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Nokia N8 Arriving Q3 And Will Run On Symbian^3

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:26:06 +0000

The Nokia N8 phone will be available in Q3 and will be packed with a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash. Other features include 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, 16GB internal storage, microSD expansion slot, HD video recording, Ovi store apps, free Ovi Maps walk, drive navigation, HDMI output, and the Symbian^3 operating system. There are multiple homescreens, multitasking, and will be available in different colors. The phone will be available in select markets and will be about €370 ($494) without subsidies. [Engadget]

About 77 Million iPhones Estimated To Ship In 2011

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:11:33 +0000

Based on the growth rate of the Apple iPhone, Nokia will no longer be the smartphone market leader by the year 2013. Nokia currently has a 40% market share and that will be reduced to 20% within the next four years as Apple’s market share rises. In terms of unit sales, Apple is expected to move about 77 million iPhones by 2011 matching Nokia’s sales.

The study was conducted by Generator Research, a digital media research and consulting company.

The reason why Generator believes that Nokia’s market share will drop is because they are focused on making budget devices for developing countries. The market for the devices in developing countries is still growing, but the company doesn’t have financial stake in ensuring that their smartphones stay on top. Nokia’s true profits do not lie in the smartphone business.

Nokia also slowly responds to competition. After the iPhone was released, it took Nokia a year and a half to reply with a phone that matches the features. After the iPhone App Store boasted 1 billion application downloads, Nokia was pushed to create the Ovi Store as a central place to download applications, music, ringtones, and video.

[via BusinessInsider]

Nokia Ovi Store To Have Over 20,000 Titles At Launch

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:19:40 +0000

Nokia is gearing up to launch their iPhone App Store competition called the Ovi Store. The competitive advantage that Nokia has is that they are the largest handset manufacturer in the world. The Ovi Store is expected to launch by the end of this month 20,000 titles strong.

Apple launched with only a few hundred applications in their store and it took them several months to hit the 20,000 mark. However when Nokia announced 20,000 titles, it doesn’t exactly mean just applications. It means applications, video clips, audio files, and other entertainment.

The Nokia Ovi Store will come built in to the N97 handset. The N97 features a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. The store will come preloaded on all phones that are shipped after the launch of the store. Using the GPS chip built in to the phone, the Ovi Store will even recommend applications for users to download.

[via PCW]

Thousands of Developers Begin To Flock To Nokia Ovi

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:50:34 +0000

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) is gearing up towards competing with the Blackberry App World which launched earlier today and the Apple iTunes App Store. The company announced that thousands of developers and content providers have registered to sell their applications in the Nokia Ovi store.

“To date, thousands of content providers and developers from around the world have signed up, with majority coming from the U.S., UK, China and India,” stated Nokia in a press release. Nokia added that when the store opens, about 50 million consumers will have access to it.

Nokia Ovi Store To Offer Applications In May

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:43:23 +0000

Another major announcement made at Mobile World Congress is the unveiling of the Nokia Ovi Store. The Ovi Store will go live in May of this year. The store will be selling games, apps, widgets, videos, podcasts, etc. The Ovi Store will be made available on the S60, Series 40, and N97 Nokia devices. The Ovi Store will include a built in social discovery feature that will allow users to share activity on social networks about the applications being used.

“Ovi Store will empower consumers around the world to take better advantage of the power of mobile through a new content discovery experience,” stated Mauro Montandaro, CEO of Fox Mobile Group. Nokia expects that by 2012, 300 million users will have access to the Ovi Store. Content publishers can register today for an account on Ovi. Developers and publishers will be able to upload content starting next month. More information is available at: http://publish.ovi.com/.