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Nokia’s App Store rival, Ovi Store, has now officially launched everywhere. Announced back in February, Nokia’s mobile application store offers a 70/30 revenue split to developers and a lot of tasty apps for owners of over 50 different Nokia (Symbian) devices.

As far as the app selection goes, it’s currently a far cry from the iPhone app store, which is a bit sad considering that Symbian has been around a lot longer than iPhone. But that’s just the way it is, and Nokia will just have to deal with it; with Symbian still being the leading open mobile platform, I’m sure the Ovi Store will attract a lot of interest from both users and developers.

In fact, the interest is obviously bigger than Nokia had anticipated, because they’re off to a sluggish start, with the Store currently ranging from slow to completely unresponsive.

The requirement, which applies to 13 product types, was due to come into effect this month. But in a formal notice issued late last month, the government announced that its introduction would be postponed until May 2010. The Shanghai office of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW.COM, subsequently received confirmation from China's certification agency that the scheme will be restricted to those products being supplied to the government.

Suppliers targeting companies and consumers in China will not need to comply with the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) scheme, according to the Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA).

The announcement in 2007 that the CCC scheme would apply to "information security" products provoked strong criticism from IT trade bodies. The scheme applied to 13 product areas, including firewalls, secure routers, operating systems, backup and recovery tools and anti-spam software. Without the mandatory certification, China indicated that "no products shall be allowed to be put into the market within the territory of China".

Certification requires factory visits, product testing in government-approved laboratories and adherence to a series of national security standards. The scheduling of the process suggests that certification of a product could take 100 days or more.

European trade body EICTA, whose members include Cisco, Dell, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and Intel, accused China of erecting "unnecessary obstacles to international trade." EICTA said that the government had failed to articulate any legitimate policy objective by introducing the measures.

"There is no other country in the world that relies on national security standards and related conformity assessments because there are global standards already in use today," it said in a position paper published last June.

"China's proposed Regulations depart from internationally accepted standards and norms," said the paper. "No country has ever regulated the sale or importation of computer security products for the commercial market in the manner proposed by the Chinese regulations."

Following the criticisms from EICTA and others, the CNCA announced that the CCC scheme would be delayed. It issued a formal notice of adjustment on 29th April – but that notice was ambiguous, according to technology lawyers in the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices of Pinsent Masons.

"The one-year delay gave some breathing space to vendors, but what wasn’t clear was the scope," said Hong Kong lawyer Stephanie Wong. "It was widely assumed that the scheme would apply just as widely as before. But there was a single sentence in the notice that hinted at a restriction in scope. We've now had confirmation from CNCA that the scheme will be scaled back drastically, meaning it applies only to public procurement. Clearly that will be a great relief for suppliers." Source...

Vopium, the leading international mobile communications company, has launched its award winning mobile VoIP application on the Android Market. The application follows the recent launch of Vopium on the iPhone App StoreSM and BlackBerry App World™ and cements Vopium’s commitment to offering mobile users worldwide a cheaper, high quality international communications channel.

To download the application, users simply search for Vopium in the Android Market. Once downloaded, Vopium seamlessly integrates with the address book and intelligently recognises international numbers, automatically re-routing calls via the Vopium gateway. Using 3G, GSM, and GPRS networks, Vopium ensures that all international calls are made using the cheapest method available while also preserving the highest level of call quality. Users who download and register Vopium from Android Market will receive 30 minutes of free calls and 30 free text messages (SMS).

Vopium CEO, Tanveer Sharif said “Vopium on Android adds another string to our bow and means that even more people across the world can now easily make cheaper international calls whilst also enjoying the same high call quality they are used to experiencing through their operators.”

Vopium: The Key Facts

-Vopium is compatible with more than 500 handsets across Java, Symbian, BlackBerry RIM, and Windows Mobile, as well as offering complete applications for the iPhone App StoreSM , BlackBerry App World™ and Android Market
- Vopium is free to download at www.vopium.com
- Vopium re-routes international calls as a local call to a Vopium gateway and then via global traffic carriers as ordinary voice traffic in order to ensure voice quality
- All new users are given 30 minutes of talk time and 30 international SMS for free
- Calling internationally with Vopium can result in up to 90 percent savings versus traditional carrier rates; for an overview of current pricing, visit: http://vopium.com/tariff
- Calls made through Vopium are always routed using the cheapest method while preserving the highest quality
- Vopium Wi-Fi users can call each other around the world for free
- Vopium users keep their own mobile number and SIM card, and maintain their numeric identity when making calls
- When a user calls from their home country, a local rate may be applied by their operator
- When calling from abroad a roaming charge will be applied by the subscriber’s operator
- Wi-Fi calls made with Vopium will not incur additional charges from a subscriber’s operator

About Vopium:
Vopium is a carrier-grade mobile telephony service designed to offer affordable and reliable international calls from any mobile handset. By using the Vopium application on their mobile to make calls from their home country, consumers and businesses alike can save up to 90% on international mobile and land-line calls. Unlike more restrictive mobile VoIP solutions, Vopium supports hundreds of handsets across Java, Symbian, RIM, Windows Mobile and iPhone. Vopium uses intelligent routing and connection technology which automatically and seamlessly delivers the lowest cost connection for any international call. Vopium has offices in London, Copenhagen, Luxembourg and Pakistan. Vopium was recently awarded the Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award. Vopium is listed on NYSE Euronext (MVLOP). To learn more, visit Vopium.