Nokia acquires Twango

Global - Nokia has acquired Twango, a US headquartered company which provides a media sharing solution for organising and sharing photos, videos, as well as other personal media.

The acquisition allows Nokia to offer consumers an easier way to share multimedia content through both the desktop and mobile devices environment, and for Twango, the news is part of the company's strategy to provide seamless access to information, entertainment, and social networks, from any connected device.

"Nokia's unique vision for social media aligns perfectly with Twango and it's really exciting to imagine what we can achieve by combining our social media experience with the resources of a company that has played such a major role in shaping the mobile landscape. Now, we will have the resources to deliver on our vision to enable people to capture and enjoy their personal media on mobile devices, desktop computers and in all the other places that are important to them," Jim Laurel, co-founder of Twango said in a statement.  

"When you combine a Nokia Nseries multimedia computer that is always on, always connected, and always with you together with a rich media sharing destination like Twango, people will have exciting new ways to create and enjoy rich media experiences in real time," EVP and GM of Multimedia for Nokia said.

Following on from the news, Twango is expected to build up its team in Seattle to support of its global media sharing service.