Last year, Nokia bought Avvenu, which offered an anonymously-named product that allowed users to access and share files from a cell phone, PDA or smartphone. The mobile phone giant has just re-launched Avvenue, now called Files, as part of its Ovi group of online services. "Ovi" means "door" in Finnish. The service is a door to a variety of online applications, including Files (of course), N-Gage gaming, a music service, online maps, and other social networking services. As with Avvenue, Files - a subscription service - lets you view, download and send digital content stored on your personal computer, right from a mobile phone. There's no planning ahead or uploading to Web sites required; with Files you're simply accessing your entire computer directly from your mobile. So it lets you browse, search and view photos, Adobe...
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