It’s been three months since the Nokia Ovi Store launched, and the mobile provider finally released download numbers on Thursday. Since May 26th, the Ovi Store has only had ten million downloads. Nokia has said that the average user has downloaded six items, resulting in only 1.67 million users using the store. These numbers, in comparison to the App Store’s 100 million downloads in two months, aren’t exactly appealing.
It’s important to note that that sales went up 50% from July to August, so there is still hope for the service. Fortunately, as announced yesterday, Nokia will be releasing developer tools to have more applications made for their store. Additionally, three new languages (Portuguese, French and simplified Chinese) will be supported by the end of the year. Nokia has also bumped their quota up to 500 applications will be approved every week.
The Sidekick Download Catalog has updated today with additions of both Facebook and Twitter applications. The applications are available for the 2008 Sidekick, Sidekick LX, and Sidekick Slide.
The Facebook application is free of charge, although the Twitter application does not share the same fate, costing a rather pricey $2 a month.
The 2009 Sidekick came pre-packaged with these applications.
A new Verizon rebate sheet has been leaked and among the various offers valid from September 9 through October 3, one can easily spot two new phones, the HTC Touch Pro2 and the Nokia Twist. The HTC Touch Pro2 is going to cost you $199.99 with a new contract starting with September 11 while the Twist will cost you $149.99 with a new contract starting with September 13. If you’re not exactly thrilled by any of these phones then just check the sheet. I’m sure you’ll find at least one phone that will fit your needs in it.
I am sure by now you know that Windows Mobile 6.5 will be officially unveiled on October 6. What does that mean for your current Windows Mobile phone? Well in case you own or you’re planning to get a Touch Pro2, Diamond2 or Snap, all made by HTC, then you should know these phones are going to be eligible for Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrades.
Lars Christian Weisswange, Regional Director for HTC Germany, Austria and Switzerland has confirmed that the upgrades will be free of charge and you’ll also get the latest version of TouchFLO 3D when you complete your upgrade. Anyone truly excited about Windows Mobile 6.5 phones?
While Palm might have stopped the webOS 1.2 leakage, that doesn’t mean you can’t check out webOS 1.2 in action. The video above was made by one lucky webOS 1.2 owner. As you can see the new OS version will let you copy and paste both text and graphics. You can also save images and copy URLs now and the zoom features has been definitely improved. Search email is now available and I’m sure some of you have been requesting this feature a lot. And it looks like the LEDs in the gesture area could be enabled to offer notifications but you’d have to do it yourself (not included in the video above.)
What’s you experience with webOS 1.2? Have you installed it already on your Pre? Palm will probably release the new OS soon as they’re definitely getting ready to launch the App Catalog.
It’s been three months since the Nokia Ovi Store launched, and the mobile provider finally released download numbers on Thursday. Since May 26th, the Ovi Store has only had ten million downloads. Nokia has said that the average user has downloaded six items, resulting in only 1.67 million users using the store. These numbers, in comparison to the App Store’s 100 million downloads in two months, aren’t exactly appealing.
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