Following closely behind the launch of free Ovi navigation for [almost] everyone, Nokia Beta Labs have opened up testing for Ovi Suite v2.1, which I’ve been privately testing for a few weeks now. This one is actually quite a leap ahead, so let’s talk about the improvements and why I think this might be the [...]
TheGuru recently taught you how to use the Nokia Software Updater with Windows 7 and his argument was that Windows 7 will soon be running on all systems, which is very true. (I’m planning to switch to Windows 7 myself soon). To facilitate this, the good old “Vanilla” PC Suite has been given an update [...]
The Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta that’s been available through the Nokia Beta Labs has been a point of contention since it was first released. While most testers have found it to be quite nice, those of us who are comfortable with the extended capabilities of the vanilla PC Suite, which has had close to a [...]
One thing that you can’t fault Nokia for is constantly asking for user feedback. Whether it’s through the Nokia Beta Labs, random questionnaires, or even the numerous Nokia employees who scour the various forums and blogs on the Internet to find out what people are saying about the company and its products, they’re definitely listening. [...]
Ovi Suite is the culmination of all Nokia’s various PC Suites into a single application, with close ties to various Ovi services, such as Ovi Maps, Ovi Share, etc. The application has been in beta for quite a while now, recently growing up to Beta v2.0, with the ability to install applications onto your phone. [...]
I was all set to publish a full announcement of Nokia’s new Booklet 3G, which was announced this morning at Nokia Conversations. The thing is Nokia’s much-rumored entry to the netbook market, and the specifications that were pre-released today are quite impressive. The Nokia Booklet 3G has a 10.1-in screen, all-aluminum body, HD display and [...]
Nokia has released an update to the beta of its Ovi Suite 2.0, over at the Nokia Beta Labs. The new version should be offered to you the next time you launch the existing beta, and includes a host of bug fixes, as well as new localization options. There are quite a few new features [...]
Over the past few years, we’ve frequently wondered when Nokia is going to consolidate its many PC applications into a single app. Currently, there are 4 different PC Suites (Vanilla, Ovi Suite, Nseries, and Eseries), as well as a host of other PC applications that you can download and use to manage various aspects of [...]
While we wait for new exciting mobile software to keep rolling out from Beta Labs, Nokia’s PC applications have stood still for a while. I’ve been using the Vanilla PC Suite since it’s early releases and stuck to it through good and bad times, switching it out only briefly to test the N-series PC Suite [...]
