Press Releases

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.

Students get creative with Nokia

11 June 2010

In an effort to equip students with the skills needed to compete in the global economy, Nokia has co-sponsored a digital arts programme to teach South African students how to use digital and mobile technology.

Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia Debuts

27 May 2010

Microsoft and Nokia launched the first application from their alliance around mobile productivity, Microsoft Communicator Mobile for Nokia devices. This new unified communications client connects directly with a company’s communications systems to streamline mobile collaboration.

Freeway Football and Nokia tell stories of hope

18 May 2010

Nokia has partnered with Freeway Football, an organisation telling stories of an informal football league through visuals and photography which are taken by members of Freeway Football.

Driving made easy with the Nokia Ck-200 car kit

06 May 2010

Nokia today announced the availability of the CK-200 car kit, which is universally compatible with any make of Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. The CK-200 retails for approximately R1,500 uninstalled and will be available at installers from June 2010.

Nokia N8. Connect. Create. Entertain.

27 April 2010

The Nokia N8, Nokia's latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps.

Pepsi adds refreshing content to Nokia's Ovi Store

26 April 2010

Nokia today announced the launch of the Ovi Store football channel which is available on the South African Ovi and Music store.

Size Does Count: Nokia unveils new N97 Mini in South Africa

24 March 2010

Nokia has announced the long awaited arrival of the Nokia N97 Mini in South Africa. The Nokia N97 Mini is powered by a new Ovi Maps experience which makes searching and navigating even easier. 

Nokia opens care centre in Woodmead Johannesburg

22 March 2010

On the 24th of March Nokia will open its flagship Nokia Care Centre in Woodmead Retail Park. The new Care Centre offers a holistic solution to customers from repair facilities for mobile devices to technical support.

One man uses his phone to change lives and create smiles

10 March 2010

This human interest story focuses on the journey of David Grier, an extreme sportsman who has completed over 3000km to raise funds for the Miles for Smiles Foundation. Nokia sponsored David and his team two Nokia 6710 Navigator phones to navigate, document and communicate throughout the challenge.

Nokia sponsors SAMAs for second year running

05 March 2010

Nokia congratulates the 2010 SAMA nominees and announce their sponsor the prestigious awards for the second year.  The winners will be announced on the 16th & 17th April at an awards ceremony to be held at Sun City.

Nokia Comes with Music shows Twilight as world's favourite soundtrack of the year

05 March 2010

If you’re a fan of the music behind the latest movie releases Nokia Comes With Music is the place to download all the music you’ve ever wanted, for free, and to keep forever.

 

Skype now available for Nokia smartphones in Ovi Store

03 March 2010

Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world’s most popular smartphone platform.  More than 200 million smarthphone users worldwide now have Skype at their fingertips