I believe that Nokia offered the Ovi Files Macintosh Connector prior to today, but the product manager of Ovi Files is just now touting the service. Like its PC counterpart, the Mac Connector allows for file sharing and synchronization from a Mac to the Ovi Files service:
- Remotely access the files stored on your OS X 10.5 (Leopard) based Mac from your mobile phone or web browser
- Send files to your friends, even if they don’t use Ovi
- Create an online mirror of content stored on your Mac using our Anytime Files feature
Sounds like similar functionality to Microsoft’s Windows Live Mesh and the other usual suspects in this space — Dropbox, ZumoDrive, SugarSync, and more.
At one point, Nokia was charging for the service: $80 a year for 10GB and $150 annually for 30GB. However, I recently read that Nokia decided to make the service free with 10GB of space. While it’s optimized for Nokia handsets, you don’t need one to use the service. That means if you need an online storage and synchronization service for PCs or Macs, this might fit the bill — without a bill.
I did just sign up for the service, but I’m not going to try the Mac Connector. I’m prepping myself to go on a Mac diet for a few weeks to get the full Microsoft Windows 7 immersion experience. I’ll have access to the final build tomorrow, so today is my transition day — I’m working all day on my Toshiba NB205 with the external monitor on Windows XP.
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