T-Mobile, Nokia renew deal for mobile web services

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

T-Mobile and Nokia announced an agreement to collaborate on new mobile web and social networking services, two months after T-Mobile denied a plot to dump Nokia devices tied to the handset giant's Ovi mobile web service over concerns Ovi would cannibalize the operator's in-house content platform. Per terms of the deal, Nokia will customize its devices to integrate a dedicated suite of T-Mobile services, while the operator will offer the Ovi platform across a range of Nokia devices. The companies will also partner to enhance T-Mobile's MyFaves community service.

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SPOTLIGHT: T-Mobile Germany dropping Nokia phones?

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:59:52 -0500

Despite the claims of an unsourced report in a German magazine over the weekend, T-Mobile Germany said it has no plans to drop support for five Nokia handsets just because they will enable users to access Nokia's new Ovi platform. Article