Yesterday we exposed the main issue faced by the full suite of Ovi software offered by Nokia. We explained how the different services don’t interact with each other and how it’s almost impossible to get a complete experience out of them. Today, we try to make suggestions as to how we envision a true and [...]
It’s almost 2 years since Nokia first shed light on its Ovi services strategy, and over these 2 years, we’ve seen the different pieces of the puzzle launch individually then start to get together under one roof. Numerous improvements have been carried in the way these services joined under a single Nokia/Ovi account, and how [...]
As someone who uses several different phones, and switches frequently, syncing is really the only option that I have for making sure my phone has all of my contacts, calendar, and todo items. This is especially important because I add items to my calendar throughout the day, and need to make sure those entries are [...]
I reviewed GooSync a while back, specifically checking out the contact syncing and the multiple calendar support. It turns out, the contact syncing was a bit janky, annoyingly including all of my ‘suggested’ contacts in the mix. However, the multiple calendar support is phenomenal, with a really smart way to handle syncing those calendars to [...]
Back in November we brought you the news about SymSMB which was an application that offered you to share your files and folders between a computer and your mobile handset as well as streaming music directly from your computer. SymSMB was later acquired by Nokia and we haven’t heard much of it since. Telexy, the [...]
Vufone is an application that lets you perform tasks that can be separated into three main functions. 1. Sync your PIM data such as contacts, calendar and notes. 2. Backup your text messages to their server. 3. Backup files such as documents, audio files, video files. The application has support for many known manufacturers such [...]
When Nokia announced their new Ovi suite of services, step by step, it immediately began looking like Apple’s MobileMe service, which synchronizes iPhone users’ contacts, calendar, email, and other information over the air, automatically. Unfortunately, Nokia seemed to have stopped short, completely missing out on the automatic over the air part, until now. While trying [...]
Remember when we covered the integration (and lack of it) between our beloved S60 phones and Mac computers? Well, now we have a solution for some of your woes, if you’re a Mac S60 user, in the name of nova media. nova media is a german company that specializes in developing software to ease the [...]
Dashwire has announced that its mobile integration service is graduating from Windows Mobile-only to supporting S60 3rd Edition smartphones! If you’re not familiar with Dashwire, it’s a really cool service that keeps your phone’s information in sync with an online account, allowing you to instantly and easily manage your phone from any internet browser. Dashwire [...]
