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Fring Playground Brings Group Video Chat To iPhone, Android, Nokia Ovi

12:00AM September 10, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

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 »


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Ovi Downloads In Australia: Productivity Not A Focus

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8:30AM December 8, 2010 | Angus Kidman

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 »


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Nokia N8 To Be Released Across All Australian Carriers

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2:00PM October 19, 2010 | Angus Kidman

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 »


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Ovi Maps Lets You Add Your Own Voice For Directions

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8:30AM May 6, 2010 | Angus Kidman

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 »


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Aussies Seem Happy To Pay For Ovi Apps

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4:00PM March 4, 2010 | Angus Kidman

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.


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Ovi Maps Offers Free Traffic Information

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10:30AM July 3, 2009 | Angus Kidman

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 »


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Ovi Store Launches For Nokia Phones

10:30PM May 26, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

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 »