I just got a notice today, which mentioned that Ovi Files will be discontinued come 1st October, 2010. The mail mentions that the Ovi Files connector has to be uninstalled, but goes on to say that your files are all safe. My question is, what happened? The service was mostly free, so I don’t see why it’s being shut down. Anyways, here’s the mail: “Dear Ovi Files user, Nokia... 

Nokia Betalabs has released a new beta app, Ovi Browser, for Nokia Series 40 phones. Though it’s currently a “beta application”, it’s said to be stable, and also brings some good stuff over to s40 phones.  Like Opera Mini, there’s server side compression of data, which Nokia says will reduce data consumption by 90%. It also means that the browser page load times will... 

Nokia just announced over at Nokia Conversations, the release of a new open-source digital photography platform called FCam, for the N900. From the post: “FCam allows the creation of new digital camera applications that help users overcome some of the shortcomings of their devices or create interesting new types of imagery. It is part of the Camera 2.0 project, created in collaboration between... 

Nokia India has extended it’s invitation to all of you to visit their new “Pop Up Store” on July 24th (this saturday) July 23rd (Friday) at the Forum Mall, Koramangala, Bangalore. Nandita Pal, the Global Head of Ovi Maps will be there to answer all the questions you might have about the free navigation software on Symbian phones. You can also check out a range of devices that run... 

The Nokia C5, a feature rich smartphone for the budget concious, is available in India now. The phone should be available from tomorrow at Nokia retail stores, with a Retail Price of Rs.8500. The phone comes preinstalled with   Nokia Messaging, Ovi Maps 3.0 with free navigation,  and Social Networking apps like Facebook.Here are the specifications of the phone:Display and user interfaceSize:... 

Congratulations to the winners of last  Maemo Masters Invitational Contest Week 2. We’ve got the list of winners here in this post. If you are one of them, do get in touch with me (vinuthomas@mynokiaworld.com) with your contact details which includes your Full Name, Contact Number and which City you’re from. We’ll forward the same to the Nokia India team and they’ll be getting... 

And we have the winners for week 1 of the Maemo Masters Invitational!    Here you go:thegadgetfreak Nitish Kumar Demystifier Aditya Sharma ParthibanCongrats Guys!! Send a mail over to Vinu Thomas – vinuthomas@mynokiaworld.com with your;Name Email Phone Number CityWe need to forward this on to the Nokia India team, so that you can recieve your Invitations!! On another note, the contest... 

As you’re all aware, the N900 is finally available in India.  We have a contest going on, over the next 5 weeks, where you can win an Invite to buy the Maemo Masters Edition of the N900 at the same cost as a standard N900. Unboxing the N900 Maemo Master Edition The Briefcase This special edition contains:The Nokia N900 A pair of BH-214 Bluetooth Headphones A specially crafted ‘Maemo Master’... 

Update: The contest on this page has expired. Check this link for the latest contest page. N900 fans in India, your wait’s finally over! The N900 has finally launched here in India. Here’s something you’ve gotta checkout if you want some extra goodies thrown in with the N900 you’re planning on buying. Nokia’s teamed up with us to offer 25 lucky readers the chance to... 

Nokia Beta Labs announced a new app called “Nokia Notifications” yesterday, which helps you manage all your call, message and calender notifications from one widget, together. Once you add the widget, you can conveniently manage your notifications, without having to individually acknowledge notifications. The widget is inspired by the E-Series notifications system, where you have notifications...