Nokia throws its Ovi brand out of the door, maps are making their way into Bing
Mobile phone giant Nokia will finally kill its Ovi brand. The company’s mobile services portfolio, including apps, maps, and music, will be re-branded as Nokia Services.
This sounds like a smart move in many ways. Nokia’s smartphones will be using Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system next year, so it will be wise to use Nokia’s brand in it’s own services. Ovi would not be very informative, at least for the new Nokia users.
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84 percent of Nokia Ovi store app developers say Apple's store is better
40 percent of developers on Nokia’s Ovi app store who publish on other platforms say that the Android store is better, and a whopping 84 percent think the Apple store is better, according to a survey of Nokia app developers from research firm Open First.
Meanwhile, 63 percent of top Nokia developers say that publishing on the Ovi store is still a good business decision. A high proportion of Nokia developers post apps on multiple … Continue Reading
What top app developers really think of the app stores
App developers want approvals by the big mobile players who manage app stores to happen much faster and more transparently, a new study set to be released this week found.
Open First, a research advisory firm based in the U.S. and Europe, learned that in a survey of top application developers on the Apple, Android and Ovi app stores in which they evaluate their experience with the stores. Some surprising patterns emerged in the results, … Continue Reading
Will Nokia build Windows phones?
(Update: Nokia disagrees with our report. However, we have two additional sources which agree with it).
According to a trusted source, Nokia is now likely to use Windows Phone 7 as an additional platform for its phones. Also, Nokia’s board has given new ex-Microsoft CEO Stephen Elop the green light to change the company’s strategy if needed, a source familiar with these matters said. This new mandate includes decisions on OS strategy or alliances.
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Mobilebeat2009: Nokia to shed light on OVI mess and more
(Update: Nokia disagrees with our report. However, we have two additional sources which agree with it).
According to a trusted source, Nokia is now likely to use Windows Phone 7 as an additional platform for its phones. Also, Nokia’s board has given new ex-Microsoft CEO Stephen Elop the green light to change the company’s strategy if needed, a source familiar with these matters said. This new mandate includes decisions on OS strategy or alliances.
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