After killing off Ovi Music in January, the new Nokia is shedding its old image, rebranding all its live Ovi services as "Nokia services." That means the Ovi app store will just be known as the Nokia app store. [NokiaConversations]
Nokia's stab at an iTunes competitor, Ovi Music Unlimited, has spun its last track in most major markets. The subscription service never really took off here in the US, despite support from the Big Four record labels, and folded for a plethora of reasons:
Can't get past some of the trickier levels in Angry Birds? Rovio has introduced a new character to the flock, with the Mighty Eagle having a brilliant feather in its cap—the ability to blitz through levels.
What's this? An Ovi app, on Gizmodo? Finally, we've found one worth talking about—though admittedly this technology isn't exactly new, having been kicking around desktops for a few years.
Why'd Nokia give away Ovi Maps for free to other OS users? Unless they're...planning an Android phone themselves? We've already heard whispers they're to release just one Maemo device this year—and they can't possibly survive on Symbian alone.
After 13 days Nokia had seen 1.4million downloads of its free Ovi Maps. Now, less than a month after giving away the good for free, they've seen 3m downloads—with a map being downloaded every second. [TechRadar]
When Nokia announced free Ovi Maps for all, I was a bit ho-hum about it all. NOW I am excited. But not to the point where I'll actually buy a Nokia phone to play Ovi Maps Racing on, mind.
After Nokia gave away its Ovi Maps for free on the 21st of January—that's just 13 days ago—they've seen 1.4 million downloads. "We're averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day" claimed Nokia's Anssi Vanjoki. [Mobile-Ent]
In a U.S. press briefing this morning, Nokia said that its Booklet 3G and the N900 will eventually be sold in the US of A. The company would not detail if they would be sold through carriers or simply unlocked (and in Nokia's U.S. based flagship stores).
With one eye on the $99 iPhone, Nokia's budget ($213 before carrier subsidies) 5230 has 3G and GPS features not found on the 5530 XpressMusic, but lacks that phone's Wi-Fi, and has a pared-down 2-megapixel camera.
Nokia has quietly opened Ovi marketplace to the US and elsewhere, giving Symbian users the world over an app store to call their own. And from the looks of it, it's a nice one. UPDATED
The web interface is attractive and easy to use, with a simple "Send to Mobile" button serving in lieu of a central transfer program…
It's been less than a year since Apple launched the iPhone App Store, but now virtually every mobile OS is showcasing its own take on the mobile application storefront. How do they all stack up?
A Newark, Ohio man was busted for an OVI (Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated) when he crashed his motorized barstool on a public street.
Does Nokia's multimedia guru Anssi Vanjoki read Gizmodo? A few months back, when Nokia launched its Ovi mobile media portal, our own personal Jesus ridiculed its use of Windows Mobile content as not being able to keep up with iTunes. Well, right or wrong, Nokia got the message, and Vanjoki is now inviting Steve Jobs…
Yes, the title could have been "Nokia's Crappy Friday": Reuters says the N-Gage gaming service and the new music store are "among the cornerstones" of Nokia's big mobile-content push, yet today neither one is where it's supposed to be.
