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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 on your Nokia N8 via ESPN

24 Feb, 2011, 3:49 pm IST | by Sriram Gurunathan | Smartphones

Nokia have partnered with ESPN to release an ESPN ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 widget on the Ovi Store, which will keep users updated on the goings on in the Cricket world.

ESPN on your N8

ESPN on your N8

 

 

The standalone mini web-based application offers the following features:

  • Live News feeds
  • Live Scores and ball-by-ball text commentary
  • Statistics and Expert Comments
  • Schedules and Standings
  • Points
  • Video Clips

 

Jasmeet Gandhi, Head – Services & Devices OPM, said, “The entire nation is abuzz with the World Cup fever and we are happy to be associated with ESPN to reach out to our cricket-loving consumers.  The widget will enable cricket lovers to stay on top of their game, providing them with live news feeds, scores, video clips and much more. We will continue to engage with our consumers with services and information relevant to them providing them an enriched mobile lifestyle.”

The ESPN N8 app is available on the Ovi Store and is free of charge, except for the data charges, that is. And if you ever feel you’ve overloaded on Cricket, you can even turn the widget off, thus giving you a reprieve.

Tags: ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 , Nokia , N8 , ESPN , Ovi Store , Symbian ^3 , App , Widget

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