Archive of posts filed under the OVI category.

Nokia Developer Day, Barcelona 2011: videos

Here is a short video with a comment of mine during the Nokia Developer Day, Barcelona 2011:

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Nokia OVI Store update v2.06.00042

There is a new version of the Nokia OVI Store client v2.06.00042, just launch the OVI Store from your phone to get the update.
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Mobile World Congress 2011 pictures

Came back from Barcelona yesterday while I was attending the Mobile World Congress 2011, here some pictures:

It was a great event with more than 60000 attendees. I went to several developers related events from Nokia, RIM, Windows Mobile, Intel and HP. Got couple of gifts, Nokia E7 and an Intel MeeGo tablet ! Will post [...]

AAS Insight #153 podcast available

Via AllAboutSymbian, AAS Insight #153 podcast is available:

Textual information about what was announced is in the main story from 11 Feb 2011 here.
Please note that this podcast is a joint one with All About Meego (Rafe and David normally handle this), since Nokia’s decisions affect both platforms and both sites.
You can be sure that the [...]

Nokia-Microsoft or Microsoft-Nokia deal?

Yeap the unthinkable happened, Nokia moves smartphone OS to Windows Phone, Symbian and MeeGo gone!
Let me be clear, this deal is strange on many levels. If you listened the conference event between the two CEOs, seems that everything happened not so long ago. What does it mean? It means that everything is on paper and [...]

AAS Insight #152 podcast available

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight #152 podcast is available:

Nokia Bike Charger
Nokia Internet Radio for Symbian^3
MWC look ahead, brief discussion of looking ahead to friday’s Analyst and Financial event.
PR 1.1 for Nokia C7, N8 and C6-01
HDR Camera
Ewan on Nokia C5-03

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Flash Mobile game: Happy Sun

Here is a new Flash Mobile game from OVI Store: Happy Sun from Chompgames.
“Happy Sun is a free vocabulary game for all ages. Jumble letters, get clues and keep progressing. Includes a vast word set to keep you engaged forever.”

It’s really a fun game to spend sometime!
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Nokia OVI Store statistics

Bill published Nokia OVI Store stats from end of January.

Downloads of content 4 million a day
Symbian^3 devices (N8, C7, and C6) now account for around 15% of total store downloads in the past 10 weeks
Touch devices account for 6 of Ovi Store’s top 10 downloading device models

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New Ovi Maps Rendering API

Here is a new technology from Nokia: Ovi Maps Rendering API
“Ovi Maps Rendering API allows developers to create rich map applications for browsers. They can use this service to display a given geographical position, points of interest, routes, turning points, junction views etc. The necessary data such as position, radius, zoom level, [...]

AAS Insight #147 podcast available

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight #147 podcast available

Games round up (keep yourself entertain over the holiday season), includes:

Angry Birds Seasons
Real Golf 2011
Free EA Games on Ovi Store for all devices

Music round up, includes:

Mobbler on Symbian^3
Ovi Music free Christmas tracks

Nokia E7 delay discussion

For Christmas I would like (some sensible suggestions, some less so…)
Symbian Foundation websites now [...]

OVI Suite and OVI Store updates

There are two updates available for OVI Suite and OVI Store:

OVI Suite
OVI Store client

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OVI Daily Blog: Must-Have App of the Year Awards

Here is a cool award from OVI Daily Blog: Must-Have App of the Year Awards
Go and vote to win a Nokia N8 !

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AAS Insight #146 podcast available

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight #146 podcast available

YouTube on Symbian^3
Skype on Symbian^3
Real Golf 2011 HD roll out

Nokia Messaging and Mail for Exchange updates for 5800, 5530 and X6
Update on the Symbian Foundation website closure
Kindle for Symbian, leads to discussion of Nokia and Amazon
One, two of three homescreens?

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Tic Tac Toe Holiday game available from OVI Store

Via Biskero, the Tic Tac Toe Holiday mobile game is available for free download for all Nokia touch devices from the OVI Store.

“Tic Tac Toe Holiday classic game. Get into the Holidays spirit. Play against your phone from 4 different levels: EASY, NORMAL, EXPERT and CHAMPION. The game keeps the score [...]

Nokia OVI Maps client updated with OTA maps downloads

Via Nokia Beta Labs, there is a Nokia OVI Maps client update with OTA maps downloads and more features. So now you can update the installed maps via OTA. Just tried and all my maps are updated! Pretty cool feature!

New! Download street maps directly to your device! A new feature called “Update” on the main [...]

Nokia OVI Suite 3.0 Beta released

Nokia OVI Suite 3.0 Beta has been released.
“Nokia Ovi Suite 3.0 has been in private Alpha testing here in Nokia Beta Labs now for about one month and now we ready to raise curtains for all of you. We have been working heavily to improve general quality of Nokia Ovi Suite, for [...]