With group deals and discounts being the flavor the season and the success of the likes of Groupon, Google Offers etc. Even Nokia has been tempted to enter the group. Nokia will be introducing its service called the Nokia Perks soon; a video of which was leaked on Vimeo (but since has been removed).
It seems that Nokia is not only focusing on hardware but software as well which they were ignoring since years. Recently we are seeing a transformation on Nokia into software and services to meet the consumer needs.
Nokia has launched its new beta version of Ovi Browser for Series 40 phones targeting low-end mobile phones. This step of Nokia has put the Ovi browser in the direct competition with Opera’s Mini which has been in this space since 2005 and is arguably the most used mobile web browser on the planet today. So [...]
Nokia India has announced a Tie-Up with Tata DoCoMo ,the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, to offer Nokia Ovi Life Tools to a larger chunk of consumers in rural and semi-urban India. They will collaborate
Finally a step has been taken towards eradicating piracy, thankfully by Nokia. Nokia has launched its Ovi Music Unlimited Services in Tamil Nadu. It offers great digital music downloads, all free! It gives the consumer an access to a variety of high quality music and also lets them customize their playlists. All those Nokia devices [...]
Nimbuzz, the award-winning new-generation mobile operator & social network aggregator, has today launched its Symbian 2.2 client packed with new features including a world first for Symbian handsets, pop up notifications, and full Twitter functionality. From today, Nimbuzz users on Symbian can enjoy integration with the world’s fastest-growing social network, as Nimbuzz incorporates a feature-rich [...]
Apparently some company named Ouvi in Brazil is not happy about Nokia coming up with the name OVI which sounds just the same as Ouvi. This has led to a courtroom battle between Nokia and Ouvi. Ouvi is so concerned about its brand name that it has taken the domain Ovi.com.br since 2004. Now that [...]
Nokia is surely having a tough time taking the Ovi Store to the masses. While the Apple iTunes App Store did some 100 million downloads in 2 months, the Nokia store is at 10 million since May 26th. Nokia faces challenges of catering a variety of platforms and structure within its lineup, thus the Ovi [...]
Nokia recently rolled out its App Store competitor – the Ovi Store. Though the Ovi Store is yet to make a buzz with any breakthrough apps like the ones we have seen on iPhone, Nokia has the masses to sell the apps to. Looking to tap the internet active China mobile users better, Nokia plans [...]
Nokia is gearing up to get smarter in the Smartphone race. The upcoming Ovi Store and Maps looks good. Here is a promo video of the OVi Maps from Nokia that would allow you to sync your MAPS between PC and Mobile seamlessly, making your outing plan a breeze… Via Into mobile