Posts Tagged ‘Nokia’

CeBit: Nokia C5 Brings Symbian to the S40 Demographic

March 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Nokia has unveiled their new C5. Though we normally don’t cover device launches, this is probably the first device that will bring the Symbian OS to the Series 40 demographic.

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Orange Supports MeeGo

March 3rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: MeeGo | No Comments »

MeeGo, the OS formerly known as MaeMo from Nokia (now Intel/Nokia) has gained support from Frensh operator Orange. The operator confirmed it will be developing services and content for the platform.

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Zeemote Receives “Works with Nokia” Certificate

February 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear | No Comments »

After being saved from bankruptcy a few months ago (and the acquisition of it by the Aplix corporation right after), Zeemote is now happy to announce it has been accepted into Nokia’s Accessory Developer Program

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Intel and Nokia Release a new OS Called MeeGo

February 15th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: MeeGo | No Comments »

MeeGo is a mix of Nokia’s new Maemo platform with Intel’s Moblin. This Linux based OS will be installed on devices from both vendors like Phones, Netbooks, Connected TV’s, In-Car systems and much more.

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Juniper: One Million Ovi Maps Downloads a Somewhat Modest Achievement

February 4th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Nokia has released free navigation for their top smartphones with the release of Nokia Ovi Maps just over a week ago. Yesterday, Nokia announced to have generated one million downloads and Juniper’s Dr Windsor Holden took a closer look at the business.

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IDC: Android to be 2nd Mobile OS by 2013

January 27th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Linux, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: WebOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

IDC expects Android to be the second biggest smartphone operating system by 2013. By that time, there will be over 390 Million devices in the market that have Google’s OS installed.

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BlueMaemo Turns N900 into PS3 Controller

January 5th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Gaming Gear | No Comments »

Ever had any problems locating your PS3 controller? Probably not, but still you can use your Nokia N900 as a replacement controller with the help of an application called BlueMaemo.

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Ovi Opens to Dutch Consumers

December 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Until today, Dutch consumers could only visit the English Ovi store and where limited to charging their credit cards whenever they wanted to make a purchase. Now, the store is localized and premium SMS billing is enabled.

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Nokia Announces ‘1’ Maemo Phone for 2010

December 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: MeeGo | 1 Comment »

Though Nokia announced Maemo as replacement OS for its high end handsets (and so, replacing Symbian), the company has revealed toward Reuters that it will release only one Maemo phone in 2010.