Nokia chief executive offers praise for the iPhone
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo spoke at the AllThingsD conference today where he gave some unexpected praise for Apple’s iPhone in a couple of interviews. If you haven’t caught some of the video, it’s worth a look.
Kallasvuo said the iPhone did a service to the whole telecom industry… Continue Reading
Nokia begins launching Ovi Store for apps (slowly)
Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, has begun rolling out the Ovi store, its answer to Apple’s App Store.
Upon launch, the Ovi store was loading very slowly, and continues to.
It is available in some countries, but not others. Here in the U.S., AT&T will support Ovi… Continue Reading
Smartphones gobbling up ever more market share
The mobile web is looking a bit smarter lately. AdMob, a mobile ad platform we’ve covered before, put out its metrics for August, and it’s clear that smartphones are quickly becoming mainstream. Drawing on data from the over 5,000 mobile websites the company serves, the… Continue Reading
Analyst predicts merger of Android and Symbian mobile OSs
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An analyst firm, J. Gold Associates, is speculating that Google’s mobile operating system, Android, and Nokia’s mobile operating system, Symbian, will merge in three to six months. The thinking goes that the move would free Google up to focus on compelling and potentially profitable mobile… Continue Reading
Planet 9 Studios’ RayGun could make GPS fun
Can someone build a GPS system that’s not a boring necessity and instead is a fun way to socialize with your friends? That’s what Planet 9 Studios, a San Francisco startup, wants to accomplish with RayGun, a GPS navigation and social networking application. It is… Continue Reading
Nokia develops navigating system based on image recognition, landmarks
Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile phone supplier, is developing a new kind of navigation instruction system for mobile phones. With landmark-based navigation you won’t even need to know your address or cross streets to get directions. You just take a picture of a nearby landmark,… Continue Reading
Intel Capital devotes $500M fund to China
Intel Capital, already an active investor overseas, has created a new $500 million fund devoted to Chinese startups, more than doubling the $200 million fund it first set aside for investment in the country three years ago.
Money from the fund has already gone to Holdfast… Continue Reading