The Norwegian developer Haakon Bertheussen has made a lot of money on the Scrabble-inspired game Wordfeud, with an expected turnover of $1,2 million (7 million NOK) in the first year of operation. The game has been a huge success on iPhone and Android, and now, Bertheussen is introducing a Windows Phone ... Continue Reading

48 percent of all smart phones that was shipped from the factory during the second quarter of 2011, was running Android as an operating system, according to a press release from the research firm Canalys. Android has quickly become a giant in the smart phone market. No fewer than 51.9 million ... Continue Reading

While the world is waiting for Nokia's first smart phone with the Windows Phone operating system, Nokia launched a smart phone called Nokia N9, which is runing MeeGo, instead. Nokia has previously announced that the development of the MeeGo platform will not be a priority, and that their main focus will ... Continue Reading

Samsung has refused to comment on the latest rumors in the market, wich claims that Samsung could be preparing a bid for the Finnish mobile phone company Nokia. "It seems like a market rumor and we don't comment on rumors," a spokesman for the South Korea-based company said. The speculations comes just ... Continue Reading

From July, Ovi will be discontinued as a collective name for Nokia mobile services. The Ovi Store will be called Nokia Store, and Ovi Maps will be called Nokia Maps. Nokia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Jerri DeVard, explains the change: “We have made the decision to change our service ... Continue Reading

Google's mobile operating system Android has now overtaken Nokia's Symbian, according to a survey conducted by the research firm Canalys. The study shows that Android has increased its global market share from 10 to 35 percent, during the last year. In the same period, the former market leader Symbian, has fallen ... Continue Reading

Google has just acquired the mobile music and media management platform PushLife. PushLife developes software to sync mobile devices outside the Apple platform. The company was founded in 2008 by Ray Reddy, a former employee of Research in Motion. Previously, Push Life was also in partnership with Virgin Mobile in ... Continue Reading

Google's Android operating system is expected to bypass Nokia's Symbian this year. Overall sales of smartphones is expected to increase by 49.2% this year, which means that vendors will ship more than 450 million smartphones in 2011, compared to 303.4 million in 2010, according to new statistics from IDC. Things are ... Continue Reading

As I wrote in an article on wednesday, Nokia announced today that they will form a partnership with Microsoft. This is a result of the two companies losing significant market share to Google and Apple in recent years. "Nokia is at a critical juncture, where significant change is necessary and inevitable ... Continue Reading

In advance of an analyst conference on Friday, and the mobile industry's global gathering in Barcelona next week at the Mobile World Congress, Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has distributed a memo to his employees with a clear warning that major changes are underway. The memo is released in full by engadget.com. ... Continue Reading

We still have not seen any Nokia MeeGo based phones, which Nokia claims will take over as the leading smartphone option from the company in the future. However, not all experts agree that MeeGo is the future for Nokia phones. An analyst at Berenberg Bank, Adnaan Ahmad, has written an open ... Continue Reading

The service was previously known under the name Comes With Music, and is a subscription service included in the mobile phones from Nokia. The service includes downloading unlimited amounts of music to the user's personal computer or mobile phone. When the subscription period is over, the user can still continue ... Continue Reading