Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced that its innovative T9 Nav mobile search and discovery application is available on the Nokia Ovi Store for Series 60 third edition devices. T9 Nav is a must-have application for those who want to get the most out of their mobile device, as it enables users to find and access any application or service on- or off-device.
T9 Nav is based on Nuance’s pervasive and trusted T9 predictive text technology to simplify navigation and discovery of a variety of applications, content and information. By typing with just one key press per letter from the idle screen, consumers are able to navigate around complex menu structures to easily find contacts, games, stored songs, website bookmarks – any feature or service available on the device or on the operator’s network. And with its availability on the Nokia Ovi Store, Nokia users can download T9 Nav faster and easier.
With T9 Nav, users can simply press 4 2 6 (g a m) to access games; 3 2 2 (f a c) to quickly access their mobile Facebook account; or, 7 4 4 (r i h) to access songs by Rihanna.
International superstar Rihanna will showcase new material from her highly-anticipated forthcoming album Rated R exclusively to a Nokia audience via a globally streamed live performance on November 16th 2009. This ground-breaking event in partnership with Nokia will preview tracks from Rated R set for a November 23nd release worldwide performed live from a secret London location.
From her breakthrough multi-platinum album A Girl Like Me to her ubiquitous global smash Good Girl Gone Bad, in just a few short years, Rihanna has helped redefine the path of popular music for a new generation. She continues that musical and stylistic journey on one of the most hotly anticipated new albums in recent history, her fourth original studio album, Rated R. Rated R features the sultry, provocative first single "Russian Roulette," which is rocketing up the charts at radio stations across the globe.
This event places Rihanna at the forefront of cutting-edge technology to deliver music and exclusive content to fans, whilst enabling fans to get closer to the live action from wherever they are in the world.
Spurred on by the recent launch of 3G mobile services in China, Neusoft and Nokia Siemens Networks are enhancing their partnership to effectively address the country’s growing mobile applications market. The two companies will look to transform their existing joint venture - Nokia Siemens Networks Neusoft Commtech Company Ltd. – into a powerhouse for the development, sale and delivery of software and services in the mobile data and applications field.
“Together with Nokia Siemens Networks, we have delivered a variety of data service systems to the country’s leading mobile players,” said Liu Jiren, Chairman at Neusoft. “Now, with the launch of 3G, we are committed to continue to provide our customers with high quality products and services. The enhanced scope of our joint venture will enable us to do just that; assuring China’s subscribers a truly superior experience.”
Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009. Nokia also announced five new affordable and easy-to-use phones which will support Nokia Life Tools, and these phones will also be available globally.
With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones of solutions for emerging markets, the five new Nokia phones - Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616, Nokia 1800, Nokia 2220 slide and Nokia 2690.
Opera Software today unveiled the beta of Opera Mobile 10 for Nokia and other Symbian/S60 handsets. Most notable in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is a sleek design, which Opera first introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta. The crisp, new look introduces the Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and the always convenient password manager to Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile 10 beta is optimized for both touchscreen and keypad-style navigation and is available for free from http://www.opera.com/mobile/next/.
Google announced today that Google search by voice is available for Nokia S60 phones, and now understands Mandarin Chinese. (See video above). The application is for version 3 of Nokia S60; more recent phones running version 5 (touch screen) are not yet supported.
The new version of Google Mobile App now places a shortcut to Google search on Nokia phone's home screen. This allows users to search using their voice or by typing. Users can search for anything, from "movie times", to "fish 'n chips", to "masala dosa."
Nokia is currently running a video contest with a chance to win the new Nokia N900. The contest, "Offline as it Happens", requires contestants to submit videos of something interesting. It could be from a webcam, with your mobile phone or even an animation. You must submit your idea by November 13, 2009. The winning idea will be chosen and announced by the Nokia jury on November 15, 2009 and could be made into a Nokia film.
Nokia Siemens Networks is conducting end-to-end LTE interoperability testing with four leading device vendors across several frequency bands required in different regions, including AWS, 700 MHz and 2100 MHz. The tests cover several steps in end-to-end network configuration based on commercial LTE hardware, including the Flexi Multiradio Base Station and the Evolved Packet Core, and standard compliant software. The availability of commercial LTE terminals from multiple vendors and proven interoperability with networks providers is a prerequisite for any operator to launch commercial LTE services.
Nokia Siemens Networks recently completed successful calls with end to end LTE network infrastructure and LTE terminals. This marks yet another important milestone for the company towards commercialization of LTE. The tests show the interoperability of the Nokia Siemens Networks LTE radio and Flexi NS and Flexi NG evolved packet core network elements with real LTE terminals, and end to end compliancy with the LTE standard (3GPP March 09 baseline specifications).
Nokia has released a new Nokia N97 software update 2.0 that adds new user experience elements and functionalities to the device. The standard version of the Nokia N97 software update 2.0 is available immediately through the PC on the Nokia Software Update website, and will be followed by a wide range of country and operator versions over the coming weeks as well as possibility to do the update over-the-air.
Also this week, Nokia N97 mini makes its big debut in stores. With its stainless steel cues, the Nokia N97 mini is designed for style-conscious people who are active with social networks. The device features a tilting 3.2" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and fully customizable homescreen. The Nokia N97 mini features same software with the Nokia N97 and will be in stores with an estimated retail price of EUR 450 before taxes and subsidies.
Among the new experiences available with the free 2.0 software update are:
Nokia today announced the Nokia 6788, its first device for TD-SCDMA - China's domestic 3G standard, at an event in Beijing. The Nokia 6788 is the result of close collaboration between Nokia and the world's largest mobile phone operator, China Mobile.
The Nokia 6788 is specifically designed for China Mobile's network and offers rich data services. It is an all-in-one device that provides its users with faster Internet speeds and download times. Featuring a 5-megapixel (2592 x1944) camera with a dual-LED flash, a 2.8" QVGA display, and the hugely-successful Symbian S60 platform, the Nokia 6788 allows people to instantly share the things that matter to them most.
Inspired by traditional Chinese furniture and architecture, the Nokia 6788 incorporates Chinese design elements including traditional Chinese patterns on the back of the slide and the battery cover. The Nokia 6788 is expected to become available at the end of December 2009.
Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in Delaware, alleging that Apple's iPhone infringes Nokia patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards.
Nokia has created one of the strongest and broadest patent portfolios in the industry, investing more than EUR 40 billion in R&D during the last two decades. Much of this intellectual property, including the patents in suit, has been declared essential to industry standards. Nokia has already successfully entered into license agreements including these patents with approximately 40 companies, including virtually all the leading mobile device vendors, allowing the industry to benefit from Nokia's innovation.
Nokia has started a new competition over at Ovi Store. (See video to the right). To enter the competition show yourself using something you’ve downloaded from the Ovi Store via images or video and Upload it to the competition page. It can by anything, the way you use or misuse it, an interesting pose, a strange situation, a whole bunch of friends. As long as it’s got something from the Store involved.
You will then have a chance to win top prizes including a Nokia N97, N97 mini, N900 and smart Nokia BH-905 headphones. Since you’ll probably need a friend to help you take the photos, videos or whatever you submit, you’ll get to pick two prizes.
According to Nokia, this competition is all about free thinking with the options being limitless. Visit http://blog.ovi.com/innoviate to enter.
Nokia has announced the Qt port for Maemo 5. This means developers can now create applications using Qt and easily deploy them across Symbian, Maemo and if they see fit, Windows Mobile devices, amongst other platforms (including desktops). Linux-based Maemo software delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device.
This is a huge boon for the incoming Nokia N900 as it could see a flurry of apps being ported straight across to Maemo. These will join the already plentiful apps and widgets ready to run on Maemo 5. The video to the right shows off some Qt 4.6 examples running on an N900-based prototype. We’re not sure what it means, or how it works, but it does look pretty impressive!
With the introduction of Linux-based devices such as the N900, and an already strong lineup (and growing) of S60-based devices, the need for a single mobile application development framework is ever increasing.
Nokia announced today that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be going on sale October 22 to O2 customers in Germany. The device will be available for €249 (US$365) on a €20 (US$29) per month tariff over 24 months. There is also a flat rate data tariff of €25 (US$37) per month. (See videos)
The Nokia Booklet 3G packs WiFi, 3G, HSPA, Bluetooth and GPS and offers a whopping 12 hours battery life and is powered by Microsoft Windows 7.
The new mini-laptop weighs 1.25 kilograms, measures slightly more than two centimeters thin and comes with a broad range of connectivity options; including 3G/ HSPA and Wi-Fi - gives consumers high speed access to the Internet, including Nokia's broad suite of Ovi services, and allows them to make the most of every moment and every opportunity.
T-Mobile USA, Inc. today unveiled its upcoming holiday lineup of impressive 3G-enabled devices. Offering something for everyone, T-Mobile’s latest products include the broadest selection of Android-powered phones among national wireless carriers in the United States, as well as a compact touch-screen device and a stylish flip phone. Whether choosing a personalized experience on Android, or an easy-to-use phone for Web browsing, T-Mobile’s handsets this holiday season will appeal to every wish list.
Perfect for the music lover, the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition is the newest in the T-Mobile myTouch franchise.
Nokia Beta Labs recently had a poll for the public to choose their favorite experimental Nokia Beta Lab App. Nokia Beta Labs was created to share new ideas and to get valuable insight of how to further improve the products. The apps included:
Nokia Photo Browser - 34%
Handwriting Calculator - 13%
Nokia Image Exchange - 13%
Nokia Magnifier - 8%
Nokia Easy Meet - 6%
Nokia Kamppi trial - 5%
Nokia Braille Reader - 5%
Nokia Green Explorer - 4%
Audio Smileys - 2%
The Nokia Photo Browser was top pick with 34% of the votes. The app lets you easily browse your pictures easily with some 3D effects.
At Adobe MAX, Adobe's worldwide developer conference, Nokia and Adobe today announced more than 35 funded multi-screen applications as part of the joint Open Screen Project Fund. Both companies also introduced new Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) extensions for Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software making the creation of mobile WRT widgets for supported Nokia devices easier than ever. Together with the Ovi Store by Nokia, developers and designers have an easy way to engage, build and publish their content to Nokia mobile device customers around the world.
One application is the CNN International Video app, created for CNN by U.S.-based Flash Widgets LLC. See video to the right.
Engage The Open Screen Project Fund, Newly Funded Companies Announced in February 2009, the Open Screen Project Fund is a USD 10 million joint market development fund designed to accelerate the creation of multi-screen applications, content and services that leverage existing Adobe Flash Platform technologies and the announced Adobe Flash Player 10.1 runtime for smartphones, netbooks, smartbooks and PCs.
AT&T today introduced the Nokia 6350, a colorful fold phone for the fall, designed for optimum comfort in your hand. Available in two seasonal shades, red and graphite, the Nokia 6350 packs in your favorite features with speedy connectivity, thanks to 3G and HSDPA on the nation’s fastest 3G network.
Available at AT&T retail stores and online at www.wireless.att.com from October 4th, the Nokia 6350 comes with the friendly price tag of 29.99 USD with a two-year AT&T service agreement after mail-in rebate.
The smooth back design of the Nokia 6350 provides a soft feel throughout for a touch of simple sophistication. The design is complemented with dedicated music keys that are easy to activate whenever you want listen to your tunes. The simplicity of the Nokia 6350 is balanced with fun features, like a two-megapixel camera, a browser for the real online experience, email, and up to four hours of non-stop talk time for the most avid talkers.
Nokia Beta Labs today introduced S60 setup support for Ovi Mail. The Ovi Mail Setup application is available for a wide range of S60 devices (see Download and Installation for supported devices).
The setup application allows you to sign-up for an Ovi Mail account directly from your S60 device. If you already have an Ovi account it will provision Ovi Mail and configure the email client on the device. And it installs an icon in the Installations folder for easy access to Ovi Mail. This is not an email client. You will have to continue using the existing email client on your device. If you’re already successfully using Ovi Mail on your device you don’t need to install this.
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