Nokia, News24 launch SA widget
Nokia South Africa has partnered with News24.com to deliver the first local widget specifically for the Nokia N97, thus delivering on its promise of bringing local content to users. "This gives South Africans another convenient channel to access News24's content and, by bringing the Internet to users who may not have PC access, offers us an exciting new market segment,” said Jannie Momberg, News24 editor, yesterday, Tuesday, 18 August 2009.
The widget is a shortcut key which can be downloaded onto a mobile device enabling users to get access to real time content at the touch of a button.
"Consumers have been calling for local applications and widgets to be made available to enhance their Nokia experience," says Helen Jarvis, Nokia's services marketing manager. "News24 is the first local widget which does this and can be downloaded for free from store.ovi.com."
In a bid to answer the call from South Africans for locally developed applications, Nokia launched the "Calling All Innovators" competition in July this year, to which the response has been encouraging. "The competition calls for the development of South African applications and I have no doubt that we will see top-class local content developed and made available on the Ovi Store," says Jarvis. "We have listened to what the consumer is asking for and we are proactively addressing this need to give users a content-rich experience. This widget is just the first example," she concludes.
The “Calling all Innovators” competition is open to anyone, including mobile and web application developers worldwide, to submit their entries. Go to www.callingallinnovators.com/southafrica for more details.
