Nokia Ovi Store • Free Access

Launched in May 2009, the (pronounced "oh-vee," meaning "door" in Finnish) was a one-stop digital content shop for Nokia devices. It was designed to distribute applications, games, themes, ringtones, wallpapers, and even video content directly to Symbian^1, S60, and later, Maemo-based smartphones.

When the Ovi Store debuted, it was available in over and launched with roughly 20,000 items . Unlike the Apple App Store, which focused almost exclusively on applications, Nokia’s marketplace offered a wider variety of "objects," including ringtones, wallpapers, and video trailers. nokia ovi store

: While Apple focused on credit card billing, Nokia leveraged its carrier relationships to offer operator billing Launched in May 2009, the (pronounced "oh-vee," meaning