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Nokia and 21 other companies launched the In-Location Alliance to drive innovation and market adoption of high accuracy indoor positioning and related services. This technology promises to open up plenty of possibilities for new mobile services, including receiving directions to the right products and personalized product promotions in nearby shops; using real-time navigation inside a…
Remember Jolla, the Finnish company that spun off from Nokia to pursue further development of the MeeGo platform? Well these guys are realistic enough to realize it’s the apps rather than fancy OS that makes people want to buy some phone (or not). To that end, they announced that future Jolla/MeeGo phones will be able…
On September 5th, Nokia will be unveiling its next generation of Windows Phone, running on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform. Several carriers have expressed interest in Windows Phone as a platform alternative to Android and iOS, but to date no carriers have announced plans to carry Windows Phone 8 devices. A Bloomberg report this morning…
Nokia secured a deal with Zynga to bring their super-popular Draw Something and Zynga Poker games to Nokia Asha Touch devices later this year. Both games will be free to download from the Nokia Store and will be available for the Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311. The Finnish company apparently has big plans…
Almost missed this… But we’re going with it even if we’re late a bit. Nokia released new firmware updates for Lumia 900 owners in US and Canada, with each country getting a slightly different software. For instance, users in the US will get flip-to-silence feature; camera, battery and startup sequence performance enhancements. On the other…
Looks like we’ll see the first Windows Phone 8 devices sooner than we thought. Nokia has started sending out press invites for its Windows Phone-centric event, taking place in New York on September 5th. This is the same day as Nokia World’s opener, so it seems that the Finnish company wants to have the eyes…
Last week, Nokia ran a poll asking users to choose their favorite input method on a mobile phone. The choices were number keypad, QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen and voice commands. You would think touchscreens will rule the day all around the world but you would be wrong. Sure enough, Americans love them more than the rest…
The video ringtone company Vringo, which has been recently merged with patent trolls of Innovate/Protect, announced that it has acquired a portfolio of over 500 patents and patent applications from Nokia. Under the terms of the deal, Vringo will compensate Nokia with a cash payment and certain ongoing rights in revenues generated from the patent…
It was back in March of last year when Digia acquired the commercial part of Qt from Nokia. At that time, we predicted the other half (Qt developer tools) will follow shortly and voila – it’s happening now. The Finland-based software company (Digia) said that it intends to “quickly enable Qt on Android, iOS and…
Nokia has been popping up in the headlines as of late, with the possible unveiling of new Windows Phone 8 handsets at its event on Sept. 5. Now pics have surfaced of a mystical yellow-ish Lumia 800/900 device that’s believed to be an old prototype. These images posted at Chinese microblogging site Sina, and the prototype…