Nokia has updated the Ovi Store client, which is now in version 1.07. You can grab the latest version by either updating the existing app or by going to store.ovi.mobi. Here’s what’s new: Continuous pages for content lists a la Apple AppStore and/or Android Market. There is a new “Load more” link at the listings…
Nokia E72 Announced for Telus
As expected, the Nokia E72 has been announced on Telus. The E72 went official last June, so it’s a little late, but the E71 that launched with Telus’ HSPA network could probably use a little refreshnonetheless. The N97 Mini launched on Rogers last week also gets a nod in the press release for spearheading Nokia’s…
Vodafone UK offering Nokia C3 on PAYG for 80 GBP
On the heels of that crazy launch in Indonesia, we now have Vodafone UK unveiling the Nokia C3. The first QWERTY keyboard equipped Series 40 device is available for 80 GBP (about $118) on PAYG, and users can grab it in either grey or pink color. In addition to the mentioned keyboard, the C3 also…
Ovi Maps adds Time Out listings
After Expedia, Nokia is adding another content provider to its Ovi Maps. This time it’s Time Out, which is best known for its event listings and city guides. To access the Time Out content, click on the “More…” link and select Time Out to see what’s happening around you. That’s actually in case you live…
Nokia, ‘Heroes’ creator team for augmented reality game
Nokia is teaming up with “Heroes” creator Tim Kring to launch a mobile augmented reality game called “Conspiracy of Good.” Nokia has been talking about this for a while now (I remember sitting down at dinner with Kring last year) and it looks like the game/experience is ready to go. The concept is a bit…
BBC iPlayer hits version 3.0 for Nokia phones
BBC has updated its iPlayer app for select Nokia Symbian S60 3rd and 5th Edition smartphones. Version 3.0 is no longer a stand-alone widget app, but a simple widget shortcut that once started redirects user to a web page from where he or she can access BBC’s video content. In that sense, you can simply…
Chart of the Day: Nokia used to be 14x larger than Apple, but is now 1/8th the size of the Cupertino fruit
Bloomberg came out with a chart today that will no doubt be used as ammunition by Apple fanbois in internet forums the world over. It shows Apple’s market cap, today, at being roughly $247 billion. That’s the same market cap Nokia had back in the year 2000, which let me remind you, was a full…
Brief: Video: MeeGo 1.1 pre alpha for tablets [Shocked it actually looks decent]
Earlier today I blogged about the Digitimes rumour that Nokia would be releasing a tablet in Q4, with a 7 or 9 inch screen, using an ARM powered processor, and running on MeeGo. MeeGo of course being the love child of Intel’s Mobiln project and Nokia’s Maemo project. What would MeeGo look like if it…
Clarification: Nokia devices running Symbian^4 will get NFC, not the entire smartphone portfolio
Last week I eagerly published an article that referenced a piece I read on NFC World that said Anssi Vanjoki told a room full of people that all Nokia smartphones would get NFC in 2011. I had my doubts as to whether or not that statement was correct, and I went ahead and pinged Nokia’s…
Digitimes: Nokia working on 7 or 9 inch MeeGo powered ARM based tablet for Q4 2010
Our favorite dodgy Taiwanese site is at it again, this time with news that Nokia will release a 7 or 9 inch tablet PC, running on ARM based silicon and using the MeeGo operating system, some time during the 4th quarter of this year. As much as I think the iPad is a bourgeois piece…