As promised by Nokia, the Nokia Ovi Store has been updated with a fresh new look and some new features have also been added and you can check it out on your phone or through your PC by clicking here. Or you may open up your Ovi Store application on your Nokia phone and accept when prompted to install the new software. Also, the Nokia Ovi Contacts application has been updated and is available for S60 5th edition products and the new features in the Ovi Contacts version 1.5 can be found below as well as a link to download it.

The Nokia Ovi Contacts application has had an update and in Ovi Contacts 1.5 there are two major improvements. The first one is that users will now see a pop-up note whenever there are any incoming chat messages and the other is that there are now two more file types for sharing through Ovi Contacts 1.5 and these are contact cards and presentations.

If you want to download and try Nokia Ovi Contacts 1.5, click here although you should be advised that this application is for S60 5th Edition phones.

The Nokia Ovi Store meanwhile has also been updated with improvements to its rating system (from 3 stars to 5 star), desktop browsing and also increase in product information to make buying applications easier and more effective for users.

The rating system is fairly straightforward with many users complaining that a 3 star rating system was not clear enough and requesting a change in the Nokia Ovi Store. Now with a 5 star rating system it is easier to establish how highly (or lowly) an application is rated by users. Another change made is that only users who have actually downloaded an application may rate it or post a review, additionally the reviewer’s device and date of the review is also mentioned so you can establish its relevance.

The improvement in desktop browsing is that you can now quickly choose your Nokia phone with the “Nokia Mobile Device Selector” and therefore find apps that are relevant for you even when you are not logged in at the Ovi Store.

The last change is that there is now more detailed information regarding the application in Nokia Ovi Store so that you may have a better understanding of what the application does before you download it.