Call them brazened but — they have every right to be. i didn’t have time to head over to CommunicAsia ‘09 because Nokia kept me busy, and I guess that was the whole point. For the past few years, Nokia has broken away from the CommunicAsia expo after they started to focus more on software development rather than hardware.
She didn’t have to ask me, but Nikka Abes, Nokia Corporate Communications Manager for the Philippines did throw a question, asking if the media is noticing Nokia’s new direction, focusing more on the Ovi Platform and its various services and how …read more

Hey fellow tech bloggers! Like last year, this blogger is being sent to Nokia Connection 2009 happening this June in Singapore. If there are other tech bloggers / journalists from Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam, it would be nice to get together during the socials. Two years ago, Nokia unveiled their shift towards software and services through the Ovi platform. This year, we’re excited to see what they have to feature.
[Image invite c/o Nikka Abes, Nokia PH]

Hey this guy, Keith Liu funny. He’s the head of Games and Communities Services for Nokia. This is an update on what Nokia has been doing with Ovi, about a year after it was announced. Should be interesting as well.
Timeline follows. Latest entry is at the top.
## Lunch time!
## For pornography and other “questionable items” images can be flagged. Nokia does not monitor or moderate content. The community works to flag images and reports them to Nokia, who, in turn removes them in half an hour to 12 hours.
## Uploading of photos demo. You can comment via website or via …read more

Today is day 2 of Nokia Connection 2008. and the media workshops begin now. I’m going to be doing a running account of the show. The latest updates are posted at the top.
Timeline:

## Discussion of Ovi. Ovi Share included for all Ovi services including N-Gage, music, photos. Q&A follows. Differences between the E66 and E71 is really just about the keypad options but the features are essentially the same.
## Security: Encryption of the Eseries devices in internal memory and with the memory card. “Lock and wipe” feature for SMS. An SMS can be sent via you or your IT …read more

Singapore has been the preferred venue for regional communications conferences such as CommunicAsia. This year is no different with CommunicAsia 2008 currently ongoing. But that’s just one side of the coin. I was lucky enough to have been invited to Nokia’s very own Nokia Connection 2008 and tonight capped Day 1 of the ceremonies. Here’s the rundown:

Two new enterprise phones were announced, Nokia E66 and the Nokia E71 both sporting Intellisync, email functions, HSDPA and WiFi.The main difference is that the E71 comes with a full QWERTY keypad and is ultra-thin while the E66 is a lower end version of …read more

## AT&T boosts 3G speeds by 20% to whet the appetite of savvy 3G iPhone buyers
## Developers are turning the iPhone into a gaming device — with video
## uMobile relies on word of mouth sign ups for their ad-driven telco service
## So what happens at the S60 Summit?
## Nokia Connect 2008 and CommunicAsia 2008 are happening next week!

Just a quick word out — I’ll be attending Nokia Connect this June 16-18 2008 in Singapore. Sadly though I don’t think I would be able to make it to Communicasia ‘08 as this is just days apart. Nonetheless, if there are any tech journos or bloggers interested in meeting up during the conference, that would be totally cool.
You can leave a comment if you’re going and maybe we can grab a few drinks during the conference.