Nokia has confirmed that it is ending the Ovi branding on its services and streamlining them by simply calling everything by its Nokia moniker.

So no more Ovi Maps, Ovi Store or anything else Ovi (was there anything else of note anyway?) -...

There are ludicrous amounts of Christmas-themed apps coming our way this festive season ranging from Chrimbo countdowns to elf-themed video greetings and yuletide fireplace simulators. However, here at Pocket-lint, many of our fave apps are games (step...

Our series of festive-themed apps continues with an app which might just help some of the poorest people in the world and in doing so, sums up the Christmas spirit - as it's all about the giving.

There are plenty of charities that run this...

Tech fans with a penchant for X Factor must have felt that they have struck gold.

Not only did Pocket-lint recently bring you news of Gear4's X Factor Karaoke Party Box, we're now bringing you news of a new Ovi X Factor app for your Nokia handset.

It...

We always like to provide you, the Pocket-lint loyal reader, with mobile phone apps that give decent longevity. However some apps are only meant to last for a blink of an eye, but in doing so hopefully prove super-useful, and this is just one of those.

Ovi by Nokia has pulled off a bit of a coup, with Tesco choosing that platform to launch its mobile shopping app. Although the UK supermarket giant made its Clubcard app available on iPhone, BlackBerry and other operating systems on its debut, the...

With the recent launch of the iPhone 4, and the multitude of apps available for the handset it's easy to forget some of the offerings from rival companies.

So we thought we'd fill you in on some of the apps available from the Nokia's OVI...

Skype and Nokia have announced that a fully fledged version of its Skype app on the Symbian ^1 platform is available to download from the Ovi Store.

Although Skype has actually been available on Symbian S60 devices in its beta version for some...

Sky and Nokia have announced that they've built an application that'll allow you to watch Sky Sports on your Nokia handset, and that it's available in the Ovi Store now. The app also offers remote recording and the ability to check Sky News and Sky...

We're not sure what the thinking is behind this new advert from Nokia to promote its Ovi app store - maybe if you can't beat them, then you can still out-cute them?

The animation - that you can see by hitting play on the video box above - sees...

If you bagged a Symbian-based phone for Christmas then congratulations - you've joined around half of the global smartphone market in terms of OS market share. While new Nokia owners would do well to check out the manufacturer's own Ovi Store for apps...

Nokia's Ovi Store, its version of the iPhone's App Store, is due to get a major refresh in the spring of 2010.

It seems the current version of the store was just a "stopgap" measure from the Finns, bringing together its various download...

The Nokia people behind the Ovi Store have gotten a heady whiff of the Christmas spirit and are offering free apps throughout December.

Each day this month, a new app will be available to download for free for touchscreen Nokia devices,...

Shazam has announced the launch of a new application for Nokia users. Available via the Ovi Store, the move echoes the recent Shazam Encore "premium" app launched for the iPhone platform.

The "enhanced" Shazam app includes extra features and...

Windows Live Messenger is now available via the Nokia Messaging Chat application straight from compatible phone's homescreens.

This first instalment of Windows Live Messenger for Nokia Messaging includes tabbed chat windows, the ability...