By JBC on 28 October 2009
GLOBAL – Great news for Ovi Store fans. From today, you’ll be able to redownload any apps, games or content from the Ovi Store. If anything happens to your Ovi downloads you’ll now be able to log back onto the Ovi Store and, with the device used for the original purchase, redownload anything you’ve already paid for. The guys over at the Ovi Blog think of it as “content insurance”.
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By JBC on 28 October 2009
GLOBAL – Two bits of good N97 related news cross our desk today, the first that the Nokia N97 mini hits the world’s shelves this week and the second that the N97 software update 2.0 is available to download. The Nokia N97 mini brings with it a raft of new software features, alongside a diminutive stainless steel frame but still with all the things people love about its original bigger brother. Read on to find out what’s in store.
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By JBC on 28 October 2009
GLOBAL – There’s all sorts of ways we can back up and save our data in the event of something bad happening to our devices (specially losing them, or having them stolen). Following a survey from the folks over at BetaLabs, we figured it’d be a good subject for a poll on Conversations and you weren’t backward in coming forward with your thoughts. 30 per cent of you said you’d find contacts hardest to replace, with images and media coming a close second with 25 per cent.
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By Mike on 27 October 2009
GLOBAL – The first Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptops have begun to hit shelves this week, with Germany’s O2 stores playing exclusive host to the diminutive device’s global debut. Pre-orders have also now begun Stateside, where the Booklet 3G is expected to land on laps via AT&T and Best Buy stores from mid-November.
Click through for our mini round-up of all things Booklet 3G, including full details on German and US launches, plus videos, specs, photo galleries and more.
By Mike on 27 October 2009
BEIJING, China – The Nokia 6788 was unveiled today, and marks a milestone moment in the evolution of China’s high-speed 3G standard. This handset has been keenly tailored to suit the TD-SCDMA platform, the territory’s standardized 3G springboard, off of which folk in China can enjoy the best mobile 3G experience. The handset is bespoke to China in terms of technology, services and design. Read on to soak up all the first details on this exciting new device and to see the debut photos of it in our gallery below.
By Mike on 26 October 2009
GLOBAL – Last week I posted an piece on how the N900 is designed to get better the more you use it, and over the past few days I’ve experienced yet more evidence of this first hand in the form of some subtle usability flourishes that I came across by happy accident… although they’ve clearly been designed with calculated and well-considered intent. Read on to find out more and to share your thoughts.
By Mike on 26 October 2009
GLOBAL – Our Forum Nokia friends over at MyDailyApp.com have spent the last seven days seeking out some of the smartest new apps to emerge on the Ovi Store, and this week we’ve homed in on a trio of top highlights. Including an intriguing new social network gaming app curiously dubbed Bobba, a handy automatic CallRecorder app, and a clever unit converter designed for touchscreen Symbian OS devices. Read on to find out more and to watch a great little video of Bobba in action.
By JBC on 23 October 2009
LONDON, England – Good things got a boost this morning with the unveiling of the Good Things signpost. Twice the size of a double decker bus, the signpost is hanging from a crane near London’s Tower Bridge. The interactive signpost is pretty difficult to miss and marks the start of a campaign to help highlight Good Things and Ovi Maps and the incoming Nokia N97 mini.
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By Mike on 23 October 2009
SAN DIEGO, USA – The doors closed on this year’s CTIA 2009 wireless and entertainment show a couple of weeks back, but we thought you might like to see a few of the cooler and lesser-spotted videos from the event. Including a smart video demo of Primordial Ground Guidance, one of the best examples of an app exploiting the Ovi SDK with Ovi Maps navigation. Plus, there’s a must-see video of a smart app called Pixelpipe being demoed on the Nokia N900. Watch the video highlights of Nokia at CTIA 2009 right here…
By JBC on 22 October 2009
GLOBAL – We all like to win free stuff which is why I’m pretty chuffed to be reporting a new competition over at Ovi Store. All you need to do is show yourself using something you’ve downloaded from the Ovi Store through images or video, upload it to the competition page and you could be in with a chance of winning top prizes including a Nokia N97, N97 mini, N900 and smart Nokia BH-905 headphones.
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