Mobile Devices

DST and Nokia partner on ICT initiatives to further broaden government goals

15 August 2011

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Nokia Corporation have announced an ambitious new partnership aimed at implementing a number of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects in South Africa, targeted at providing a thrust for innovation and growth across the country.

South Africa’s most accurate traffic service arrives free for Nokia smartphones

11 August 2011

Nokia South Africa has launched the latest update to Nokia Maps which shows people real-time traffic conditions, enabling them to pre-plan the quickest and most environmentally-efficient route.

Nokia and MTN Group Sign a Strategic Framework Agreement for the Middle East and Africa

11 May 2011

Nokia and MTN Group are pleased to announce signing of an agreement that will expand their strategic relationship to new key markets within Middle East and Africa MTN affiliates. 

Nokia launches dedicated support channel

28 February 2011

As of 1 December 2010, Nokia has launched MSupport, a customer support service dedicated to operators and corporate customers.  

Your mobile apps might reveal the ‘Real You’

07 February 2011

The adage “you can tell a person by the contents of their handbag” may have been true once, but now all you really need to understand someone is to know how they use their smartphone.

Jozi release their latest hit as a free song on a number of Nokia’s Ovi Music Stores worldwide

06 December 2010

Jozi, South AFrica's hottest Hip Hop group's latest single 'Diva' is available as a free download on Ovi Music until 12 December 2010.  

Mobile learning empowering learners

25 November 2010

Nokia and its partners, the SAFIPA, Department of Education, MXit, Cell C, Maskew Miller Longman and MTN officially announced the results of the Mobile Maths 2010 project in South African today. Nokia's future plan is to integrate the 'MoMath' service to larger South African learning environment.

Nokia’s Ovi Store Downloads Hit 3 Million a Day as Developer Support Surges

18 November 2010

More than 400,000 new developers in past 12 months; 92 developers each top 1 million download mark; 1.5 million downloads of Qt software development toolkits 

Gaga Set to Shatter Perry’s Teenage Dream at MTV Europe Music Awards?

02 November 2010

Nokia forecasts that Lady Gaga will be the 2010 European Princess of Pop ahead of this year’s most anticipated music award ceremony, the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards. If music downloads is anything to go by, then Nokia’s Ovi Music banks this ‘Rockshow’ on Lady Gaga to scoop all 5 award nominations.

Nokia’s Ovi Gains Momentum

01 October 2010

Nokia’s Ovi services gain momentum: 200,000 people sign up daily, Ovi Store downloads increase to 2.3 million per day and 70 developers surpass the 1 million download mark. The Ovi platform offers a range of services from Maps, Music, Messaging and new releases on the Ovi Store.

Nokia World 2010 Update

15 September 2010

Nokia World brings to life Nokia’s vision of a world where connecting everyone to what matters helps them make the most of every moment. The way in which Nokia assists in connecting people is at the heart of Nokia World.

Ovi Music and Ovi Music Unlimited now live in South Africa

09 September 2010

Ovi Music is now live, offering music-lovers DRM-free tracks in MP3 format. Ovi Music users can now use any MP3 player to download tracks, using any web browser including Safari and FireFox . Ovi Music Unlimited will offer a number of specials to users, while remaining DRM-protected in WMA format.

Nokia Announces the imminent arrival of Ovi Music and Ovi Music Unlimited

06 August 2010

Nokia is rebranding its music services to fit under the Ovi umbrella. The Nokia Music Store will become Ovi Music and the tracks you download are now DRM-Free and in MP3 format. Nokia’s Comes with Music service has also had a name change and will become Ovi Music Unlimited.

Pay for your favourite Ovi Store apps and content via SMS

08 July 2010

Buying applications via your credit card is now a thing of the past. Consumers can now pay for content from Ovi Store with their pre-paid and cellphone contract credit via the newly released integrated SMS service. Visit http://www.ovi.com on your phone and get your favourite apps today.

Nokia starts the conversation with Ringaz in South Africa

23 June 2010

Nokia today announced the virtual introduction of its South African blog, titled Nokia Ringaz (pronounced Ring-uz), ringaz.nokia.co.za. Ringaz, which is South African township slang for “many conversations”, will host stories from in and around the Nokia community.