Espoo, Finland -Nokia’s latest entertainment smartphone, the highly anticipated Nokia N8 with Ovi services, has started shipping. Customers who have placed a pre-order for the Nokia N8 in Nokia Online Shops and Nokia retail stores will be the first to receive their Nokia N8. Market availability will vary by country and by operator, with broad availability in the coming weeks. “With the N8, and the new Symbian software, we are bringing a familiar, faster and more intuitive user experience t…
Archive for September, 2010
Nokia N8 Shipments Have Started
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Nokia and AT&T Give Developers 10 Million Reasons to Create Apps
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010Calling All Innovators contest highlights mobile content for North America San Francisco, CA, USA – Developers now have 10 million more reasons to create their next great app on Nokia smartphones. Nokia and AT&T* announced today an unprecedented developer contest with USD 10 million in cash and prizes. Winning applications are selected by Nokia, AT&T and, for the first time, by consumers who can use their downloading power to indicate their favorites. The 2010 Calling All Innovators, Nort…
Virtual City Ltd Receives USD 1 Million in Nokia’s Growth Economy Venture Challenge
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010London, UK – Today at the Nokia Developer Summit, Nokia was proud to announce Virtual City Ltd, a home-grown Kenyan company, as the winner of the Growth Economy Venture Challenge. A panel of experts judged their submission – Mobile Distributor Solution, which supports small and micro enterprises in emerging markets – to be the worthy winner. John Waibochi of Virtual City Ltd receives a USD 1 million in venture capital investment and a commitment of support from Nokia to help turn the idea in…
Media Alert: Newly Appointed Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Closes Nokia World 2010
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010London, UK – Stephen Elop, Nokia’s incoming CEO, closes Nokia World 2010, where the world’s leading mobile phone company introduced a new family of Symbian smartphones and improved developer tools. Over the two days, more than 5,000 people including operators, developers, business partners and media from around the world visited Nokia World 2010. For images from the closing ceremony, please visit: http://www.nokia.com/press/media_resources/photos/events/nokia-world-2010?category=nw_2010_step…
Nokia Reveals Winners of the Global Calling All Innovators and Finalists for the Growth Economy Venture Challenge Competitions
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Winners and finalists chosen from thousands of developers responding to the challenges to make a difference in the world London, UK – Today at the Nokia Developer Summit, the company is proud to announce the winners of the global Calling All Innovators contest and the finalists in the Growth Economy Venture Challenge – both with the common goal to create mobile applications, services or solutions intended to save the environment, lift spirits, improve productivity, raise the standard of liv…
Nokia and Intuit Form Global Alliance to Create Mobile Marketing Services for Small Businesses
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010LONDON, UK – Today, Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) and Nokia announced an alliance to develop and deliver an innovative new mobile and web based marketing service for small businesses around the world. Addressing one of the leading concerns for the world’s estimated 500 million small businesses, the new service will be designed to help them get more business through personalized, relevant offers and marketing messages, in a way unmatched by traditional methods. The first market launch of the service…
Nokia Sharpens Focus to Connect Next Billion to the Internet
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Nokia sharpens focus to connect next billion to the InternetLondon, UK – Nokia today unveiled a strategy to connect the “next billion” people to the Internet by leveraging its unique capability to provide emerging markets with powerful yet affordable mobile phones and locally relevant Ovi services. Nokia’s vision of “Connecting People” beyond telephony was a highlight at the final day of the annual Nokia World event, and complemented yesterday’s rollout of a powerful new family of smartphone…
Orange and Nokia to Extend Ovi Across the United Kingdom and France
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010London, UK – Orange and Nokia today announced a new integrated Ovi service that widens the developer ecosystem and gives Orange customers using Nokia handsets easier access to more content. Orange is integrating Ovi content with the best of its apps from the Orange Application Shop to give customers simpler, more secure access to a wider range of content and services, creating one easy and seamless experience. Nokia’s Ovi Store with Orange will be accessible by Orange customers in the UK and…
Nokia Makes It Easier, More Lucrative for Developers to Reach the World’s Largest Smartphone Family
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Design, develop, distribute key theme at the Nokia Developer Summit 2010 London, UK – Nokia today unveiled a number of major improvements in developer tools making it simpler, easier and more lucrative for people to build fantastic apps that can reach the world’s largest audience of mobile users. Highlights include: – Significant enhancements to the Nokia Qt Software Development Kit (SDK) resulting in a 70 percent reduction in the number of lines of code required when developing for the …
Nokia Announces Powerful Family of Smartphones and Ovi Services at Nokia World Showcase; Vision of Location-Based Future Brought to Life
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010London, UK – At Nokia World, the destination for people passionate about mobility, Nokia today announced a family of smartphones powered by the all new Symbian platform which brings significant enhancements in speed and ease of use. The new devices, which are tightly integrated with enhanced Ovi services and apps, reinforce Nokia’s vision of a mobile industry that is increasingly being defined by socially connected, location-based devices and experiences. Highlights include:- Three new smar…