iPhone/Android/Ovi: Group video chats, like the kind you can do with Google+ Hangouts, are becoming a new way to connect with friends or even strangers. Now you can do it on the go from your smartphone with free video app Fring. More »
Nokia has released a list of the most popular Ovi downloads within Australia. That list suggests that productivity apps are not high on the priority list for most Ovi users. More »
We’d be lying if we said Symbian phones got a whole lot of attention here at Lifehacker, but they do still represent a large chunk of the market. The new Nokia N8, which is being pushed as a serious photography device as well as an apps platform, will go on sale across all the main carriers on November 1 for an outright buy price of $749. More »
Back in January, we told you how you could add your own voice to a Garmin GPS. Now there’s a similar option for Nokia users running the Ovi Maps application, via its Own Voice application. More »
It may not have an iTunes-like aura, but Nokia’s Ovi applications store for its mobile phones appears to be doing alright down under. According to Nokia, Australia is one of the top 15 markets for the service, which attracts 1.5 million downloads a day wordwide, and number three in terms of revenue, suggesting that (unusually) we’re not just in it for the free stuff.
Nokia has just updated the Ovi Maps application used on its higher-end phones, but for information seekers the real potential treat is in the standard web version, which now includes free traffic information for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More »
Nokia phone owners, you’ve finally got your own place to find useful, creative, productive, useless, and just plain silly apps for your device, as the Ovi Store launches with compatibility for more than 50 phones. More »
