Matt and Kevin are back for their 250th weekly mobile tech podcast. This week, Matt shares firsthand impressions from the Nokia World event in London and the Lumia 710 and 800 Windows Phone handsets. Plus a listener question about Gmail features on Apple’s iOS platform. Read more »
On Wednesday in London, Nokia kicks off its anual Nokia World event with a keynote by CEO, Stephen Elop. Both his speech and the Nokia smartphones he’ll introduce will define the company’s next few years and tell the world if the Microsoft partnership will pay off. Read more »
Sir Tim Berners-Lee today used his Nokia World keynote address for outlining an agenda of increased global Internet access. Berners-Lee called for everyone to have free or minimal-cost, low-bandwidth access to data and alluded that Internet access could be a more important investment than hunger relief. Read more »
Nokia’s Ovi store has taken a perceived backseat to the iTunes App Store and Android Market. I spoke with several developers at Nokia World for their perspective on Nokia’s Ovi Store enhancements, Symbian^3, and the Qt development tools. Would you believe they were all happy programmers? Read more »
Nokia today took continuing steps to try to attract developers by refining its Ovi store, announcing in-app purchases, and improving its software tools. Although I haven’t spoken to any developers yet on the new changes, I did capture a video walkthrough of the Ovi store enhancements. Read more »
Nokia World, a two-day event in London, takes place next week. Before I pack up to attend, here’s a roundup of what I expect from the company and its leadership, which just today replaced its president and CEO. Will we finally see a MeeGo smartphone? Read more »
