Ovi (Nokia)

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Nokia Ovi Suite
The Ovi logo.
Nokia Ovi logo
Developer(s) Nokia
Stable release 2.0.2.42 / November 10, 2009
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Mobile Communications, Cloud Storage & Digital Distribution suite
License Proprietary
Website www.ovi.com

Ovi by Nokia is the brand for Nokia's Internet services. The Ovi services can be used from a mobile device, computer (through Nokia Ovi Suite) or via the web (Ovi.com). Nokia focuses on five key services areas: Games, Maps, Media, Messaging and Music. Nokia's aim with Ovi is to include 3rd parties, such as operators and third-party services like Yahoo's Flickr photo site. With the announcement [1] of Ovi Maps Player API, Nokia has started to evolve their services into a platform, enabling third-parties to make use of Nokia's Ovi services. It has some significance in that Nokia is moving deeper into the world of Internet services, where head-on competition with Microsoft, Google and Apple is inevitable.[2]

History

Ovi was announced on August 29, 2007 at the Go Play event in London.[3] The word "ovi" means "door" in Finnish. On December 4, a more ambitious plan was announced with more details about when public beta desktop software would be offered. The public beta was released August 28, 2008.

Nokia over time has acquired key building blocks for Ovi. This includes IP, patents and core components such as synchronization. Acquired IP, patents include companies such as Starfish Software, Intellisync, NAVTEQ, Gate5, Plazes and others. Other components have been developed internally.

In May 20 2009 at the Where 2.0 event in San Jose, CA, USA Nokia announced the release of the Ovi Maps Player API, allowing web developers to embed Ovi Maps into a website using JavaScript.[1]

Services

Nokia Account

Nokia Account is the Single sign-on (SSO) solution for Nokia's Ovi services and other Nokia services. Today it works as the account also for e.g. Nokia Beta Labs and Nokia Sports Tracker.[4]

Nokia Ovi Suite

Nokia Ovi Suite allows Nokia mobile users to organize and share their photos and PIM data between their PC and their handset. It is the next generation of Nokia PC Suite and eventually Nokia Ovi Suite will become the only computer application offered by Nokia. Current commercial version of Nokia Ovi Suite is 2.0.2.42[5] A Mac OS X compatible version is expected soon.[6].

Ovi Sync

Ovi Sync allows you to sync your contacts, calendar events and notes to ovi.com. The service can be used as a way to backup your data or to edit it in your computer to then send it back to your phone. There is no auto-sync yet.[7]

Ovi Store

The Ovi Store was launched world wide in May 2009[8]. Here, customers can download mobile games, applications, videos, images, and ringing tones to their Nokia devices. Some of the items are free of charge; others can be purchased using credit card or through operator billing in selected operators. The content in Ovi Store is sorted into the following categories:

  • Recommended
  • Games
  • Personalise
  • Applications
  • Audio & video

Ovi Store offers customers content that is compatible with their mobile device and relevant to their tastes and location. Customers can share recommendations with their friends, see what they are downloading, and let them see the items you are interested [9]

For content publishers, Nokia offers a self-service tool to bring their content to the Ovi Store. Supported content types include: J2ME, Flash applications, widgets, ringtones, wallpapers, themes, and more for Nokia Series 40 and S60 devices. Nokia offers a 70% revenue share of gross sales, net of refunds and returns, less applicable taxes and, where applicable, fixed operator billing costs.[10]

Ovi Maps

Main article: Ovi Maps

With the Ovi Maps internet service, customers can browse places from all over the world, plan trips, search for addresses and points of interest, and save them on Ovi. Ovi Maps for web can be used on any browser and any operating system for PC or Mac. To install the Ovi Maps plug-in that enables more features, one needs to have either Microsoft Windows XP/Vista with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and later or Mozilla Firefox 3 or later, or Apple Mac OS X with Safari 3 and later.

If the Ovi Maps 3.0 application (formerly known as Nokia Maps) is installed to your compatible Nokia mobile device, you can synchronise places, collections, and routes between Ovi Maps and your mobile device. You need to have a Nokia account to be able to synchronise.

Using Nokia Ovi Suite or Nokia Map Loader on Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, users can download and preload map data and navigator voices to their mobile device. This allows customers to save time and money as little data is required to be downloaded over-the-air during operation.

Ovi Mail

Ovi Mail is an easy-to-use email address designed for access from your Nokia mobile device and can also be accessed from compatible desktop browsers. The beta phase started on December 2008, and is also available for all Ovi users from 20th of February 2009.

The web mail works with standard browsers such as IE 6, IE 7, Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 and is currently available in 15 languages - US English, UK English, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali, Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and Spanish (Spain),

Currently over 35 different phone models with S40 and S60 -platform support Nokias new mail service. According to its website Ovi Mail is a leading mobile email service in Indonesia, South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil and India.[11] On August 11, 2009 Nokia announced that in just over six months over 650,000 accounts were created on mobile devices and over one million accounts were activated in total.[12]. On January 8th 2010, it was announced by Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo that the Ovi Mail service had 5 million users[13].

Ovi Share

Ovi Share is a media sharing website. Originally called Twango the site allows the upload and storage of photos, videos etc. Users can upload media directly from their Nokia mobile phone through the Share Online 3.0 application or can alternately use their PC.[14]

Ovi Files

Ovi Files allows users to remotely access, send, and create an online mirror of files stored on their Windows PC and Macintosh computers from any mobile or computer web browser. Supplemental features enable users to upload content to their remote computer and preview Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF documents without the need for a browser plug-in or locally installed application.

Ovi Files is based on the "Access and Share" service created by Avvenu Incorporated, which Nokia acquired [15] in 05 December 2007.

Originally a premium service, Ovi Files was made free of charge in July 2009.[16]

Nokia Music Store

Nokia Music Store allows purchasing of music directly on a mobile device or via PC. Download of Nokia Music software for PC is available from http://music.nokia.com/download

The store is currently available in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, United Arab Emirates, & United Kingdom with more countries launching regularly.[17]

When you buy a Nokia Comes With Music device, you get unlimited free music downloads from millions of tracks from the Nokia Music Store for your PC & Mobile. Yours to keep even after your subscription ends.

Nokia Comes With Music is currently available in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, & United Kingdom.[18]

N-Gage

Main article: N-Gage (service)

The N-Gage 2.0 platform has been integrated into the Nokia N78, Nokia N79, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N85, Nokia N95, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N96 and Nokia 5320 mobile phones. Early in 2008 [19][20], an updated version of the mobile gaming platform (including its online component - the N-Gage Arena) went live, according to Nokia. The service worked in the past only with Nokia's N-Gage mobile game consoles, but the company said it will soon work with other devices too.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nokia shapes the future of social location with enhanced Ovi Maps and the release of the Ovi Maps Player API". Nokia Corporation. http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1316780. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nokia Lays Plan for More Internet Services". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573A70046F2EF.html?ref=technology. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
  3. ↑ Nokia: Go Play press pages
  4. ↑ Nokia Account
  5. ↑ Nokia Ovi Suite Download
  6. ↑ The scoop on Nokia Ovi Suite for Mac
  7. ↑ Reload this Page Ovi Sync now available, Ovi.com gets personal
  8. ↑ MWC: Nokia Announces 'Smart Store' Ovi
  9. ↑ About Ovi Store
  10. ↑ Ovi Store publishing
  11. ↑ Ovi Mail
  12. ↑ Ovi Mail by Nokia hits 1 million mark
  13. ↑ CES: Nokia CEO says 4.6 bln mobile users, 5 mln Ovi email users
  14. ↑ Files on Ovi
  15. ↑ Nokia completes the Avvenu acquisition
  16. ↑ Ovi Blog: Set your (Ovi) Files Free
  17. ↑ Nokia Music
  18. ↑ http://www.comeswithmusic.com/ Nokia|Comes With Music
  19. ↑ "N-Gage FAQ". Nokia. http://www.n-gage.com/support/faq.html. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  20. ↑ "New Update for N-Gage First Access". N-Gage Blog. http://blog.n-gage.com/archive/newupdate/. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 

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