As of October 1 2010 Nokia will discontinue OVI Files, according to an email send out to OVI users. Nokia recommend it’s users “to uninstall the Ovi Files Connector installed.” According to them this won’t affect the files on your PC, but you will loose online mirroring of files already on your PC or Mac:

“You will not lose any files as a result of this service discontinuation. Ovi Files simply creates an ‘online mirror’ of the files saved on your Windows PC or Mac, so your original files will remain intact. The files on your computer are always treated as the master version, even if some are selected as ‘Anytime Files.”

Instead of backing up to the cloud, Nokia strangely recommends using OVI Suite, which falls in a totally different category.

If you still need online backup, there are plenty of free choice out there including Windows Live SkyDrive and ADrive.

Did you use OVI Files a lot? WIll you miss it?

If you still don’t have a N900, this might be one of the best opportunities to get one. You can get the N900 for a low $199 price. All you need to do is buy it for $475 and receive $280 plus additional trade-in dollars, when you trade in your old phone. Do remember to use the code: n900280. Go here to get this deal.

Via: My Nokia Blog

If you use the N900, you probably know gPodder, an extremely good podcasting client for the Maemo 5, so good in fact we that we picked it as 1 of our top 10 must-have apps for the N900.

The developer behind gPodder,Thomas Perl, has integrated notification support into the latest gPodder as you can see from the image above. Another welcome addition is MAFW support. What this basically means that:

“gPodder now listens to MAFW and also talks to it at times. MAFW is the backend of the Media Player application, and you profit in two ways from this integration:

• The last playback position and duration of an episode are displayed in gPodder and synchronized to gpodder.net
• Playback can be resumed even with the Media Player application”

The updated version is still in the Extras-Testing catalog, but judging by the popularity of the app, testing should in record time releasing out of the testing phase.  In the mean time, test, review and vote on the package.

There’s also a gPodder application for Windows and MAC, which has been my podcasting client of choice for Windows 7. You can download that here.

Remember our The Nokia Guide and Dataviz contest? Well we’re doing it again! We are teaming up with our friends at Dataviz to bring you another contest, this time for a chance to win a license for the new Documents To Go Premium Edition, the editing version of the popular Documents To Go office application. We have 3 licenses here, so three of you will walk away with your copy.

It’s very easy to enter the contest. Now that DTG Premium edition is able to edit Word and Excel files (Both Office 2007 and 2010), simply leave a comment below telling us (and Dataviz) what you like the most about Documents To Go for the N900 or what features you would like to see in future versions. The 3 best answers will win a license, it’s that simple.

The contest starts today (30th of August) and ends on the 17th of September. Good Luck!

Today I  heard the great news that I’’ll be attending Nokia World 2010, thanks to our friends at WOMWorld/Nokia! If you’re a Nokia fan, Nokia World is THE place to be, that one event held once a year showcasing the latest and greatest from Nokia. Basically all the devices and services you’d want to have and use right after the show.

The event will be held at the ICC London ExCeL in London on the 14 and 15 of September. Expect great coverage from The Nokia Guide, as we’ll ask all the questions, take lots of pictures, get information on the latest devices, services and applications and try to sneak in an interview or two.

Who can you expect to see in London?

1.Leading up to Nokia World 2010, WOMWorld/Nokia and several other bloggers and Nokia enthusiasts have put together a meet up to be held at WOMWorld/Nokia (1000Heads) HQ (44 Great Windmill Street, London,W1D 7NB)  on the 13th of September between 3pm and 7pm. An updated list of attendees can be found here.

2.The OVI Blog also held a competition, where 3 winners were chosen and now a total of 6 winners will join us in London.

3.The WOMWorld/Nokia team

4.Several Nokia Bloggers like @MarkGuim from TheNokiaBlog, @Nirave from mobile-users.net, @worldofnokia (Dan) from Worldofnokia.co.uk, @MichaelxHell from Fonearena.com, @MickyFin from Nokiausers.net/ NokiaDNA.com, @v4ibhav from thehandheldblog.com,  just to name a few. (Contact me to update the list)

SO there you go, two great events in one very short time frame. Who else is attending Nokia World this year?

Remember to send in your questions or things you’d like us to cover at Nokia World 2010! See you there.

A bit of bad news for N900 owners, as I’ve gotten confirmation from a Nokia employee that Flash 10.1 is not planned for the N900 and will NOT be released for the device. One of the first devices to support the full Flash experience, in this case Flash 9.4, the N900 seems to have been forgotten and is quickly falling being as Flash 10.1 is already available. Making things even worse is the fact that some Flash 10.1 won’t run on 9.4 devices, eventhough technically it could.

There’s a huge thread about this at Maemo.org, signaling how important this is to the N900 community. There’s no doubt that MeeGo devices will be getting Flash 10.1 and beyond, but why forget about the N900? This little news is a bit of shock to us, especially when you consider the fact that N900 was the very first device demoed running Flash 10.1!!! We’ve talked about this in an earlier post.

We really hope Nokia gets its act together and still decide to change this decision.

What is your take on this sad news?

Well, technically it’s about 56.93GB of total storage, since the way electronic devices process these Gigabytes is different. So in reality that 32GB SanDisk microSDHC card is actually more like 29.8GB. Same thing can be said for the N900’s built-in 32GB, minus a few system files of course.

Thanks to our friends at MobileFun, we’ve gotten our hands on the new Sandisk 32GB microSDHC, the SDSDQ-032G-A11M to be exact. Putting this into N900 adds A LOT to the already impressive storage amount available on the N900. So yes, that’s 57 GB(!) of storage, on a mobile device! Stay tuned for our full review.

Thanks to NokNok.tv, we now have what could to be the full specs of the first MeeGo device, which we are not ready to call the N9 just yet. We still have to get some confirmation on the exact name. With specs like these and an operating system like MeeGo, it would be extremely difficult for us to recommend the N8 over this device.  Although somebody who takes a lot of pictures should consider the N8. This could be simply be wishful thinking, but the specs seem about right.

Operating System: MeeGo^1
Screen Resolution: 1280×720
Screen Color Depth: 24 bit
Screen Size: 4.0 inch
Display Technology: AMOLED (RGB)
Thickness: 14.2 mm
Weight: 150 g
Input Method: Touch Screen and Slide-out QWERTY Keyboard
Data Bearers: WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n, HSPA+, WCDMA, EGPRS, EDGE
CPU Type: ARM Cortex-A8
CPU Clock Rate: 1 GHz
Graphics Processor: SGX540
Flash Technology: Adobe Flash 10.1
Camera Resolution: 4000×3000
CMOS Sensor: 1/1.7 inch
Camera Focal length: 28 mm
Video Recording Resolution: 1280*720
Video Recording Frame Rate: 30 fps
Mass Storage Memory: 64 GB
NAND Memory: 1 GB
SDRAM Memory: 512 MB
Maximum Memory Card Size: 32 GB
Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI mini C Connector, Micro-USB(OTG), etc
Battery: 1320 mAh

So, you bought the N900, what’s next? With news about MeeGo devices being announced soon, the obvious question remains: Will the N900 get MeeGo? Or will I need to buy a new handset to enjoy MeeGo? Here are are reasons why we think it the N900 might get the full MeeGo treatment.

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Nokia has said on many occasions that the original Booklet 3G, was just them dipping their toes in the water. With MeeGo set to be unveiled on Nokia hardware we should see follow-up devices unveiled by the end of the year for an early2011 release. From what we are hearing we might actually see two devices: a successor to the Booklet 3G  and a keyboard-less tablet running, no surprises here: MeeGo. While we have no clue as to what we can expect from a tablet, we do have an idea as to where Nokia might be taking the booklet.

1.Backlit keys: Nokia is offering the Booklet 3G as a premium device, hence the price, build quality and features. Nokia has also said that they plan on lowering the price, but we expect the follow-up to keep all of its premium features and add some new ones like back-lit keys, a distinguishing feature among premium notebooks, that is slowly entering the sub-$1000 price range, like the Alienware M11x.

2.Nvidia ION 2 with Optimus Technology: The Booklet 3G is equipped with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 which struggles with 720p and 1080 video, making it virtually unplayable. Any form of 3D gaming is only reserved for the most basic titles. The inability to play high-def video makes the inclusion of a HDMI port less useful. Adding Nvidia ION 2 makes playing HD video an effortless task, while Optimus means two video cards: An Nvidia dedicated video card and a power-saving Intel card. This way it will automatically switch between the two card to save battery.

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