Nokia keeps investing in Ovi.com. Now that the Ovi Store is up and running, they decided to beef up the website and make it more accessible. To be more precise the website is now available in three new languages: Spanish, German and Italian. As a result, users can do their “Ovi thing” in the language…
GOOG-411 adds nearby intersections feature
Google’s GOOG-411 service has been updated with a cool new feature called nearby intersections. Now when you ask for details on some local business, aside from getting the address and phone number, the service will also point you to the nearest street intersection or adjacent streets. Here’s an example Google gave: call 1-800-466-4411, look up…
LouderVoice Reviews hits the Android Market; Helps consumers make smarter purchasing decisions
LouderVoice, Europe’s popular consumer reviews website, has recently launched the mobile application for Google’s Android platform. Aside from allowing users to access all the content from loudervoice.com website, the application also features reviews from their partners and clients — including Roomex’s hotel, Puddleducks’ outdoor clothing, Klipsch’ audio products and Bubble Brothers’ wine reviews. Moreover, it’s…
Mobango and Neomobile partner in Italy for Application Store
Mobango and Neomobile have signed a partnership to market an Application Store in Italy in collaboration with mobile operators. The Vip Power Application Store (branded VipMobile with the short code 48278), powered by Mobango technology, is a mobile service where users can download mobile applications and utilities such as communication platforms, antivirus, media viewers,…
MapQuest’s mobile website optimized for Android web browser
If iPhone users can have it, so can Android-powered handset owners. We’re talking about MapQuest, which has recently optimized its website for Android’s Webkit-based browser. For some reason, the iPhone version of the site hasn’t rendered properly on HTC Dream/Magic’s screen, but that problem is effectively solved now. To access MapQuest’s mapping service, simply point…
Evernote now available on BlackBerry Curve 8300 series
As promised, Evernote is bringing its popular note-taking mobile application to more BlackBerry phones. The Curve 8300 series is in questions, and it includes the following models: 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, and 8350i. The application is instantly available for download through BlackBerry App World or from the BlackBerry page on Evernote’s website. For the record,…
Sony Ericsson launches PlayNow arena with movies
It’s not just the three phones Sony Ericsson has announced today. The Swedish-Japanese company also unveiled PlayNow arena with movies, a bundled movie service which will come included out-of-the-box for selected handsets. In that sense, when bundled with the device purchase, you can think of it as a version of Nokia’s Comes With Music scheme,…
Nokia stumbles on Ovi Store launch
Nokia’s Ovi Store launch today has turned into something of a launch-day fiasco. The launch of the Ovi Store was to be Nokia’s triumphant answer to Apple’s iTunes store and the highly integrated iPhone AppStore. Alas, things didn’t go according to plan. Nokia’s Ovi Store is apparently suffering from server problems, UI funkiness and overall…
mInfo to power up China Telecom’s mobile search service
mInfo scored a partner in China for its mobile search product. It’s China Telecom which will use MInfo’s solution to offer the so called “QuanNengSou” (Complete Search) services to its subscribers. Initially, the new service will be available in key markets in Q2 2009, while the nationwide launch is set for the second half of…
Network Norway to offer Nokia Messaging, too
Again and again we’re seeing Nokia announcing new carrier partners for their Nokia Messaging service. Latest in the line is Network Norway, which will start offering Nokia’s push email service starting from July of this year. From the press release: Nokia Messaging is an easy to set-up and easy to use push email service which…