Nokia and gate5 AG today announced that an agreement has been signed for Nokia to acquire gate5. gate5 is a leading supplier of mapping, routing and navigation software and services. By acquiring gate5, Nokia will offer consumers maps, routing, navigation and other location based applications on its mobile devices. gate5’s applications are extendable with more…
Sony Ericsson joins the Eclipse community
Sony Ericsson today announced that it is joining the Eclipse community as Add-in Provider Member, where it aims to contribute by creating Eclipse plug-ins of benefit to the global mobile application developer community. Eclipse is an open-source community bringing together a number of leading organizations to create the Eclipse Platform. The platform is designed for…
Opera to upgrade over-the-air
Opera Software has partnered with Red Bend Software, the leading provider of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) update technology for mobile phones, to keep its browsers updated. The joint marketing and business development agreement will allow Opera Software to use Red Bend’s new Embedded Feature Delivery (EFD) technology, to bring new browser features to market faster, as…
Tech Mahindra joins Symbian Platinum Program
Tech Mahindra, a leading Indian provider of IT services and solutions to telecom companies and among the top ten IT services companies in India, based on export revenues, today announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for mobile phones based on Symbian OS. As a Platinum Partner, Tech…
Hi-end Nokia phones to come with Yahoo applications
We’ve already seen this in Australia. Now the same thing comes to the Asian market, as all the multimedia phones and smartphones from Nokia will now be pre-loaded with popular Yahoo applications. This will enable consumers to have access to a range of popular services including messenger, e-mail, search, connections, photos, ringtones and games. Yahoo’s…
Yahoo! Go Mobile Launches with Nokia
Yahoo!7 (also known as Yahoo! Australia) is this week launching Yahoo! Go Mobile, a new service that lets consumers access Yahoo!’s e-mail and instant messaging service, on selected Nokia S60 devices. The service integrates the company’s popular communications services with the phone’s built-in e-mail, messaging, address book and calendar applications, giving consumers one reliable source…
Next Nokia Tablet with Google Talk capabilities
According to the Wall Street Journal, Nokia and Google are going to team up to create an updated version of the 770 that will come bundled with the instant messaging application Google Talk. The Nokia 770 is an unusual product for Nokia, as it doesn’t have any cellular-wireless capabilities and currently can’t be used as…
BT Joins Symbian Platinum Program
Symbian Limited today welcomed BT‘s announcement that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for phones based on Symbian OS. As a Platinum Partner, BT will harness the opportunities of being able to rapidly develop converged services for its customers using Symbian OS phones. Both parties seem satisfied and for…
ATI and Nokia: Enabling the new mobile multimedia experiences
ATI Technologies Inc. and Nokia today announced a long-term strategic relationship to bring enhanced mobile multimedia experiences to Nokia customers. As leaders in their respective industries, ATI and Nokia are now working closely together to drive high quality multimedia experiences such as music playback, 3D gaming, mobile TV, video and more for Nokia mobile device…
iPass and Nokia Develop Wi-Fi Connectivity Client
iPass Inc. and Nokia Enterprise Solutions today announced they are developing iPass wireless connectivity software for the Nokia 9500, the Nokia 9300i and the Nokia Eseries devices. Based on the award-winning iPassConnect universal client, this software will extend availability of the iPass secure remote access service to users of Nokia Business devices. In addition, Nokia…