Twitter Launches Official Nokia App

By Shea Bennett at Media Bistro: 
Nokia is, believe it or not, still the most used mobile platform in the world (although that position looks like it will be challenged in 2012), and Twitter has finally caved in to that enormous demand by releasing an official app for that platform, which is available now in the Nokia Store.
I know what you’re thinking: There’s a Nokia Store? Yep, apparently there is.
The Nokia app is for Nokia Series 40 devices (whatever that means), and follows the existing range of official Twitter mobile apps for iPhone, Android and Blackberry and Windows Phone 7.

It’s yet to show up on Twitter’s Download page, however.

“If you have a Nokia S40 device, you can sign up for Twitter directly from your phone, read Tweets from all of the accounts you follow, connect with others, and more,” writes Brian Frank, Product Manager at Twitter’s mobile team.
The app is available now.

More People Now Using Mobile Apps Than Browser — comScore

By Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land:
Traffic measurement firm comScore released its latest mobile subscriber market share report for November. What it shows is that Android continued to gain (3.1 share points vs. August). But so did the iPhone, likely powered by sales of the iPhone 4S. All other platforms lost ground.

Android handsets now represent nearly 47 percent of the US smartphone market, while the iPhone is just under 30 percent. The comScore data doesn’t reflect iPod Touch or iPad devices.

The firm also said that 39 percent of the US mobile population owned smartphones. This stands in contrast to Nielsen’s 44 percent estimate, which puts the actual number at more than 100 million people.

What’s perhaps most interesting, however, about the data in the report is the fact that it shows (I believe for the first time) more people used apps than used the mobile browser.

comScore: Android now 40% of US market

Not long after hearing that almost 50% of the global smartphone market is owned by Android, it’s less of a surprise to hear that Google’s OS now holds 40% of the US smartphone market, according to comScore’s latest report. In the US, 2 out of every 5 smartphones is now running Android. Android’s growth doesn’t look like it will be slowing anytime soon. While not without its issues, Android allows for many different form factors, allowing a consumer to choose the phone that’s right for them without having to sacrifice what’s most important to them when buying a new phone.

Google Plus Apps Roadmap: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Symbian

The official Google Plus Blog (which is actually a Google+ account) published a brief roadmap for Google+ mobile apps yesterday.

Stephen Elop: Nokia won't build just another tablet

Apple has a tablet. So does RIM. HP Palm too, soon enough. And Android tablets, particularly those running Honeycomb... they're everywhere -- hell, even Sony has a few on the way. That leaves Nokia as the glaring anomaly conspicuously absent from the tablet wars. Understandable, we guess, given the company's urgent need to transition its smartphone strategy to Windows Phone. That doesn't mean the company is standing still though. According to an interview with YLE television in Finland, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is taking a very calculated approach to tablets,

Android phones are the MOST WANTED, beating iPhone, Blackberry and others

Want an Android phone on your next upgrade? Well, you’re not alone… not by a long shot. According to a survey by Nielsen, when asked which smartphone users would want to buy most on their next upgrade,

Nokia Already Testing Windows Phone 7 Handsets

A leak has revealed that Nokia is currently testing Windows Phone 7 on two smartphone handsets
Reports have indicated that Nokia is testing two prototype handsets running Windows Phone 7.
The two handsets that Nokia is reportedly testing are said to be