Nokia announced that the Ovi Store has 2.3 million downloads per day. Seventy developers and publishers have surpassedh the million download mark. Nokia has updated the Ovi Store with new features that premiered on the Nokia N8.
Nokia has new development tools and benefits, such as free Java and Symbian signing, in-app purchase and beta in-app advertising programs, improved revenue share and advanced developer analytics.
The improvements to the Nokia Qt Software Development Kit (SDK) have resulted in a 70% reduction in the number of code lines required when developing for the company's family of Symbian smartphones.
Ovi Maps has expanded around the world and the integration of more new features. Walk and drive navigation is available in 78 countries and 46 languages and includes public transit details in more than 80 cities, and features such as check-in that supports location as the new social connector. Every day, maps usage is the equivalent of driving around the world 80 times.
There are 11 million tracks in the Ovi Music catalog. Nokia is the largest single source of digital downloaded music revenue in Brazil, Mexico, India, Finland and South Africa.
Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat have surpassed 17 million accounts. Nokia Messaging currently delivers push email and instant messaging to an active user base of 4 million people, and new social networking features on the Nokia N8 and other new Symbian-powered devices enhance Facebook and Twitter with a more seamless experience.
Nokia claims "Ovi is designed to be the perfect complement to a Nokia device. It connects the real world with what is relevant in the digital world - resulting in an enriched mobile lifestyle marked by easy access to popular apps and games, the world's best maps, millions of locally relevant music choices, great messaging capabilities, and information tools for everyday life in emerging markets."
