AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight 104 podcast is available.

• New firmware for the N97 mini (v11), X6 (v12.x), 5730 (v200), and E52 (V32).
• OTA firmware timings question
• New Ovi Store Client
• Greystripe and Ovi Store
• Ovi Maps and 1.4 million downloads
• Symbian goes open source

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Rudy posted a list of networking events during next week Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona.

Going to attend several of those events.

• Mobile Sunday Barcelona 2010
• GoMoNews Blender
• WipJam Party & Swedish Beer
• WipJam MWC
• DeviceDays

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Via Biskero, looks like that Kero Mobile AppStore application/platform reached 2 Million ads impressions for the platform and 1 Million ads impressions for the AppStore.

Also some more information:

• 2 M platform mobile ads impressions
• 1 M AppStore mobile ads impressions
• More then 300 apps
• Mobile Ads: AdMob, BuzzCity, InMobi, MoJiva, Smaato
• LBS for content and ads
• Rich Mobile Ads
• Nokia OVI Maps integration
• 70 mobile phones supported: Nokia/Samsung
• 191 Countries

Full press release.

Download Kero Mobile directly to your mobile phone from www.biskero.mobi.

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Via AllAboutSymbian, the YouTube client for S60 has been updated.

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Via Engadget Mobile, looks like the Nokia 5230 touch phone “Nuron” is headed to T-Mobile.

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Symbian has completed their migration of the OS to be Open Source.

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It’s been several weeks (maybe months) that the Forum Nokia online packager for Flash Lite it’s offline. I know there are several developers and companies who are looking for information and having issues on distributing their content in the Nokia OVI Store.

Hopefully we will get more information during the Mobile World Congress 2010 and maybe a push towards a Flash Lite packaging format like the NFL (Nokia Flash Lite packaging for S40) for all Nokia devices.

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Via AllAboutSymbian, the Nokia OVI Store client gets updated with tabs.

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Via Nokia Conversation, Nokia announced a new model: Nokia 6303i Classic. It should be a Flash Lite 3.0 enabled phone.

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Nokia C5 and Nokia C3 leaked?

Maybe we will see them at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in a week.

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Via Nokia Conversation, after a week from the announcement the Nokia OVI Maps reached 1 million downloads in 1 week, that’s 1 download per second !!!

I finally got the Weather, Events, Lonely Planet and Michelin guide on the Nokia OVI Maps menu. I did not have a SIM card in the phone before, interesting.

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Via AllAboutSymbian, AAS Insight 103 podcast is available.

• Nokia’s Q4 results
• iPad and discussion around service ecosystems
• Skyfire 1.5
• Questions:
  • Advertising subsidies and network pricing
  • Dual boot Symbian and Maemo

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Via Forum Nokia, Finally we begin to see some success stories from the OVI Store. Here is an application from ustwo (these guys are pro!!!), Dad’s Cab Meters Kid Shuffling, downloaded more then 100,000 times.

You can download the app from the OVI Store:

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Via AllAboutSymbian, a Nokia N95 with LEGO solve the Rubik’s cube!!!

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I am looking for web aggregators for mobile content such as GetJar, Handango or Mobango, in any country!

Any suggestions?

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Via Tomi, here are the latest mobile phones market share:

Mobile phone sales:

1 – Nokia . . . . . . .   432 Million 38  %
2 – Samsung . . . .    227 Million 20  %
3 – LG . . . . . . . . . . 117 Million 10  %
4 – SonyEricsson . . . 57 Million   5  %
5 – Motorola . . . . . . . 55 Million   5  %
6 – ZTE . . . . . . . . . .  50 Million   4.5%
7 – Kyocera . . . . . . . 45 Million    4  %
8 – RIM  . . . . . . . . .  35 Million    3.5%
9 – Sharp . . . . . . . .  29 Million    2.6 %
10 – Apple . . . . . . . . 25 Million    2.2 %
Others . . . . . . . . . .  56 Million    5%
TOTAL . . . . . . . . 1,130 Million (1.13 Billion)

Smartphones sale:

1 – Nokia . . . .  68 Million    39%
2 – RIM . . . . .  35 Million    20%
3 – Apple . . . .  25 Milllion    15%
4 – HTC  . . . . .  8 Million    5%
5 – Others . . .  35 Million    21%
Total  . . . . . . 175 Million

Smartphones OS:

1 – Symbian . . . . . . .  45%
2 – RIM . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
3 – Apple . . . . . . . . .  15%
4 – Windows Mobile . .  6%
5 – Google Android . . .  4%
Others . . . . . . . . . . . 10%

Alessandro

Via Engadget Mobile, here is another hack: Mac OS X 10.3 on Nokia N900

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Yeap, 4.5 Billions mobile phone subscribers are in the market. That’s almost 3/4 of the population.

Do you know which is the top mobile platform to create content/services on? SMS !! Then comes wallpapers, ringtones, mobile web, then J2ME, Flash Lite and so on….

Smartphones represent less then 20% of the mobile market. Great potential for growth. Yes, but they are expensive. There are only 500 M 3G connection in the market.

Mobile internet access has passed computer based access. So more people access the internet via their mobile phones. This will only increase.

It’s really interesting to read “mobile experts” who thinks that everyone has an iPhone.

First who is in the mobile business knows perfectly that what Apple is doing is what Operators/Carriers have done forever. Lock their customers. Nothing wrong here. But in some markets works, in others, more mature, does not work anymore. But Apple is not the market, it’s a minor part of the market. A successful one (for them), but close. The fact that you need an apple device to develop for their other devices tells you where is their business. It’s working for them so no issue. Maybe!

The iPhone is great, for some, not for all. And in US it’s like the Tamagogi! Every cool kid has it. Right, ask them which previous phone they had!

Right, remember. People buy phones because they look cool, not because has function x or z.

The top business in mobile content is customization of the device! Not apps!

Then there are the developers who are trying to make money. Well, guess what, MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU JUMP IN !!!

I see a lot of developers jumping on one or another platform without looking at the business behind. If you are trying to make a business out of your work, be sure to make a plan.

Then there is the power of marketing which in mobile is everything!!! Ask any mobile developer what the most challenging thing to do in mobile. It’s not coding/UX or whatever. It is to market and to sell your content.

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