After killing off Ovi Music in January, the new Nokia is shedding its old image, rebranding all its live Ovi services as “Nokia services.” That means the Ovi app store will just be known as the Nokia app store. [NokiaConversations] More »

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The free Skype app for Symbian smartphones is now available from Nokia’s Ovi store.

If you’re trying to keep track of how all the app stores are performing in relation to each other (or are otherwise just a stats geek), this one ought to make your day. Nokia has just released a pocketful of statistics regarding their app store, Ovi, detailing just how well it was doing as of the end of February.

Cheer up, all Nokia users. Here is some great news; for all you guys; that I found on a blog when hunting for some information on cell phone applications –Nokia’s re-download lost application option!

Bringing you the excerpts directly from the blog post:

“Have you lost or deleted any of your Nokia application due to some odd reason? You don’t have to worry anymore. Nokia now allow its users to re-download purchased applications, with the *only* provision that you are re-downloading onto the same device from where you had originally purchased the application. Below is a video demonstrating how it works.”
Many times users end up formatting the memory cards due to some kind of bug troubling their devices. This re-download option from the Ovi Store might be very useful and save some money too. But if you end up losing or damaging your old cell phone, you will end up paying to have all your previously-purchased apps downloaded for the new handset.“

Those who are unaware about Nokia’s application store, here’s an update on that. Nokia had launched its Ovi store in a few countries early this year, with N97 as the first Nokia phone to have an integrated Ovi store. Son after Nokia, had its Ovi stores in all the countries. For first time users, all you have to do is to refresh your download and find the Nokia Ovi store there.

Although the Nokia Ovi store came late, it managed to catch up with group of other application stores. And now with this refreshing Nokia application hitting the market, Nokia sure has some advantage to it. Having an application store is always a good way to keep the users happy by providing some useful and power applications.

Watch the video demonstrating how to download and use the Nokia application here.

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