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Skype now available in Ovi Store

Skype is now available for Nokia smartphones from the Ovi Store.

Over 200 million more of you around the world can now download a great, full-featured Skype app to your mobile phones.

It’s ready to download now from our website or from the Ovi store, and it does everything you’d expect a great Skype app to do. Mark explains all in the video above, but in short, you can:

  • make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world
  • save money on calls and texts with our low rates
  • send and receive instant messages to and from individuals or groups
  • share pictures, videos and other files
  • receive calls to your online number
  • see when Skype contacts are online and available to call or IM
  • easily import names and numbers from the phone’s address book

You can call, text, IM and everything else whether you’re on a 3G or WiFi connection, so when you’re abroad, just pop in a local SIM card with an unlimited data plan – or find a WiFi zone – and you’ll be able to avoid those pesky roaming charges.

Skype for Symbian will run on any Nokia smartphone using Symbian^1, the latest version of the Symbian platform. Soon, we’ll update the app so that it works on Symbian mobiles from other manufacturers, including Sony Ericsson.

This version of Skype for Symbian application is compatible with the following Nokia touchscreen models: Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia X6, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia 5530 and the following non-touch devices: Nokia E72, Nokia E71, Nokia E90, Nokia E63, Nokia E66, Nokia E51, Nokia N96, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8Gb, Nokia N85, Nokia N82, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8 Gb, Nokia N79, Nokia N78, Nokia 6220 classic, Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia 5320.

And for those wondering where I am, and why I haven’t posted anything in a while. I’m on a short(three week :)) vacation in Thailand, and therefore haven’t had time to post anything. Vic has been able to post all the important bits of information during this time, but this is the reason why you don’t get 5-10 new posts every day.

I’ll be back in action on March 15th. Take care everyone!!

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Jonne Eilimö | March 5, 2010 15:19 | 0 comments

Nokia updates Ovi Maps to 3.04


Nokia seems to be working hard on it’s mapping solution Ovi Maps. After making Ovi Maps free on selected S60V5 and S60V3 devices, it has now upgraded the version to 3.04 and mainly tweaked the app for speed. More..

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Vic Sharma | March 1, 2010 06:00 | 0 comments

Nokia X10 leaked – Symbian^3 and QWERTY-slider

A leaked Nokia document shows info of a previously unknown X-series phone, called most probably Nokia X10. This will also be the first phone to come with Symbian^3 on board, and it will basically be a X6 with Symbian^3 and a QWERTY-keyboard. Here is what is known so far:

  • ARM Cortex A8 600MHz
  • 3.2″ AMOLED capacitive touch screen
  • 16GB or 32GB internal memory
  • 256MB RAM
  • QWERTY-slider
  • Symbian^3
  • WiFi
  • 5 megapixel camera
  • HSDPA
  • GPS

Video and pictures after the break.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 21, 2010 21:55 | 0 comments

Webex meeting to go

Did you know that you could catch up with your Webex meeting on your mobile while waiting for your flight at the airport lounge.

Whereas there is a native app already available for the iPhones, other platforms use the web route. But the best part is, they have a solution and if you are always between e-meetings, Webex mobile is out to set you free.. More at http://www.webex.com/mobile/

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Vic Sharma | February 20, 2010 14:35 | 0 comments

Firefox for Nokia N900 now available in the Ovi Store

Firefox for Nokia’s N900 is now available in the Ovi Store.

GLOBAL – N900 users rejoice, Firefox is ready to download directly from the Ovi Store. Officially released at the start of the month on the Mozilla website, the app has been working its way through the Ovi Store approval process and is now ready for N900 users to download.

This is a big leap for Firefox, as this sparks the first release of the full Firefox experience on a mobile device. There’s a ton of great functionality to get stuck into, and some new mobile-specific functions as well.

One of the best parts of Firefox mobile is the ability to sync with your desktop or laptop browser. Using the Weave Sync plugin, you can keep create a Weave account and keep all your browers in Sync. As Jay shows off in the video below, you’ll be able to pull up pages from your history on a mobile device, which you previously browsed on your desktop.

Check out the video after the break.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 20, 2010 09:30 | 0 comments

Nokia Software Updater updated to version 2.4.5

Nokia Beta Labs just updated the Nokia Software Updater program to version 2.4.5.

New features

This release candidate supports Microsoft Windows 7 and improved USB connectivity. This release also includes “What’s New” release notes for the software (only available for some products/languages) to conveniently highlight the improvements and new features for your device.

After you have updated your device software*, please give feedback on the forum.

Any critical improvements needed will be included in the actual release, while smaller items will be fixed in coming releases.  We would like to hear especially if you have any problems with the USB connection and which kind of PC hardware you used.

* As with any software update, please be sure to follow the on-screen advice before starting the update process to avoid possible data loss.

Read more from Nokia’s Beta Labs here, and download it here(needs account at Nokia Beta Labs).

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Jonne Eilimö | February 19, 2010 15:41 | 0 comments

Nokia phone with Snapdragon onboard coming this year?

In an article in yesterdays Helsingin Sanomat, Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm talks about their co-operation with Nokia and what it will bring us. Currently, the only Nokia device to have a Qualcomm chip inside, is the Nokia Booklet 3G.

According to the article, we will see a Symbian powered device by Nokia that runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. This is the same chip that for instance the Google Nexus One is using. These new phones will be targeted at North-American markets, where Nokia is currently facing the strongest competition. This Windows Phone 7 Series phone should hit the market before Christmas.

Another interesting fact from the article, is that Nokia will next time announce new smart phones in March 2010.

If you understand Finnish hit read more (image of the original article).

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Jonne Eilimö | February 19, 2010 09:39 | 0 comments

Nokia Ovi Suite 2.1 released

Nokia’s official Ovi blog today announced that development of Nokia Ovi Suite v. 2.1.0.87.

  • Ovi.com contacts sync -> keep your contacts synced and safe in Ovi.com
  • Video transfer and playback -> Share and play your best video clips in Ovi.com
  • Device application updates -> Get great new device applications like Maps

Development of version 2.1.0.# means that 2.1.0 is done.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 18, 2010 10:21 | 0 comments

Preview of upcoming apps and games for the Nokia N900

From Mobile World Congress comes a preview video of games and apps for the Nokia N900. The titles seen in the video should hit the Ovi Store soon.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 17, 2010 13:12 | 0 comments

Nokia press conference February 15th – video

Video from Nokia’s press conference yesterday. Check out the rest after the break.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 17, 2010 10:43 | 0 comments

Nokia N900 firmware updated

Nokia just updated the N900’s firmware to version 3.2010.02-8 (PR1.1.1).

Maemo 5 PR1.1.1 is being released on February 16, 2010.

This update can be installed over the air. Below you will find additional technical details.

The Maemo 5 SDK and tools were not updated as this is just a minor release.

There are reports that at least 42MB of free rootfs is needed for the update.

Read the full changelog here.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 16, 2010 18:25 | 0 comments

Nokia E55 firmware update available

Nokia today released a new firmware for the E55. This brings the E55 up to the same software version as the E52, which was released in the beginning of February. The update should be available as an Over-The-Air update now. At least the following applications got updated:

  • Web 7.1.5
  • E-Mail 2.1.0
  • Maps 3.03 (0.1.22.103)

Always remember to make a backup of your phone before proceeding with the update.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 16, 2010 18:04 | 0 comments

Fring video calling support added for E71, E51, E66 and more

Start video-calling your friends for free, from anywhere, on your mobile phone today!

After fring launched the world’s 1st video calling over Internet on Nokia touch devices, 2 months ago, we heard lots of requests for video on more phones, thus we are adding today video support to most of Nokia’s popular 9.2 series phones, including the ever-popular E71, E51, E66 and more. So download your video version today!

Video after the break.

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Jonne Eilimö | February 15, 2010 19:51 | 0 comments
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