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Nokia to acquire mobile analytics startup Motally

Nokia today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Motally Inc., a privately-held US-based company. Motally’s mobile analytics service offers in-application tracking and reporting, and is designed to enable developers and publishers to optimize the development of their mobile applications through increased understanding of how users engage. The service offering is planned to be adapted for Qt, Symbian, Meego and Java developers, and Nokia plans to continue serving Motally’s existing customer base. “The acquisition underpins Nokia’s drive to deliver in-application and mobile web browsing analytics to Ovi’s growing, global eco-system of developers and publishers, enabling partners to better connect with their customers and optimize and monetize their offering”, said Marco Argenti, Vice President, Media, Nokia. Motally currently employs a team of eight people. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2010.

TripAdvisor Nokia App lands on OVI Store

The TripAdvisor for Nokia app allows travelers to search for popular hotels, restaurants and attractions in their vicinity, as well as find the cheapest airfares available. The app is available in 12 different languages, giving travelers around the globe a localized TripAdvisor experience. With the tap of a finger, Nokia users can now find and filter hotels and attractions by rating, distance and price. Travelers can also post reviews while they’re on the road and their experiences are still fresh. “Our collaboration with Nokia further strengthens our commitment to providing trusted and valuable travel advice at home or on the go,” said Steve Kaufer, TripAdvisor founder and CEO. “We are thrilled to launch TripAdvisor for Nokia which gives even more travelers a new way to access the more than 35 million traveler reviews and opinions available on TripAdvisor.” As part of the agreement, a dedicated TripAdvisor service will also be integrated into the popular Ovi Maps environment. “The ability to find the best places around you is a key advantage of connected mobile services. The TripAdvisor integration means Nokia users get immediate access to the latest user reviews of the restaurants, hotels, and attractions in their immediate area, or anywhere else in the world they may want to discover while on the go. Global free drive & walk navigation on Ovi Maps means that once you find that great place, you are sure to get there hassle-free using Ovi,” said Robert Rogers, Senior Manager, Ovi Publish. The TripAdvisor for Nokia app is available for free to all Nokia Symbian touchscreen smartphone users globally today on the Ovi store. TripAdvisor for Ovi Maps launches today in select markets, with full global roll-out scheduled within a month.

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg switches to Android

Android has now a prominant fanboy. Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg ditches his iPhone for and Android phone and uses also the Facebook Android app.

Nokia sells wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics in Japan

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Nokia Corporation, the world leader in mobile communications, today announced that they are deepening their collaboration by forming a strategic business alliance to develop modem technologies for HSPA+/LTE (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access / Long-Term Evolution) and its evolution. As part of this alliance, the companies have entered into an agreement whereby Renesas Electronics is to acquire Nokia’s wireless modem business for approximately USD 200 million. The alliance is planned to be enhanced by long-term joint research cooperation on future radio technologies. The planned transfer of Nokia’s wireless modem business enables Renesas Electronics to maximize the value of Nokia’s technology assets and engineering expertise in delivering advanced mobile platform solutions to the market by combining them with Renesas Electronics’ market-proven multimedia processing and RF technologies. Together with Renesas Electronics’ robust line-up of application processors, RF transceiver ICs, high power amplifiers, and power management devices, the wireless modem technologies enable Renesas Electronics to deliver a complete mobile platform solution to the market. The wireless modem business to be transferred to Renesas Electronics includes Nokia’s wireless modem technologies for LTE, HSPA and GSM standards, which have been used for billions of handsets in the global market over the years. Further, Nokia transfers Renesas Electronics certain patents related to the transferred technology asset. The planned transfer would also include approximately 1,100 Nokia R&D professionals, the vast majority of whom are located in Finland, India, the UK and Denmark. The planned transfer is expected to further strengthen Renesas Electronics’ position as one of the leading chipset vendors in the 3G and LTE market that is capable of providing one-stop mobile platform solutions, supporting an extensive range of modem protocols from GSM to LTE, and integrating advanced multimedia and computer processing capabilities. “The agreement with Nokia demonstrates our long-standing commitment to shape the future of advanced mobile platforms and will serve as an important step for us to become a leading mobile platform vendor in the global market. Our collaboration with Nokia will enable consumers to enjoy true mobile cloud computing experiences through our advanced high-speed mobile devices,” said Yasushi Akao, President of Renesas Electronics Corporation. “In line with our ongoing efforts to strengthen our business structure, the transferring wireless modem technology and the innovation power and expertise of Nokia’s employees will perfectly complement our core competences and serve as the key driving forces in growing our mobile business in the global market.” “Wireless modems are an integral part of today’s chipset solutions, and we believe that Renesas Electronics, as one of the key chipset vendors in the market, is in an ideal position to further develop this offering. The alliance enables us to continue to focus on our own core businesses, connecting people to what matters to them with our mobile products and solutions,” says Kai Oistamo, Executive Vice President, Nokia. Renesas Electronics has licensed the Nokia modem since 2009 and the two companies have been working together to develop an industry-leading HSPA+/LTE platform. “I believe that the integration of the world class Nokia wireless modem into Renesas Electronics’ strong multimedia processing and RF capabilities, places Renesas Electronics in a strong position in HSPA+/LTE chipsets,” says Oistamo. In order to implement the planned business transfer, Nokia will start the appropriate personnel consultation process with its personnel representatives according to each applicable jurisdiction’s labor law requirements. The transfer is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is estimated to take place during the fourth quarter 2010.

How to Put DVD movies to Nokia phone on Mac OS x?

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What’s the cheapest way calling your family and friends in your home country?

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Google Remotely Deletes Android Apps from a user's phones.

Google this week removed two applications from its Android Market, and exercised a feature that lets the company remotely delete the apps from a user’s phones. Google did not reveal the names of these apps, and said only that they were “two free applications built by a security researcher for research purposes.”

Motorola Droid X is official, here are specifications

Verizon wireless officially announce the Motorola Droid X, a superphone to compete with HTC Evo 4G and iPhone 4. Here are the specs: * Display: 4.3″, 854×480 * CPU: 1GHz TI OMAP * Storage: 8GB onboard, 16GB microSD card included (32GB max) * Camera: 8-megapixel, dual LED flash * Ports: HDMI out * Battery: 1500mAh * Other: 3 microphones (one noise-canceling), GPS, Bluetooth Droid X i would be shipped with Android 2.1. That may disappoint many, but their would be certainly and update to Android 2.2 soon. The Droid X will be available on July 15th