Nokia to acquire Symbian in $411M deal [RCR Wireless]
Angling to give Google’s Android a run for its money, Nokia is buying Symbian and combining their platforms to create a single smartphone operating system. Let the games begin!
An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia’s Push in Hollywood [New York Times]
Nokia is also looking to own the entertainment space […]
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NGT News: Nokia vs. Google, Canine Ringtones, Cellphone Addiction?
June 24th, 2008 by NGT
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NGT News: Nokia’s Ad Lab, Sleep Texting, LBS for Social Good
June 19th, 2008 by NGT
Nokia Rolling Out Mobile Advertising Training Labs [MocoNews]
Nokia is planning to set up “Ad Labs” in Boston and London in order to better educate traditional advertisers who shy away from the scary “black art” of mobile. They cite a lack of practitioners in the planning and creative concepting of mobile campaigns.
USA lags on cellphones’ marketing […]
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NGT News: Facebook at Work, Loopt for Blackberry, WeMix on Mobile
June 18th, 2008 by NGT
Workers Refuse Jobs with No Facebook [News.com.au]
For younger workers, staying socially networked is essential–even at the office. According to a recent study, a third of 18-to-24-year-olds would consider jumping ship if Facebook was banned, while 21 percent more said they’d be “annoyed”. Nearly half of businesses in the U.S. restrict employee access to social networks […]
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NGT News: GasBuddy, Obama Ringtones, Teens Swayed by Mobile Ads
June 17th, 2008 by NGT
GasBuddy [Time Magazine]
The top spot on Time Magazine’s list of the best 50 websites went to GasBuddy—a site that works with spotters across the nation to find the cheapest gas in your area. If there every was a site made to go mobile…
MySpace: The Next Big Web Portal? [AdAge]
Just as we predicted last May, Chris […]
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NGT News: Getty’s Moodstream, Quillpill’s Mobile Novels and Japan’s Potty Mouth
June 16th, 2008 by NGT
1.2 Billion Mobile Subscribers! [EMarketer]
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is projected to reach 1.2 billion mobile subscribers this year and will shape the future of the mobile industry. Currently, the region boasts five of the world’s 10 largest cities and four of the five largest markets for new subscribers.
2ergo’s Proteus Launches Web Tools […]
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