Flight Control now available on OVI store

World's favourite game Flight Control makes its way to Nokia's OVI store and gets an initial bonus for the buyers as well.

Flight Control, a popular video game developed by Japanese manufacturer Namco, has finally made it to the Nokia's OVI store. 

Unlike the Angry Birds, the Flight Control has always been on the little subtler side but has been a major hit in comparison with other games.

This game requires the user to play the role of a flight or airport controller whose only job is to keep the skies clear. He also has to take care of the planes that come from all around the world and ensure their safe landing. 

Ovi Store becomes Nokia Services

With the ongoing rebranding exercise, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2012, it is highly unlikely that Nokia will be interested in launching Windows based smartphones.

Nokia's Ovi Store will be re-branded as Nokia Services starting in July and August. The Finnish handset maker, however, promises that there will be no change in its store services.

"We have made the decision to change our service branding from Ovi to Nokia. By centralising our services under one brand, not two, we will reinforce the powerful master brand of Nokia and unify our brand architecture — while continuing to deliver compelling opportunities and experiences for partners and consumers alike," said Nokia in an official communiqué.

Google Maps for Android gets update

Additional details for places, search history, and many more such features are included in the new update of Google Maps.

Google Maps, a free navigation service on Android, has added Search History functionality in a bid to give users an enriching experience. Along with that, now all the places of interest marked on Google Maps come with added information detailing the areas.

Google Maps has recently added a host of other functionalities such as Latitude information and Turn by Turn navigation.

The beta version of Google Maps has also come up with a Destination Not There feature that allows users to report issues with the navigation system. This will help other users and will also help Google to give more accurate navigation in future.

Other functionality like Latitude, 3 Dimensional View and Hotspots will continue to be part of Google Maps.

There is no news on the offline version of Google Maps that, like Nokia Ovi maps, would allow users to browse navigation without having an active internet connection.

Ovi Maps' updated V3.07 version available for download

After offline navigation, Ovi maps bring in a host of new features with the experimental beta release available on the Nokia Beta labs.

After bringing offline navigation through its 3.06 version, Nokia's Ovi Maps has now been updated that brings a host of other new features. 

The Ovi Maps 3.07 version brings a new feature, Predictive Text for Place and Location Search, which even works in offline mode. The feature speeds up the navigation process by giving suggestions to the user. For example, if you type De, Ovi Map will suggest you places' name matching with the word combination such as Delhi, Dehradun etc.

The home screen of the application has been revamped with shortcuts for Drive, Maps, Places and Check In for easy one touch access. In the navigation mode, users can toggle between then map modes (Drive, Maps, Places and Check In) too.

Users can also review the whole course of travel within the route overview area. 

The Ovi Maps 3.07 version comes with a new page design and contents such as reviews, picture, opinions and much more from websites like TripAdvisor, HRS, Expedia additionally to Lonely Planet, Michelin guides, TimeOut, which were providing content earlier. 

All this and better integration with social networking websites, such as Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, and Friendster, allow users to share information with their friends.