Paid Apps Appear.. And Then Disappear From The Indian Ovi Store

Something happened yesterday afternoon. Right when I had entered my class, I was notified by someone that paid apps had appeared on the Indian Ovi Store.

It was something important, as the users here in India were not able to access paid apps (and their purchased apps as well) for the past 6 months or so. Only users of an…

In-Store App Updates Arrive To Ovi Store

See, Nokia’s Ovi Store has survived the rapture and how. They’ve just pushed an update to the Ovi Store, making several ‘under-the-hood’ changes and some much needed features available. For starters, these apply ONLY to the Symbian^3 devices. Only. Don’t expect them to show up for your S60 or Symbian^1 device. We’re told this is the way Nokia works. So yeah.

The Curious Case Of Ovi Store, India And Paid Apps.

Ever wondered how frauds often take place? Well today I’m going to tell you how a respected brand manages it’s business in one of the fastest growing mobile market, India. This brand is also the same brand which the Indians have voted as the most trusted brand successively over the years. It’s Nokia.

One thing that is responsible for an App store to succeed is the amount of ‘quality’ apps…

Angry Birds: Easter Eggs Reach Symbian Before Other Platforms

See what we have here – Angry Birds, the wildly popular multi-platform game, has received a new version – Angry Birds: Easter Eggs. While this update has reached only Symbian at the moment, other platforms will receive in some time. If you have purchased the game once, you need not shell out more money. Just update to receive…

Is This An Indication That The New Symbian Will Have A Notification Status Bar?

Woah, look what we just spotted! Thanks to multiple sources, the image below left us wondering if the new version of Symbian, which may be announced coming April 12, will sport a Notification Status Bar like the Androids have. If so, this is super cool!

You can still find it at the Ovi Store, so hurry before it is…

Exclusive – How To Purchase Apps From Ovi Store In India

You might have noticed that the paid applications/games disappeared from the Ovi store and if you call them, they will tell you that they are undergoing a process to enable “Operator Billing”. It has been months since that process is going on and We are losing the opportunity to buy so many applications at discounted Price. Yup, You read…

Ovi Store Client Gets Updated, Now Faster And Better

As you may know, opening the Ovi Store yesterday may have asked you to update it. The update is for all Symbian devices – S60v3, S60v5, and Symbian^3. Status about S40 is not known to me yet.

But yeah, you may have experienced that it is now faster, and all. Rest of the improvements…

Should the users be held liable for Nokia’s mistake?

Today while going through my Twitter timeline, I read something that goes like this – ”Users should be asked to pay for each and every premium app they downloaded, exploiting the loophole”, ”Licenses should be revoked” and blah blah. I know it’s not right to be able to download a premium app for no cost…

The Big Nokia Giveaway

In a mish-mash of sorts this afternoon, Nokia’s Ovi Store seemed to have been effected by a bug. A bug that made all the ‘Premium’ and ‘Best Seller’ apps free! Yes. It happened. And we have a proof as well. And even after the concerned people were reported about it, the massive ‘Giveaway’…

Appomendations #4 – The Must Haves!

Like always, we’re back with some more cool stuff for your smartphone, this time with a list of must-haves. Also, today Appomendations gets a Month Older!! Thanks to all the readers, but we want to start a conversation – you could tell us how we could improve, ask us to feature your favorite app, if it’s not yet here and much more! Get in touch!

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Download: MobiShield Antivirus from Ovi Store

There are a lot of gadgets around us these days and smartphones are increasing by the day, storing a lot of personal, sensitive information. What happens when this data is leaked or gets corrupted due to malware or virus? Frustration and shock. Here is something that you can do – get an antivirus. We are talking about MobiShield from TrustMobi, so that you can keep a check on those…

Introducing Appomendations – Top 6 Apps for your Symbian

We’ve been spending our time for days looking at some good apps that you can use on your new Symbian phones. And from now on, we would compile a weekly list of 6 must-try apps called ‘Appomendations’, for you to test over the 6 days of the week, published every Sunday, so you know where to look up, eh?