iGoDigital — the company which offers personalized product recommendations solutions — announced a new client, and it’s a big one – Nokia! The Finnish giant will be using iGoDigital’s recommendations platform on its USA’s website to “help shoppers confidently make the best purchase decisions.” iGoDigital’s Solution Selling platform will not only help shoppers select the…
Nokia Laying Off 1,700 Employees
I guess nobody was biting at those voluntary resignations for severance packages, eh? In an effort to save upwards of €700 million in their handset division, Nokia has pledged to lay off 1,700 workers. The voluntary resignation offer still stands, but there’s still a research facility to close, 320 more jobs to cut and 2,500…
Nokia Xpressmusic 5330 Coming to T-Mobile?
The Nokia XpressMusic 5330 announced last week looks like it will be landing on T-Mobile sometime in June or July in order to rope in the back-to-school crowd. Looks cool, and definitely something the young ragamuffins would pick up before hitting the books. This simple little slider packs a 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording,…
World’s first Vertu flagship store opens in Japan!
Nokia has just made good on their promise to deliver a high-end, super-glitzy Vertu flagship store to Japan’s luxury-shopping haven in Tokyo. Nokia had just opened the doors to their first ever Vertu flagship store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan. Nokia’s Vertu lineup of extra-luxurious (and ridiculously expensive) handsets caters to those with…
Glacier National Park Released as Free Notecast for iPod App
Following on from last bit of news about the Walt Disney secrets Notescast, here’s another of Timestream Software’s apps for another cool attraction! TimeStream Software is offering free downloads of its new Glacier National Park Notecast for the iPod Classic and iPod nano on www.Notescasts.com. With 110 interactive pages, complete with photos, it’s a comprehensive…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM with an updated firmware hitting Nokia Flagship Stores in the U.S.
Nokia is bringing back its flagship all-touchscreen device to its U.S. Flagship Stores in Chicago and New York. The firmware of the device has been updated and now the Tube sings perfectly along AT&T’s 3G network. In case you pre-ordered the 5800 online, you’ll get your unit within 1-2 weeks. Otherwise, if you’ve already grabbed…
Forum Nokia releases Solitaire for Symbian S60 5th Edition
Forum Nokia has recently released classic card game, Solitaire for S60 5th Edition, as an example application to demonstrate the touch features of the platform. In that sense, in addition to tapping the cards, users can also drag and drop them around, just like they would do on a desktop computer with a mouse. Also…
Prince of Persia hits N-Gage
Just when we reported that Monopoly was launched for N-Gage, we’ve found out yet another solid title is available for the platform. It’s the brand new Prince of Persia, featuring cool 3D graphics and great animation of all the characters. Here’s the official description: The Prince is back in a new kind of adventure in…
Mobile OS market share stats confirm RIM, Apple leading the charge
Leading the charge against entrenched smartphone incumbent Nokia, both RIM and Apple have proven that consumers are a finicky bunch. Following on data that had Apple and RIM at least doubling the size of their slice of the smartphone market, at Nokia’s expense, we’re presented with new data from Gartner that confirms Apple and RIM’s…
Three new Nokia devices demoed on video
Nokia has released three short video clips demoing the latest music devices announced – Nokia 5030, Nokia 5330 XpressMusic and Nokia 5730 XpressMusic. As you’re about to see, there are big hopes hidden behind this trio. Personally, I see them selling like hot cupcakes – they are not expensive and the right message is on…