Handset maker Nokia has purchased Twango, a small media sharing startup. Twango focuses on mobile content, yet the sort of media it hosts ranges from photos to video to various document types. "Real life is a multimedia experience, so you need a Web site that can accommodate all kinds of media," Twango's Randy Kerr told TechNewsWorld. "So we took a broad, comprehensive approach."
Mobile phone powerhouse Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has acquired the small, privately held media sharing company Twango -- a 10-person outfit that currently works out of a cofounder's basement in Redmond, Wash.
Despite the company's small size and basement digs, Nokia clearly sees potential in Twango's solutions and vision.
By acquiring Twango, Nokia said it will gain an easy way to help people share multimedia content through PCs and mobile devices.
"The Twango acquisition is a concrete step towards our Internet services vision of providing seamless access to information, entertainment, and social networks -- at any time, anywhere, from any connected device, in any way that you choose," Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's executive vice president and general manager of multimedia, explained.
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Mobile phone powerhouse Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has acquired the small, privately held media sharing company Twango -- a 10-person outfit that currently works out of a cofounder's basement in Redmond, Wash.
Despite the company's small size and basement digs, Nokia clearly sees potential in Twango's solutions and vision.
By acquiring Twango, Nokia said it will gain an easy way to help people share multimedia content through PCs and mobile devices.
"The Twango acquisition is a concrete step towards our Internet services vision of providing seamless access to information, entertainment, and social networks -- at any time, anywhere, from any connected device, in any way that you choose," Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's executive vice president and general manager of multimedia, explained.
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