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The Finnish mobile phone maker, Nokia is continuing their support of their social location service. The newest version of Ovi Maps allows user to add their own location-based content. Nokia also launched the Ovi Maps Player API which is a easy way of embedding Ovi Maps into other websites. Some of the latest features of the new Ovi Maps include: High resolution satellite and terrain maps - both in 2D and 3D views, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, rotation, tilting, night view, and fly-overs and fly-throughs and enriched POI information by Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities.

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Nokia has decided to put the Ovi Share service on hold and focus instead on growing the Ovi Store. It has decided to pull its funding for the media sharing service. It will however keep the service running and try to further integrate other sharing services like Facebook and Flickr rather then compete against them. The largest cell phone maker is instead revamping the Ovi Store in order to create more revenue. The Ovi sharing service has been around since 2008 when it was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress trade show.

Nokia has announced firmware upgrades for two of their popular phones the N79 and N85 mobile phones. The new firmware version is v20.175 and fixes a number of known issues as well as improving the user interface. There are some new features added to the phones with the new firmware aswell. Email has been upgraded, Ovi Widgets are added and a whole bunch of others. Users are recommended to install the new update as soon as possible and is easily done over the air or using your Nokia PC Suite.

If you are after a new phone this weekend is a great time to snap one up. Nokia is offering two of their premier phones at a large discount. The E75 has slashed its price by $100 which makes its $429.99 pricetag much more palatable. The E71 is similarly featured and this weekend only it will cost $289.99 at all US Nokia flagship stores. So make sure you drop by one of these stores to get the amazing two-day only deal. The E75 is hot and new on the market and this is the best chance to grab a deal one for sometime.

When Google launched its Android Market they only had 50 apps ready for download. Nokia wants to make a bigger splash and announced that it would open its Ovi Store with over 20,000 items available to download. Out of those 20,000 it is not known how many ill be actual apps. That 20,000 includes video, music and ringtones so its hard to say how many actual applications will be available. As a comparison the Apple Store has 40,000 actual apps ready for download right now. I guess we will have to wait and see at the launch date.

We know there is a new XpressMusic coming to Nokia’s line but what it will look like is still under speculation. These photos that have leaked out over the Internet could be the answer. This phone is said to be more touch-enabled with a 3G connection and 5 megapixel camera. While these photos could certainly be the new Nokia ExpressMusic 5900 and it would be its first sneak preview or it could just be a another clone out of China. Take a look and you decide.

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Nokia has launched a new website that previews the highly anticipated Nokia N97 Smartphone. The new website shows off all the cool features of the new Nokia mobile phone. There is lots to see too with a 5 megapixel camera, big touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard. The new website also lets you pre-order the unit which is due to start shipping sometime in July. Customers from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the U.S. can head to the Website and pre-order the $699 mobile phone.

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The new Nokia N86 8MP comes with a whole whack of upgraded features over the N85 and the most impressive one just might be the new kickstand. The kickstand folds out in the back and lets the phone sit a convenient angle on any hard surface. Once the kickstand is pulled out the screen automatically changes and gives you quick access to the features that are most likely to use it. Camera, Maps, Internet and Movies are just some of the quick choice options on this highly innovative mobile phone.

Trekkies rejoice there is a new 5800 XpressMusic coming that features everything based on the new Star Trek movie release. It will have eight ringtones, three wallpapers and four screensavers from the movie. The phone is set to release on May 1st and exclusively to Phones4U but is slated for the rest of the carriers shortly after. Vodaphone, o2, T-Mobile and Orange will have the phones free of charge with new 2 year phone plans of at least $33.00 a month. Trekkies should head to their local retailer now.

Chinese manufacturers love taking popular phones and creating cheaper clones of them. They chose the best selling mobile phones on the current market and make a some-what duplicate of them. Right down to the names sometimes. The Nokla 5800 is a budget clone of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It is a full touchscreen phone that has most of the same features of the Nokia but lacks its stylish looks. When searching out clones make sure the replicate all the features you are after. Its usually the handy small stuff that the knocks offs miss in reproduction. Yet they are handy for the pocket book.