Recently, Ewan explained “Why the Ovi Store is still total bollocks”. But he only carried one part of the story. The entire story is even more bollocks.
Read on for my take on why the Ovi Store is even more bollocks and the mess that was the Ovi Store & N86 compatibility.
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Fresh on the heels of the v20 firmware update for the N86, the Ovi Store client has also been updated for the N86. The version number of the latest update of the client available for download is 1.05(315). You can download the Ovi Store client for your N86 by visiting this link from your phone – Download Ovi Store client.
At the Nokia World 2009, Nokia had announced the availability of Ovi Maps beta for mobile for the S60v5 Touch Screen phones. Till now, it was only available via the Nokia Betalabs.
Now, Ovi Maps beta for mobile is also available from the Ovi Store.
Ovi MapsBeta is compatible with the following Nokia devices:
To download Ovi Maps beta from the ovi store, visit this link – Download Ovi Maps beta. (Alternatively, you can also download the sis file directly from this link.)
Good news for you all. Syntonetic’s Platlist DJ, which normally costs € 5.00, is being provided free of cost at the Ovi Store till the 31st of October.
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Unleash the DJ inside you. Instantly create new playlists. Match your music to your mood or change your mood with your music. Playlist DJ automatically analyzes and profiles your music collection, then builds playlists at your command. You simply set the fun and colorful mood and tempo sliders, or start with a favorite song. Discover music you forgot you had.
Read the full story for more details, demo video & the download link.
Due to the new 7.1 version of the webkit browser shipping with the new S60v3 phones, the Ovi Store client did not work with these phones. The only option was to use the Ovi Store website. It worked, but it wasn’t as feature rich as the client. One would have expected Nokia to work on the client & release it sooner, but better late than never. When I checked the Ovi Store website sometime back, I was prompted to install the Ovi Store client.
Continue reading for the download links & screenshots.
On the 24th of August, Microsoft had announced a new software that allows “feature phones” to run popular mobile phone applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger and Mobile Wallet. It was named Microsoft OneApp. You can read the press release here.
Microsoft OneApp is a new software application that enables feature phones—commonly found in emerging markets—to access mobile apps like Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger, and other popular apps and games. Now, people around the world who own feature phones will be able to do more and enjoy a better mobile experience with their existing phones.
Continue reading for more details, screenshots & out mini review of Microsoft OneApp.
If you were a S60 user since the S60v1 & v2 times, chances are you are already aware of a software called FExplorer. It was the swiss knife for your S60 phones. But the software was lost in transition with the platform & security changes introduced by S60v3. Although Dominique released a few betas for S60v3, It never really took off.
That was when SBSH came in. SBSH, along with Dominique, started working on a new, modular version of FExplorer with support for Tools & Utilities.
We are giving away 5 licenses of FExplorer Pro. Read the full story for the details on how to enter the give away.
New and updated apps & content are now live at the Ovi Store. This update comes 2 weeks after the last update. So much for the “500 items added to the store every week” claims.
We have already mentioned that the YouTube Mobile App for S60 is now available at the store, but that wasn’t the only app to be added. To check all of the new & updated content, we recommend that you visit the store & view the “Most Recent” additions to the store. Here are some of the apps from the latest update.
Read the full story for the details, screenshots & download links.
Just yesterday, we tweeted about how long it had been since new content had been added to the Ovi Store. Seems like the Ovi Store guys heard us as a fresh lot of new items & updates were pushed to the store late yesterday night. Amongst the slew up new apps available at the store now is the official S60 version of the YouTube mobile app. Although the app had been available from the YouTube mobile site for a few countries, the store version seems to be available for even more countries.
