CNN and Nokia announced a partnership today in which CNN’s news content will be supported by Nokia’s mapping services. The collaboration debuted with the use of Nokia’s 3D Maps across CNN in its recent coverage of the British royal wedding. There is also a CNN app at the Ovi Store.

Today Microsoft shared some details about the latest ‘Mango’ release of Windows Phone. The official Nokia Conversations blog confirmed the software will be used on the first Nokia device with Windows Phone. There are a couple of videos you might want to watch.

Vidya Ravella from doubleTwist showed me how their AirSync software allows users to sync music with a Mac or PC with a MeeGo device using their home Wi-Fi network. There’s no need for a cable. Take a look at the video.

Carlo Bozotti, the Chief Executive of European semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics, told Forbes that ST-Ericsson will be one of two chip suppliers for Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phones. The other supplier is Qualcomm. The first ST-Ericsson chipset that will appear in a Nokia Windows Phone is the U8500. More details of the chipset after the jump.

You will no longer see the word “Ovi” by the end of 2012. The official Nokia Conversations posted that the company made the decision to change their service branding from Ovi to nokia to centralize their services identity under one brand. The transition begins July of this year. No big changes are expected for the services experiences since this is just a name-change.