ust a quick heads up to you all. SPB Software has a sale going on at the Ovi Store! SPB TV & SPB Brain Evolution are both available at heavy discount from the Ovi Store.
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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.)
Barely a few days since we brought you news that the Ovi Store client has been updated to support the new devices using the v7.xx of the Webkit browser, the guys over at All About Symbian are reporting that the ability to re-download purchased / already downloaded content is slowly starting to be rolled out. You can read more about this news at AAS.
This is certainly a welcome update and shows that the ovi store team is hard at work & is working on improving the ovi store experience. Yesterday, we also told you about the updated error messages in the ovi store. With the upcoming maintenance work at the store today & tomorrow, we can hopefully expect more updates rolling out soon. As always, we’ll keep you updated on whatever we come across.
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.
Just a quick heads up, The Ovi blog is saying that Ovi Store is scheduled to undergo maintenance at the following times -
- Wednesday September 23rd at 8 PM EST the service will be unavailable for a few minutes.
- Thursday, September 24th at 8 AM EST the service will be unavailable for a bit longer.
You won’t be able to access the store at these times. There is no mention of what is supposed to be tackled in the maintenance. We’ll keep you posted if we notice anything new.
One of the complaints we had with Ovi Store till now was with the error messages it used. The error messages it used made absolutely no sense & gave the user no description of what the error or problem exactly was.
Thankfully, the Ovi Store team has tweaked the error messages and made them actually meaningful now. Previously, if you opened a link for an item which wasn’t available for your phone, the store would give you an error message that said “This item is no longer available.” Now, when you open the link for an item which is not available for your phone, the error message clearly says that “this item is not available for your device : [ Model Number].”
Continue reading for the screenshots of the error message.
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.
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.
