagship device – N97. That said, I was not surprised to spot 5 fake N97s in the last few weeks. Some of them have their own “branding” like Nckia and Nokla, while some other simply say “N97” on the top of…
Video: Nokia Ovi Maps commercial
Just when we talked about Nokia opening their Ovi Maps, they have released a new commercial to promote its mapping service. Unsurprisingly, as no other such service allows that, the synchronization feature between the desktop (web) version of Ovi Maps and mobile client is emphasized. In that sense, we’re wondering when will Google or Microsoft…
Nokia offers unused patents to Finnish tech companies
Nokia has just made itself one of the most socially responsible corporations in the mobile space, maybe even in the tech industry as a whole. In a move aimed at boosting the local Finnish economy, Nokia has announced that they’ll be making available their hoard of unused patents to select technology companies in Finland. As…
Nokia N86 8MP passes through FCC with 8-megapixel camera
We’ve been waiting to put Nokia’s next-generation cameraphone in our pockets since we first put hands on the 8-megapixel monster in Barcelona, and that wait may soon be over. The FCC has just approved the Nokia N86 8MP for US GSM networks! The Nokia N86 sports an 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with all kinds of…
Nokia opens Ovi Maps to apps
This is not exactly what we could call the “pure mobile news,” but it’s somewhat related as we’re talking about Nokia. Anyway, the Finnish giant has released the Ovi Maps Player API, allowing website owners to embed pieces of the Ovi Maps to their website using basic JavaScript. Moreover, Nokia will also allow other companies…