By Dusan Belic on Monday, September 18th, 2006 at 10:56 AM PST
In Content, Nokia
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has reached an agreement with Time Warner Inc. to offer Warner Bros’ Entertainment content including Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbara cartoons for download on its portable devices through Nokia Content Discoverer.
Beside the games, video and audio files for kids, Warner Bros will also supply some of the popular films such as “Dukes of Hazzard” and “V for Vendetta”.
Slowly the Nokia Content Discoverer is filling up with high quality content. After EA, now comes Warner Bros. One wonders who’s next?
By Dusan Belic on Saturday, September 16th, 2006 at 4:47 AM PST
In Applications, Content, Mobile Web, Symbian
Phonescoop has an interesting post involving the new version of S60 web browser. According to Phonescoop, the biggest and the most important change is that the web browser is no longer a separate application from the WAP browser; they’re integrated now. You can view WAP 1.0, WAP 2.0, xHTML, and HTML pages all in one place.
Other updates include:
- browsing in landscape
- saving pages for offline viewing
- saving usernames and passwords
- RSS reader
- auto complete of forms
- Flash Lite 2 is now supported
For the complete list check out the Phonescoop’s article.
By Dusan Belic on Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 at 3:34 AM PST
In Content, Mobile Web, Services
We’ve already had some mobile search related numbers from the Mobile Marketing Association. Apparently, the mentioned figures were too optimistic. A new report from M:Metrics suggests that only about 5% of all mobile phone users in the US use mobile search. The number one reason for this low figure is a bad user experience.
Advertising Age has an interesting article on the subject titled “Not Into Mobile Search? Just Wait a Couple Years”. The author, Alice Z. Cuneo, cites Forrester Research and points out that roughly 80% of marketers say that despite the fact that they are already using or plan to use the search marketing, they are not ready for the mobile search yet. The main reason in obviously a low traffic… Read the full article.
By Dusan Belic on Saturday, September 9th, 2006 at 5:25 AM PST
In Content, Devices, ESeries, Nokia, Symbian
I’ve received many emails from people asking me for free themes. Among the most popular requests were requests for Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E61 themes. As you’re probably aware, Nokia E61 sports a full QWERTY keyboard and is one of Nokia’s bestselling smartphones.
Well, I’ve researched around and found the great E-Series blog, which has a special page full of E61 themes. All I can say is visit the site, download what you like and don’t forget to add E-Series blog to your bookmarks. It’s a great resource!
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, September 7th, 2006 at 7:51 AM PST
In Content, Mobile Web, Nokia, Partnerships, Symbian
Yahoo! Search is becoming a more integral part of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Mobile Search application. The cooperation allows Nokia to strengthen the Internet search by offering Yahoo!’s well-known web and image search results in more than 10 languages, on its smartphones (multimedia computers).
The new addition to the Nokia Mobile Search application is the product of working together with Yahoo since April of 2005. Nokia is dedicated to creating an experience that is deeply integrated into the other functions of the device. This agreement is an expansion of an already strong cooperation between leading players in their respective domains – Yahoo! in Internet services and Nokia in mobile devices. Read the full article »
By Dusan Belic on Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 at 7:24 AM PST
In Content, Services, Sony Ericsson, Symbian
Everyone wants a piece of the digital music market, currently dominated by Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iTunes. Nokia recently acquired Loudeye and I believe we can expect to see Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s fingers entering this (very) lucrative market. Also, by being one of the major labels company, Sony is certainly an important “player” in this market. They’ve already had some failed attempts to create an online music store.
Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) announced that they plan to further to develop its PlayNow service, currently used for downloading ringtones and games.
Apparently, Ericsson already provides the backend technology that lets carriers power their own download music services, and the joint venture with Sony was so far successful.
The brand (Walkman) is there, the infrastructure, a major label company (Sony BMG)… smells like a great opportunity. All we can do is sit and watch the digital music wars.
By Dusan Belic on Saturday, August 26th, 2006 at 7:18 AM PST
In Applications, Content, Symbian
If you were wondering how to synchronize your media files – movies, music and podcasts – from your computer to your Nokia (NYSE: NOK) S60 phone here’s the answer. Of course, Antony Pranata’s S60tips.com got the answer. It’s not that hard, so click on the links and read it through.
One big thanks to Antony for keep providing us with useful information on his blog.
By Dusan Belic on Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 3:44 AM PST
In Content, General, NSeries, Nokia, Symbian
A new short film, by award-winning actor and film-maker Gary Oldman, shot on the new Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N93 multimedia computer premieres today. Entitled Donut, the film is being screened on the Nokia Nseries Studio, a groundbreaking online mobile movie community where aspiring directors can now upload and showcase their own mobile videos.
Gary, the director of BAFTA award-winning Nil By Mouth and star of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban, has produced a two minute short featuring a round reflection in rippling water set to a haunting soundtrack. The film demonstrates not only the DVD-like video capture quality of the Nokia N93, but also how advanced mobile video devices offer the unique ability to shoot and share spontaneous instants in everyday life. Read the full article »
By Stefan Constantinescu on Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 6:48 AM PST
In Content, Services
SixApart announced TypePad Mobile, a free mobile application that lets you update your TypePad blog or photo albums from your Nokia (NYSE: NOK) S60 smartphone (Palm (NSDQ: PALM) and Windows Mobile, if anyone cares).

With the new application you are able to take your readers with you, to keep everyone up to date with a single click. TypePad Mobile makes it easy for you to post photos to TypePad blogs or photo albums. Streamlined user interface makes it easy to share your world on the go. Read the full article »
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, August 10th, 2006 at 8:34 AM PST
In Content, Mobile Web, Research
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) just announced the results of its first-ever mobile search study, which identifies many things such us most popular search categories, willingness to receive ads based on searches, average number of searches, usage by income level, acceptance of sponsored links and overall satisfaction with mobile search among the US consumers. Read the full article »