By Payam Dastmalchi on July 18th, 2009
Oviapplications Weekend Hits 7.18.09
- Symbian Foundation launches Horizon apps store. Through this program, developers will get help building applications for Symbian devices and getting them in global marketplace. [VentureBeat]
- On another Symbian news, Nokia sells off Symbian professional services to Accenture. This is another smart move from Nokia to distance itself from Symbian so other manufactures feel comfortable adopting the technology. [Accenture]
- Another expensive Nokia phone will hit the shelf in U.S. On Friday Nokia announced the availability of 8MP Nokia N86 in the coming weeks. The company claims that with this phone, consumers will be able to replace their point-and-shoot digital cameras. [CNET]
- In an interview with ComputerWorld, Nokia’s Product Manager for the US, discusses some of the challenges that the company has faced in NA and their plans to rectify its position. [ComputerWorld]
- Google believes mobile app stores are a dead end and that unlimited data plans are the future. Google’s VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra also declares that web apps will win against native mobile apps. [WIRED]
