“Nokia Instant Community” is a prototype piece of software running on the Maemo 5 powered Nokia N900 that has me genuinely excited about the future. Social networks, for all they’re worth, are keeping us in small circles with people we already know. Sure, there may be some of us who have internet friends, that’s still…
Nokia N900 firmware 1.2 coming this week: video calling, Facebook IM, portrait web browsing
Nokia’s N900 has a spotty reputation. It was the device many people were looking to redeem the Nokia N97, which caused many headaches among the enthusiast crowd. Problem was the N900 wasn’t really meant for consumers, it was still viewed as an unpolished product meant for the die hards who wouldn’t mind playing with their…
Nokia and Yahoo!: Ovi Mail to be dumped, switched to Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! maps to be Ovi powered
Today’s the day, the day when Nokia and Yahoo! were supposed to announce their big alliance to take over the world … and what exactly did they give us? Not much. Yahoo!’s mapping service will now exclusively use Nokia’s Ovi Maps. Raise your hands if you use either Yahoo! Maps or Ovi Maps. Another seemingly…
Nokia Music Store to outrun iTunes in Europe?
Nokia Music Store is slowly approaching the iTunes numbers in Europe. Apparently, out of about 4.3 million people who actually download/pay music in five major European markets (UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany), 28% get their songs via iTunes, while 22% (0.94 million) do that from Nokia’s store. 4.3 million people, what? And here’s an…
Nokia to ditch their Ovi effort and just preinstall Yahoo!’s services? [Project Nike]
Yahoo! sent the press an invitation to join them at an event scheduled for Monday, May 24th at 10:00. The invite simply says “Please join Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz for an exciting announcement about providing global consumers with rich online and mobile experiences, and bringing forward a new era in keeping consumers connected.” What could…
Nokia E73 launching on T-Mobile next month?
Looks like Nokia is prepping its next productivity handset and the E73, or “Mode,” could hit T-Mobile USA as early as next month, according to screen shots obtained by Engadget. Not much is known about the E73 but it looks like it will retain a similar form factor to the E72. That’s a good thing…
Nokia wants apps in your car
Nokia is trying to make it easier to integrate your phone with your in-car entertainment system and it has teamed with the Consumer Electronics for Automotive (CE4A) consortium to develop a standard to make your phone play nice with your automobile. The Terminal Mode technology specification goes beyond using Bluetooth to makes calls with your…
RIM Passes Sony Ericsson, Motorola Shipments in Q1- Research
Gartner has published some of their findings for Q1 2010 mobile shipments by manufacturer, with numbers that line up nicely with IDC’s research for the same period. As you can see, RIM is now firmly planted in the number four spot of all mobile manufacturers worldwide (3.4% market share), a placing agreed upon by two…
Nokia E55 gets a small bug-fixing firmware update (v34)
On the heels of the update for the Nokia E52, the Finnish company released a similar (or that’s the same) big-fixing firmware upgrade for the E55. It’s a minor update so don’t expect any major app updates or even new apps installed after the process is completed. However, it’s a good practice to keep your…
Nokia’s Ovi Mail brings email services to Bangladesh
The iPhone may still be the “prom queen” of the rich world, but in developing countries Nokia is still leading the way. And it’s not just devices the Finnish giant is pushing there — they also have services to offer. You’ve probably read about Nokia Life Tools, but there are other Nokia services as well,…