Nokia’s Ovi Store Is Offering a new application

Nokia has opened it’s own Ovi Store . The Ovi Store contains bulk amount of mobile content , free and paid applications.

Nokia has opened this Ovi store to probably compete with Apple applications store. Infact the move seems to have been motivated by Apple’s success. Apple has seen paramount success with about 1 billion applications downloaded with in first year of its launch. Nokia is aiming to capture that market, hopefully it will.



After suffering a net loss of $979.7 million in it’s first quarter (Jan- Mar) 2009, its a crucial move by Nokia and it may provide them with some respite from the slowdown. It will be interesting to see how people will react to Ovi.

Mobile users who are fond of greeting cards can now be delighted. Nokia’s Ovi Store offers a new application called Touch note for Mobile which will bring cell phone cameras to optimal use. The application enables users to transform digital photos into actual greeting cards that can be shared anywhere in the world with family and friends.

By clicking a new image or using an existing image from the phone, the user can write down a message and eventually create a greeting card. By adding the receiver’s address, this card can then be sent in the post from the mobile handset using WiFi or the mobile’s data connection.

Raam Thakrar, CEO of Touchnote remarked, “Touchnote for Mobile takes the best of both worlds, combining the ease of use, speed and personalization possible in the virtual world with a physical memento. With our service on their Nokia phones, people will be able to easily create their own personal greeting cards on the move by taking photos, adding a personal message and postal address and then simply uploading this to us for next-day distribution. Our online service has proved hugely popular and we’re delighted to launch Touchnote for Mobile which will make it even easier for people to capture and share those special – or spontaneous – moments with friends and family through personalized photo cards.”

Touchnote for Mobile application will run on all Series 60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and 2 phones including 5630 Xpress, E71, N78, N79, N81, 8GB N81, N82, N85, N95, 8GB N95 and N96.

A free download of the application is available from the Nokia Ovi Store. In addition, the greeting cards will be offered as credit bundles, with 1 card for a price of £3, 2 cards for a price of £5 or 5 cards for a price of £10.