CSS Insight RSS feed - related articles CCS Insight RSS feed - related articles for: Event Report: Nokia World, December 2007 http://www.ccsinsight.com Nokia announces a consumer brand (Ovi), a Music Store, N-Gage and new handsets At a global launch event in London UK entitled “Go Play” Nokia made several major announcements – notably its intention to expand beyond devices into offering consumer ser http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_announces_a_consumer_brand_Ovi_a_Music_Store_NGage_and_new_handsets Nokia Extends Ovi's Reach with Orange Deal On 22 May 2008, Orange and Nokia announced a three-year agreement that puts Nokia's Ovi services on Orange handsets and adds 10 new Nokia phones to Orange's Signature range. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_Extends_Ovis_Reach_with_Orange_Deal Event Report: Symbian Smartphone Show 2007 The CEO of Symbian (Nigel Clifford) opened the annual “Symbian Smartphone Show” in a confident mood based on growing volumes and broadening manufacturer support. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Event_Report_Symbian_Smartphone_Show_2007 Mobile Network Operators Continue to Hunt for a Winning Music Experience On 6 August 2008, Vodafone UK announced Vodafone Music, which features a downloadable client that lets users browse, search and preview music tracks before downloading them onto a http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Mobile_Network_Operators_Continue_to_Hunt_for_a_Winning_Music_Experience Consolidation of location based services market continues as Nokia acquires Navteq Nokia has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Navteq, a leading mapping / navigation vendor. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Consolidation_of_location_based_services_market_continues_as_Nokia_acquires_Navteq Nokia's Ovi Has Promising Blueprint, But Needs More Groundwork On 28 August 2008, Nokia's Ovi Web site made public a set of functions that allow users to create accounts and then synchronise data on Nokia phones with the Web site. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokias_Ovi_Has_Promising_Blueprint_But_Needs_More_Groundwork Social Networking Sites Present Huge Opportunity On 28 April 2008, Vodafone in Italy launched Vodafone Friends, a social networking platform. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Social_Networking_Sites_Present_Huge_Opportunity O2 and Napster Launch Mobile Music Offering On 14 March O2 announced it would work with Napster to launch a full-track music download service in the UK. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/O2_and_Napster_Launch_Mobile_Music_Offering Nokia buys gate5 signalling intention to deliver GPS enabled phones Nokia has added to its recent string of acquisitions with the purchase navigation software company gate5. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_buys_gate5_signalling_intention_to_deliver_GPS_enabled_phones Nokia Underlines Commitment to Music with Sony BMG Deal and Two New Phones On 21 April 2008, Nokia announced that Sony BMG Entertainment will participate in its Comes With Music service. http://hotline.ccsinsight.com/article/Nokia_Underlines_Commitment_to_Music_with_Sony_BMG_Deal_and_Two_New_Phones