Heart wrenching news came out of Finland this morning when Anssi Vanjoki, my favorite executive of all time due to his bombastic comments and remarkable resemblance to a James Bond villain, announced that he’s leaving the company effective 6 months from now. He doesn’t exactly say why, or what he’s going to do next, but…
Nokia Ovi Suite gets a minor update
A new version of Nokia Ovi Suite has been released. You can either download it from www.ovi.com/suite, or – if you already have Nokia Ovi Suite installed on your computer – update the software by selecting “Tools” > “Software updates” in the menu bar. Actually in the latter scenario (if you have it installed), you’re…
Ovi Browser for Series 40 feature phones now available for everyone
After the private beta launch, Nokia is pushing the Ovi Browser to every Series 40 feature phone owner out there. The Finnish giant’s main target are emerging markets of the world, though the application will work on most Nokia phones sold all around the globe. Among Nokia devices supported, we find 2700 Classic, 2730 Classic,…
The Mobile Roundup – The ‘Moving On Up’ edition
It was a big week of upgrades, as Nokia arguably upgraded itself with a new CEO, Apple iPhone users received the 4.1 software and the sequel to the world’s first Android phone made its official debut. We missed last week, but let’s dive into a recap of this week in mobile news. Nokia gets a…
Videotron Launches Wireless Network in Quebec with Nexus One
I guess Rogers, Bell, Telus, Fido, Koodo, Virgin Mobile, Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile just weren’t enough to cover Canada, because Quebecor’s Videotron has just launched their wireless network in our French-speaking province, running on the same AWS bands as Wind Mobile and T-Mobile south of the border. The home networks currently cover Quebec…
How the new CEO can help Nokia get its groove back
It wasn’t much of a surprise but Nokia finally axed Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in favor of a former Microsoft executive, Stephen Elop. Interestingly enough, Elop is the first non-Finnish person to head Nokia in its 145 year history but the company will need more than a fresh perspective to stay relevant in an increasingly competitive smartphone…
Nokia N8 Commercial Asks ‘What Will You Do With It?’
By now you’re either desperately wanting a Nokia N8, which is the first Symbian^3 handset ever, or you’ve given it a pass. And if the cool interactive unboxing videos haven’t swayed you, or perhaps the sweet videos shot by the 12MP Carl Zeiss shooter on the back, then maybe the new commercial might be the…
Nokia gets rid of underperforming CEO, but does the unthinkable by replacing him with a Canadian
Nokia has been in trouble for, oh I don’t know, about 3 or 4 years now. The Nokia N95, which was a beast of a device if the mobile phone industry ever saw one, came late to market, was plagued with bugs, and was poorly built, but irregardless it was much loved. That was back…
Videos: Official Nokia N8 unboxing and one more HD video sample
Nokia’s upcoming N8, the first 12 megapixel device and Symbian^3 device to come out of Finland, is due to come out in a matter of weeks after a long 5 month wait from when it was first announced back in April. In that span of almost half a year, Nokia has provided image samples and…
Nokia announces accessory that gives Symbian^3 devices DVB-H support for only 40 EUR
Mobile television failed to take off for numerous reasons, the primary one being a lack of support from studios, operators, and broadcasters to invest in the infrastructure needed to transmit the signals that are compatible with mobile phones. Qualcomm is notorious for peddling their MediaFLO technology to countries who don’t know any better, only to…