Nov 22, 20100
Facebook downloaded 100 million times using GetJar download service
GetJar announced that the Facebook mobile app has been downloaded by more than 100 million people, making Faceboook the most downloaded app ever on a single app store. Using GetJar’s App It! link, people are able to download the app which gives them a fast and easy shortcut to access Facebook’s mobile website with a single click from their phone. Top brands such as Fandango, Photobucket, Yahoo!, MocoSpace, OpenTable, Flirtomatic and Cnectd are also using App It! to reach consumers independent of what kind of device they are using.
App It! is ...
Nokia is a BIG company, a 1000+ Lbs gorilla in the room, strong enough to derail any rival’s plans, so when it comes to thing about mobile business Nokia is the ONE to have in mind when trying to compete, but those pounds have made Nokia life too difficult, it can’t move faster or innovate, while smaller players enjoy a bigger chunk of the mobile pie. Nokia is totally out of sync with today market reality, too many CEOs has damaged its ability to get traction or too many OS ... 
Nokia announced the BH-905i Bluetooth Stereo Headset with patented, multi-microphone, feed-forward active noise cancellation technology for crystal clear audio or pure silence. In addition, the wireless audio mode has a bass boost to bump up the bottom end and stereo widening to recreate that in-the-centre-of-the-sound experience.
The headset is compatible with any device supporting Bluetooth Specification 2.1 + EDR, Headset Profile (HSP) 1.2, Hands-Free Profile (HFP) 1.1, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) 1.2 and Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) 1.0. Plus it works with all Nokia devices with 3.5mm Nokia AV. ... 
I’ve been enjoying the news/rumor or comic book-like story about Steve Jobs being stopped at Japan airport and asked to return a few ninja stars he was trying to bring to the U.S., this is the most absurd and stupid thing that can happen to a human being like Steve Jobs when he could just order those sharp stars online for $5 or less or even ask somebody at Apple Japan to send the stars and the ninja too, amazing, really amazing.
Some people believe Steve is Paris Hilton and this ... 
At Nokia World, the destination for people passionate about mobility, Nokia today announced a family of smartphones powered by the all new Symbian platform which brings significant enhancements in speed and ease of use. The new devices, which are tightly integrated with enhanced Ovi services and apps, reinforce Nokia’s vision of a mobile industry that is increasingly being defined by socially connected, location-based devices and experiences.
Highlights include:
- Three new smartphones, Nokia E7, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6, which join the previously announced Nokia N8 to form a ... 
Nokia announced today that Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and a member of Nokia Group Executive Board has given notice of resignation from Nokia. Vanjoki, who currently heads Nokia’s Mobile Solutions unit, has six months notice period and he will continue in his current tasks for the time being.
“I felt the time has come to seek new opportunities in my life,” Anssi Vanjoki says. “At the same time, I am one hundred per cent committed to doing my best for Nokia until my very last working day. I am also really ... 
Nokia’s Board of Directors has appointed and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia as of September 21. Elop currently heads Microsoft’s Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Elop held senior executive positions in a number of US-based public companies, including Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems Inc. and Macromedia Inc. He holds a degree in computer engineering and management from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, which is his home country.
Elop commented on his new Nokia position: “I am extremely excited to become part of a team dedicated to strengthening Nokia’s position as the undisputed ... 
The much-anticipated Nokia N8 will be on-sale at the Nokia Online Shop for £429 SIM free or on contract from £35 per month.
Pre-order now at www.nokia.co.uk/N8 to make sure you’re one of the first to get a Nokia N8 when it goes on sale exclusively at the Nokia Online Shop during the last week of September.
The Nokia N8 will also be available from Carphone Warehouse, O2, Orange, Phones4u, T-Mobile, Tesco Phone Shops, Three Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone from Friday 1st October.
The Nokia N8 offers amazing functionality and usability:
It will ... 
Nokia today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Motally, a privately-held US-based company. Motally’s mobile analytics service offers in-application tracking and reporting, and is designed to enable developers and publishers to optimize the development of their mobile applications through increased understanding of how users engage. The service offering is planned to be adapted for Qt, Symbian, Meego and Java developers, and Nokia plans to continue serving Motally’s existing customer base.
Motally currently employs a team of eight people.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close ... 
Android is hit, there is not doubts and eventually will continue is meteoric ascension taking marketshare from Nokia, Rim and the iPhone, why not, It’s been embraced by the bigger mobile phone vendors that have been pushing for a real alternative to the iPhone, some of them have failed to gain traction using Windows Mobile or their respective mobile OS.
Android has been extended to almost any mobile brands, except for RIM, Nokia and Apple and ported to tablets or any other mobile device in a desperated attempt to fend off ... 
Apple was quick to response to the Antennagate with a few videos showing how the same reception problems affects other mobile phones, helping clean its image and save the boat from something that was growing like a snowball, those videos shown that almost all brands suffer the deathgrip in one way or another, something that infuriated rivals CEOs, RIM, Nokia and even Samsung rebuffed Steve Jobs assertion about the problem in other mobile platforms.
But now, those videos showing other brands suffering the AntennaGate has dessapeared from Apple website or Apple Youtube ... 
Nokia Siemens and Motorola today jointly announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for USD 1.2 billion in cash. The companies expect to complete closing activities by the end of 2010, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.
As part of the transaction, Nokia Siemens Networks expects to gain incumbent relationships with more than 50 operators and to strengthen its position with China Mobile, Clearwire, KDDI, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone.
Nokia Siemens Networks ... 
Renesas Electronics and Nokia today announced that they are deepening their collaboration by forming a strategic business alliance to develop modem technologies for HSPA+/LTE (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access / Long-Term Evolution) and its evolution.
As part of this alliance, the companies have entered into an agreement whereby Renesas Electronics is to acquire Nokia’s wireless modem business for approximately USD 200 million. The alliance is planned to be enhanced by long-term joint research cooperation on future radio technologies.
The planned transfer of Nokia’s wireless modem ... 
Nokia today announced the launch of two new smartphones in the Canadian market. The much-anticipated Nokia E72 and the Nokia N97 mini are now available to help Canadians stay in touch, just in time for summer. The Nokia E72 will be available through TELUS and work on TELUS’ 3G+ network and the Nokia N97 mini is now available through Rogers Communications Inc. and works on the Rogers’ HSPA+ network. Both devices ... 
Clarion and Nokia Corporation, the world’s leading mobile device producer today announced that they are collaborating on Terminal Mode, a technology that will enable a totally new way of mobile devices and car infotainment systems to seamlessly work together. Both companies say this collaboration will further boost the development of next-generation smart car infotainment systems.
Through this partnership Clarion aims to develop the smartphone interface that Nokia and Consumer Electronics for Automotive, CE4A are proposing as industry standard, as well as ... 
Nokia announced the Nokia X6 8GB which offers a full-blown entertainment experience for people who enjoy music, social networking, chat and games while on the go. The device provides easy access to thousands of games and apps in Ovi Store, as well as Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation and location sharing.
In select markets, the Nokia X6 8GB will include Nokia’s Comes With Music service, the unlimited music download service with access to millions of tracks. The Nokia X6 8GB also allows the capturing of great pictures and ... 
Nokia today commented on factors impacting its business and updated its second quarter and full year 2010 outlook for Devices & Services. During the second quarter 2010, multiple factors are negatively impacting Nokia’s business to a greater extent than previously expected. These factors include: the competitive environment, particularly at the high-end of the market, and shifts in product mix towards somewhat lower gross margin products. In addition, the recent depreciation of the Euro ... 
Nokia unveiled the new Nokia X5, its latest full QWERTY music device which makes messaging, social networking and listening to your favourite music fun and easy when on the move. The unique, square slider design makes it a perfect device for teens who enjoy Facebook, chatting, games, music and staying in touch with their peers in unlimited ways.
Nokia Connection 2010: Your Life. Connected. Featuring new devices and solutions including the regional debut of the Nokia N8 – Create, Connect ... 
Complete set of Nokia N8 Overview Videos detailing all the features and power of the beloved N8, a very interesting set of how the Symbian^3 Media Player and HDMI works on the N8.
N8 Overview Video 1
N8 Overview Video 2
N8 Overview Video 3... 
