Blackberry App World Goes Live

Research in Motion was recently rumored to be planning on launching its Blackberry App World starting on April 1, the first day of the CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas, where it would also make an official announcement in this regard. The Canadian mobile phone maker came live with the software portal just after midnight EST, launching it as a response to the highly popular App Store that Apple released into the wild last year. The new Blackberry App World has been designed to allow users to easily download any application that developers have submitted to the portal. The marketplace is meant to offer a wide range of software solutions... [read more >>]

Users in EU Could Pay Less for Mobile Services While Abroad

According to the latest news on the Web, politicians at the European Parliament are considering asking mobile phone carriers to lower the prices for their services. While calls have already seen a drop in prices, this time the measure is supposed to be taken in what concerns text messaging. Texting home from countries in Europe is expected to also cost less.“You'll definitely pay less than you do now,” says Adina Valean, Member of the European Parliament, a sustainer of the plan. “The proposal is to reduce the cost of sending an SMS to 11 cents.” The measure would drive the prices for sending a text message to o... [read more >>]

Nokia Ovi Service Preview

After announcing the introduction of new Internet services called Ovi, at the Nokia Go Play event in London, Nokia unveiled 4 new devices optimized to fully take advantage of these services: Nokia N81 and N81 8GB, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. Ovi (Finnish word for "Door") services were born as a consequence of the fact that Nokia changed its focus from the mobile devices to the development of a wide range of Internet services. Ovi, the gateway to Nokia's new Internet services, opens for users that are seeking new ways of entertainment and relaxation. There's no wonder that the first Ovi service... [read more >>]