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TripAdvisor has announced a new partnership with Nokia, which will include an Ovi app for Nokia’s Ovi Store, and integration of the TripAdvisor service into Nokia’s Ovi Maps.

The TripAdvisor for Nokia app allows travelers to search for popular hotels, restaurants and attractions in their vicinity, as well as find the cheapest airfares available. The app is available in 12 different languages, giving travelers around the globe a localized TripAdvisor experience.

“Our collaboration with Nokia further strengthens our commitment to providing trusted and valuable travel advice at home or on the go,” said Steve Kaufer, TripAdvisor founder and CEO. “We are thrilled to launch TripAdvisor for Nokia which gives even more travelers a new way to access the more than 35 million traveler reviews and opinions available on TripAdvisor.”

As part of the agreement, a dedicated TripAdvisor service will also be integrated into the popular Ovi Maps environment.

The TripAdvisor for Nokia app is available for free to all Nokia Symbian touchscreen smartphone users globally today on the Ovi store. TripAdvisor for Ovi Maps launches today in select markets, with full global roll-out scheduled within a month.

Motorola recently revealed details about the Grasp, a new bar-style phone with QWERTY keyboard for messaging. This Grasp is a tri-band CDMA EVDO device supporting 1700MHz AWS spectrum, which could earmark the Grasp for Cricket or MetroPCS. The Grasp ...

BlueAnt Wireless introduced the BlueAnt Q2 Smart Bluetooth Headset, comes with Wind Armour Technology for better audio performance and seamless integration with Microsoft Bing 411 for instant access to news, weather, sports and more. When the paired phone rings, you can simply say “Answer” or “Ignore”. It will also able to receive up to 2000 phone contacts from your mobile phone when paired. These contacts will be accessed by the “caller name announce” feature.

The BlueAnt Q2 provides seamless access to stock quotes, movie times, weather, sports, news and traffic updates through tight integration with Microsoft’s Bing 411 service. Additionally, the Q2 supports a free, downloadable Android application, which enables any Android 2.0+ handset to play text messages through the Q2 headset. BlueAnt also has partnered with Vlingo to ensure compatibility with its SafeReader application for hearing both text and email messages on Blackberry® smartphones and Android 2.0+ devices equipped with a Q2 headset.

The BlueAnt Q2 is available at AT&T stores throughout the United States for an MSRP of $129.

Owners of the Motorola Droid, the original Verizon Wireless Android smartphone, will start to see the Android 2.2 update on devices next week. Verizon Wireless has confirmed that FroYo will start rolling out to the Droid after the weekend. ...

According to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, Nokia Siemens Networks is talking to buy-out firms in hopes of securing a minimum of $1 billion in cash. The company has been in talks with a handful of firms, ...