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Category: Social Networking

By Yash Maheshwari on September 05th, 2009

Nokia Messaging Updated with Improved HTML Performance

This is surprising. Nokia Email or Nokia Messaging (somebody please decide the name!) has been quietly updated, bringing the version number up to v9.6.12. Although the details about what has been updated or fixed are not know, the HTML email view has been updated it seems. The performance is better and it is much snappier now. The Gmail icon has also been updated.

Oh and to complicating the naming mess even more, the application is now called Nokia Messaging email. Yeah, email doesn’t not start with a capital “e”.

Read the full story for the screenshots showing what has been updated.

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By Yash Maheshwari on September 02nd, 2009

Nokia Messaging Expands to Social Messaging with the New Beta

The third software service announced at the Nokia World is the new Nokia Messaging with Social Messaging Beta available at the Nokia Betalabs. The new client is the start of what will become the multi-community social networking client, though currently it only supports Facebook.

Some of the highlights of this release are :

  • Contextual homescreen widget – jump directly into posts to comment
  • Post your thoughts and photos from the camera or gallery
  • Share your current location in a post or in a message using Ovi Maps; view friends’ location

    • For more details, introductory video & screenshots read on for the full story.

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    By Yash Maheshwari on September 02nd, 2009

    Nokia Launches Ovi Lifecasting Beta to Help You Share Your Memories Instantly on Facebook

    During the Nokia World keynote speech today, Nokia announced and immediately made available the first beta of their new Ovi Lifecasting widget for the Nokia N97. This is an exclusive preview of a new Ovi service for the first early birds. Download the Ovi lifecasting widget NOW to make sure you are one of the first exclusive beta users!

    According to the Ovi Lifecasting page on Nokia Betalabs, here is an overview of what Ovi Lifecasting does.

    With Ovi, you can now keep your Facebook friends up to date where you are and what you are doing in a new way.
    Right from the home screen of your Nokia N97, you can lifecast the street address you are at, and your friends can see your location on a map. You can also share a meaningful location from the nearby places of interest or your favourite place that you have saved on Ovi MapsBeta. To show your friends what a great spot you are exploring, you can take a photo, and attach it to your Facebook post.

    To watch the Introduction video, screenshots & details on how to get Ovi Lifecasting, Read on for the details.

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    By Yash Maheshwari on August 27th, 2009

    10 Free Applications from the Ovi Store to Enhance your N97 Experience

    The Ovi Store has a great collection of commercial apps. But that does not mean that there are no free jewels in the store. Here are 10 applications, all free to download & use, for your Nokia N97 which will improve your experience of using the phone.

    From a fun way to browse photos to sharing your photos & videos instantly across all your social networks, Using your phone as a Compass while on treks, Recognizing the name of that track you can’t stop humming but yet have no clue about its title, the store has it all.

    Read on for the links & details..

    Entertainment • Lifestyle • Mobile Streaming • Social Networking • Utilities
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    By Yash Maheshwari on August 24th, 2009

    Review : Nimbuzz – The one app to IM them all!

    I have been using Nimbuzz for the past few weeks, even before it was released on Ovi Store. I could very well finish the review in just one line, and still do justice to this excellent application. This is the “One app to IM them all”.

    Services :

    The first feature that strikes you is the number of services supported by Nimbuzz. It supports an impressive number of 15 communities for IM including the major ones like Windows Live, Yahoo, Facebook, Google Talk, AIM, MySpace, ICQ. Along with the communities, It also supports VoIP with over 14 SIP accounts, as well as an option to configure a custom SIP account.

    Chat :

    Once your accounts are configured, you reach the contact list. The contact list in Nimbuzz is a single list showing your contacts from all the configured services alphabetically. Which means you no longer have you switch between services / apps to check on which service a friend of yours has come online. All your contacts, irrespective of the service, show up in a single list. Perfect.

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    By Yash Maheshwari on August 24th, 2009

    Nimbuzz, the multi service messenger app, buzzes into Ovi Store

    Slowly, but steadily, the application line up of Ovi Store is improving with quality apps releasing in the store.

    After Palringo & EQO messenger apps, it is now the turn of Nimbuzz to hit the Ovi Store.

    Nimbuzz is a multi service IM & VoIP application supporting all the major IM services from Windows Live, Yahoo!, Google, Facebook, MySpace, ICQ, AIM and many more. Along with IM services, it also supports a host of SIP accounts enabling you to make cheaper VoIP calls.

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    By Payam Dastmalchi on July 15th, 2009

    Location-Based Applications for Nokia

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    One of the trends that we are noticing this year is the availability of more Location-Based Services (LBS) and applications. Using mobile devices, these applications leverage a users physical location to know where you/ and your friends are and use this data to provide enhanced services and experiences. We’ve also seen Internet giants such as Google enter into this market with Google Latitude and help fuel innovation across the board.

    Luckily Nokia’s S60 and Series 40 platform includes a wide range of features to help developers and content producers make rich LBS applications and services. In this post, I am going to profile several of these apps that are available to download from the Ovi store.

    Nulaz:

    Nulaz mission is clear: “What is happening around you”- With Nulaz you can see where your friends are, share locations, and view local info. Nulaz also enables you to share this information with other social network (Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc).


    Buzzd:

    This is another location based social network and city guide that keeps track of local information in real time and helps you connect with people, events and places around you.

    PhoneLocator:

    PhoneLocator native S60 realtime GPS tracking application for Nokia S60 phones. It allows you to view the location of your phone and a trail of where it has been using this website.

    Near Here:

    For $2.99, you can download this City Guide app that helps you search for pretty much anything around you. With Near Here you can find practical places, your current location and save them in your phone memory for future.

    Trackut:

    Trackout is a free location based streaming service that enables users to create location oriented groups, network with friends and share location tagged data.

    Looking at other mobile app platforms Ovi store has a lot more grounds to cover when it comes to LBS but this is one area that Nokia is very familiar with. Remember they made an acqusition of Berlin based Plazes last year which has evolved into Nokia Maps. With Plazes and other recent acquisitions (Twango, Loudeye, etc) Nokia is in a great position to connect people through location-based services, maps, music communities and gaming services.

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    By Payam Dastmalchi on July 07th, 2009

    Review:Multi-chat client from Palringo

    One of the mostly used web services on my PC is Multi Chat service from Meebo. The service allows me to access multiple IM accounts from one centralized user interface. Now, you can basically do the same thing from your Nokia S60 device phones by using Palringo. All your chat buddies from multiple platforms on one list is what Palringo does.

    Palringo is a FREE Instant Messaging chat program featuring text, picture and voice. Combine all your buddies from MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, and more. It works on 500+ mobiles including iPhone, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and others plus PC & Mac!

    The great thing about Palringo is that you can also access Facebook chat AND Apple’s iChat.

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    By Payam Dastmalchi on May 28th, 2009

    New and improved Nimbuzz app for Nokia 5800

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    The popular mobile social messenger service Nimbuzz just released a brand new version of their app for Nokia 5800 devices. The Netherlands based company which allows users for instant messaging and VoIP access across Skype, MSN Live, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk and social networks such as Facebook and Myspace was just recently awarded the Red Herring Global 100 award as the first aggregated mobile IM product.

    The update to the Nokia 5800 update includes :

    • Landscape chat – make use of the wide screen keyboard
    • Shortcut buttons – update your profile, status, or personal
    message from the home screen
    • No need for the stylus – Nimbuzz can be operated entirely
    with your fingers

    As part of this recent enhancement, Nimbuzz is giving away Nokia 5800 to 3 happy winners. All you have to do is complete this short survey about their service.

    You can download the app for 5800 here!

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