GLOBAL – We wrote in December about the addition of S60 support to Aptana Studio, the open source Ajax and Web development suite. With 3 million downloads so far, Aptana is one of the best app suites to develop mobile applications in, and the addition of support for Nokia Web Runtime (the plugin is available now) means the path to getting apps onto Nokia devices suddenly got a lot easier. Add to this the new Ovi Store and the next phase of the Calling All Innovators competition, and things are looking very rosy indeed for mobile app development.

Nokia N86 8MP videos

BARCELONA, Spain – Earlier this morning we brought you official news of the new Nokia N86 8MP. Since then we’ve managed to rustle up and cut together a bunch of videos on Nokia’s debut 8 megapixel camera phone. We’ve got a hands-on video of the Nokia N86 8MP in the flesh, along with an interview with one of the key people behind the creation of the new device, plus a rather posh promo video, which more than anything gives you a super detailed look at the handset.

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Skype to be integrated into Nokia devices

BARCELONA, Spain – Nokia and Skype announced plans this morning to fully integrate Skype into select Nokia devices. Kicking off with the Nokia N97, Skype will be part of the address book in the device, enable users to easily see when their Skype contacts are online. It’ll also enable them to use 3G and WiFi to make and receive free Skype to Skype voice calls.
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Nokia N86 8MP Hands on

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Nokia N86 8MP photo gallery

BARCELONA, Spain – The new Nokia N86 8MP has just been officially unveiled. This landmark Nseries is the first Nokia phone to break the 8 megapixel camera mark. But the N86 8MP is by no means playing simple megapixel war games – this serious point ‘n’ shoot camera phone launches laden with top performance photography credentials such as a Carl Zeiss Tessar optics and a host of smart photo sharing talents.

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Cloud computing debate: Netbooks, trust and the N97

ESPOO, Finland – I was at the DLD Conference recently where the big theme was Cloud Computing. To me, Cloud Computing promises a time where always-connected mobile devices are communicating back and forth with services in the Cloud. On one side, that allows me to keep on top of the various data streams I am receiving, but also allowing me to feed back info to streams that do their thing “up there” in the Cloud. On the other side, the mobile device becomes an interaction tool for what I keep in the Cloud, such that I can pick and choose my device, as needed, and fill it with the spirit of the Cloud.

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Nokia N79 Active explained by Nokia man on the run

ESPOO, Finland – Since posting news of the Nokia N79 Active there’s been a wave of positive reactions to this innovative new Nseries bundle across the web, encapsulated by your great questions and comments right here on Conversations. Since breaking the story on the N79 Active we caught up with Mikko Rieger, a competitive runner who works at Nokia, and filmed him talking us through the device and what he reckons makes it a compelling bundle for folk interested in keeping fit in a casual and enjoyable way.

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N79 Active videos featuring romantic parkour

GLOBAL – No sooner has word broken of the new Nokia N79 Active with Polar heart monitor pairing, and we’ve got hold of some smart videos of the new device in action. There’s a smart short featuring some parkour action, as well as a bunch of tutorials on how the N79 Active with the bundled Bluetooth heart rate belt.

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Nokia N79 Active bears Polar heart monitoring skills

ESPOO, Finland – The new Nokia N79 Active has jogged into view with a kit bag stuffed full of sports related talents. This healthy twist on Nokia’s smallest Nseries sees the N79 Active launch paired with a Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt. This smart piece of heart monitoring kit and the N79 Active will also take full advantage of a new version of Nokia Sports Tracker that will be released simultaneously when the new device begins shipping shortly.