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... 

For those of you who were fans of the Nokia Sports Tracker Beta app, which was discontinued in June, here’s some good news. Sports Tracker now has it’s own site over at www.sports-tracker.com and a new app on Ovi Store. Sign up for the new service before August 30th and you get to import all your older data from your old Nokia Sports Tracker account over to this one. If you haven’t... 

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 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... 

Well this is a review long overdue. But my excuse is that i got sidetracked playing the game so much that the review was delayed. Anyway Angry Birds is a game made by Rovio and is available for the N900 at the Ovi store. Target Acquired The aim of the game is to destroy the pigs, who have incurred the birds’ wrath by stealing their eggs! You have to launch the birds and decimate the pigs fortresses.... 

The Ovi Store got an update yesterday, on both s60 V3 and V5 devices. The new update brings with it quite a few changes and improvements, such as:Improved listing Updated category structure Improved Search Results Better PerformanceYou’ll notice that at the end of each page, you’ll find the option to “load more items” instead of showing the “next page” button... 

So, as you might already know, we had the Nokia Booklet 3G with us for a while, courtesy WOM World. The Booklet 3G is Nokia’s first netbook, and runs Microsoft Windows 7 starter edition. Key Hardware Specs CPU and chipsetIntel® Atom™ Z530, 1.6 GHz Intel® Poulsbo US15WMemory and hard driveRAM: 1 GB DDR2 Hard drive: 120 GBDisplay and keyboard10.1″, 1280 x 720 pixel display Glass... 

Nokia and Yahoo announced yesterday that theywould be partnering, to bring “integrated web services to the millions of consumers around the world”. The main highlights are: As part of the alliance: - Nokia will be the exclusive, global provider of Yahoo!’s maps and navigation services, integrating Ovi Maps across Yahoo! properties, branded as “powered by Ovi.” - Yahoo!... 

I recently got a mail (and it turns out quite a few people have got the same mail) from Ovi Store, which said that Ovi Store had been updated to version 1.6. It mentioned ta bunch of changes, including:New mobile payment system where you can charge apps to your phone bill rather than using your credit card New rating and comments systemANDMore product info, including screenshots.The new ovi... 

The latest add-on for Ovi maps is the ability to have your own voice direct you around town. Its a great addition for those who hate being bossed around by the navigation system! Choose from a wide array of voice packs. Own Voice for Ovi Maps  allows you to record your own voice, and if you’re not too eloquent you can pick any voice from the list of  voice packs available with the software. Creating...