State of Nokia affairs: London flagship store going buy-bye

State of Nokia affairs: London flagship store going buy-bye

Londoners who made it a habit to routinely stop by their flagship Nokia store to try and and play with all of the Finish companies latest and greatest will have to find a new playground. Seeing as how Nokia’s market share and profits have been tanking in a downward spiral for the last several quarters, it’s no surprise retail outlets are getting the ax. All of that concrete and bodies to sustain said concrete cost money — money that Nokia doesn’t...

Nokia N900 does it like it’s 2007 — No MMS Support!

Nokia N900 does it like it’s 2007 — No MMS Support!

Uh oh. Seems like all of those Nokia fans who bashed the iPhone for the last 2-1/2 years for not being able to send a simple MMS message are about to get a rude awakening if they had any hopes of upgrading to the N900. It seems Nokia is pulling an Apple and leaving the ancient technology out of their brand spankin’ new device. Ya ya, I get it. MMS is old. Tons of people now have IM or email support on their phones. Awesome! Many more don’t and rely on MMS...

Nokia’s “Ovi” hits a snag in Brazil.

Nokia’s “Ovi” hits a snag in Brazil.

Ah the classic story of two companies battling it out over naming rights. Today’s match up has Nokia with their “Ovi” mobile store pitted against Brazil and their ringtone/SMS news alert service dubbed “Ouvi”. Off the bat it’s worth noting that both Ovi and Ouvi are pronounced exactly the same. Nokia does have the deeper pockets as the company currently known as “Ouvi” is much smaller and therefore has less cavernous...