Nokia is taking advantage of all the buzz surrounding the UK’s general election to spread the word about its Ovi Store. In a move one could call “Look we have apps, too!”, the Finnish giant placed a number of full page ads in various UK newspapers highlighting news apps such as AP News, Evening Standard…
Nokia has yet another corporate reorganization, this time they’ve put Anssi Vanjoki back in charge
Ask any Nokia employee about their main frustrations with the company, and you’re not going to hear some sob story about the iPhone, or job cuts, but instead you’ll get an ear full about the yearly game of musical chairs. Some people are lucky enough to do the same job they’ve been doing all along,…
Finnish Statistics: 89% of the population uses a Nokia, 1 in 50 people have the N95
A report [PDF file] has surfaced from the “oh really, you had to pay someone to figure this out?” department at the Aalto University School of Science and Technology that gives a good amount of detail as to the make up of the Finnish mobile handset space. Unsurprisingly, Antti Riikonen, one of the researchers on…
Nokia brings its Life Tools to China
After successfully launching the service in India, Nokia is bringing its (now called) Ovi Life Tools (Nokia Ovi Sheng Huo Tong) to the world’s still fastest growing economy. Two of Nokia’s low-end devices will support the service at launch – the Nokia 1616 and Nokia 1800, and there are 6 partners involved: 39.net, Beijing Nongxintong…
Ovi Calendar 1.6 Beta brings support for multiple calendars
This isn’t the “pure” mobile news, as we’re talking about a web-based service. But since that service syncs with select Nokia devices, it is somewhat related. Anyway, Nokia Beta Labs unveiled the new version of Ovi Calendar (1.6). Still in beta, the updated service brings support for multiple calendars, which is awesome (and possible with…
Apple boosts global smartphone market share big-time, holds on to No. 3 position
If you thought Apple had a long way to go before bumping up to the next rung of the global-smartphone-vendor ladder, you might be in for a bit of a surprise. New numbers from research firm IDC indicates that the iPhone maker has more than doubled their global smartphone shipments in the first quarter of…
Nokia sues Apple in the state of Wisconsin over 5 patents that the iPhone and iPad 3G infringe
Breaking News: Nokia sues Apple in Wisconsin for infringement of Nokia patents Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important Nokia patents. The patents in question relate…
Ovi Contacts 1.5 gets a small update
Nokia Beta Labs has updated the Ovi Contacts application. It’s not a major update, though — in addition to some performance improvements, the updated app introduces a graphics facelift and that’s about it. Both touch (S60 5th Edition) and non-touch (S60 3.2) versions have been affected, meaning just about anyone can update. To do so,…
Clone alert: Fake Nokia N8 and iPhone 4G spotted
Even though the Nokia N8 and iPhone 4G are still not available for purchase — heck, Apple’s handset is not even officially announced — that doesn’t stop the Chinese cloners to their best with what they’ve seen. Hence, we have clones of the two highly anticipated devices being already released. The Nokia N8 clone looks…
Crazy rumor – Nokia to make Windows Phone
Make sure you have a lot of salt for this rumor, as the Times Online is saying that Nokia may be working on a Windows Phone. In a bullish piece about British high-tech firms, the publication slips in a little line that could have a major impact on the dynamics of the smartphone world. However,…