Here is an update from the Nokia Beta Labs Ovi Maps team, explaining the key differences with the New Ovi Maps, and its positioning process, which is slightly different to the version of maps with the signal strength status bar. A number our readers have been asking us to explain the new “positioning” in Ovi Maps – especially now that we have replaced the “GPS indicator bar...

In the past, quite a few developers have reported issues with their content being invisible on Ovi (not ranked down, but invisible). This could have something to do with the duplicate name problem: We want to make you aware of a solution to a problem you might face in Ovi Store with the purchase of your content

Via Alessandro, here is a great example of a simple and great application 10×10 Mobile, get the latest news by images!! Leonardo is the developer of this application. Alessandro

I noticed a few days ago now that Qik Premium was available whilst browsing Ovi Store contents, and being a regular user of their standard Qik application, I quicky purchased Qik Premium, however, Unknwon to me at the time, the purchase price of €5 Euros ($6.78 USD), is not only a localized price, but it is just for a year, and not an outright one-off payment. I thought I would give it a test...

Finding destinations using Ovi Maps is very easy now, with the search more precise than ever. There is one slight weakness however, when trying to access a location using coordinates, as the option isnt so apparent. Now although navigating with coordinates is hardly an everyday scenario, there may be times when youd like to find

Skype, the highly popular VoIP service that offers users the possibility to make long distance calls all around the world at low costs, has recently announced the introduction of a Skype for Symbian application in Nokia's Ovi Store, but it seems that the solution won't be available for North American users too. The company has just announced that it...

LUXEMBOURG ESPOO, Finland-- Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform, the world's most popular smartphone platform.

After almost a year of operation, the contacts in Ovi Mail and Ovi Contacts have finally been officially merged, with Ovi Mail 2.0, according to a Beta Labs post this morning. The overlaps between Ovi Mail, Nokia Messaging and Ovi Sync have always been somewhat grey, so at least this clears up one loose end. Some quotes and links below.

Skype now available for Nokia smartphones in Ovi Store processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The free client lets Nokia smartphone owners place Skype calls over WiFi and GPRS/EDGE/3G mobile connections. You can also send Skype messages, and share pictures and voice messages with your Skype buddies. The app will run on any device running the

Days after Skype announced it would no longer offering a Windows Mobile version, Skype and Nokia today jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform. Skype for Symbian ...