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Nokia Ovi logo.

Ovi, announced on August 29, 2007, is the name for Nokia's "umbrella concept" Internet services. Centered on Ovi.com, it is marketed as a "personal dashboard" where users can share photos with friends, download music, maps and games directly to their phones and access third-party services like Yahoo's Flickr photo site. It has some significance in that Nokia is moving deeper into the world of Internet services, where head-on competition with Microsoft, Google and Apple is inevitable.

The services offered through Ovi include the Ovi Store (Nokia's application store), the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, Ovi Mail, the N-Gage mobile gaming platform available for several S60 smartphones, Ovi Share, Ovi Files, and Contacts and Calendar. The Ovi Store, the Ovi application store was launched in May 2009. Prior to opening the Ovi Store, Nokia integrated its software Download! store, the stripped-down MOSH repository and the widget service WidSets into it.

Environmental record

Electronic products such as cell phones impact the environment both during production and after their useful life when they are discarded and turned into electronic waste. According to environmental organization Greenpeace, Nokia has a good track record in limiting the amount of toxic chemicals in its products, supporting recycling, and reducing impact on climate change, compared to other market leaders in the electronics industry. In the 13th Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, Nokia stays in first place with a total score of 7.5/10.

In version 13 of the Guide, Nokia scored maximum points for its voluntary take-back programme, which spans 84 countries with almost 5,000 collection points for end-of-life mobile phones.It also scored top marks for the information it provides on what to do with discarded products. However, the recycling rate of Nokia phones was only 3–5% in 2008, according to a global consumer survey released by Nokia. Nokia scored very well on toxic chemical issues; it launched new models free of PVC at the end of 2005, first products without components containing BFRs from January 2007, and aims to have all new models free of all brominated and chlorinated compounds and antimony trioxide from the beginning of 2010. Nokia scored maximum points for committing to reduce absolute CO2 emissions by a minimum of 10% in 2009 and 18% in 2010 from a baseline year of 2006.Top marks were given for product energy efficiency as all but one of its mobile phone chargers exceed the EPA’s Energy Star requirements by 30–90%. Nokia also provides eco-declarations for all of its products.

Nokia is currently actively researching the use of recycled plastics in their products, which are currently used only in packaging. In an effort to further reduce their environmental impact in the future, Nokia released a new phone concept, Remade, in February 2008.The phone has been constructed of solely recyclable materials. The outer part of the phone is made from recycled materials such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and used car tires. The screen is constructed of recycled glass, and the hinges have been created from rubber tires. The interior of the phone is entirely constructed with refurbished phone parts, and there is a feature that encourages energy saving habits by reducing the backlight to the ideal level, which then allows the battery to last longer without frequent charges.

Research cooperation with universities

Nokia is actively exploring and engaging in open innovation through selective research collaborations with major universities and institutions by sharing resources and leveraging ideas. Current collaborations include:

  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • ETH Zurich, Switzerland
  • Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
  • Stanford University, United States
  • Tampere University of Technology, Finland
  • Tsinghua University, China
  • University of California, Berkeley, United States
  • University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • University of Southern California, United States