Nokia’s Ovi Suite several hours ago has got a new version number (3.0 beta) and a new interface, so you can more easily manage your phone’s music and maps from your PC. Below are the official changelog and the official video, watch it, after I’ll continue what new features it brings:

Ovi Suite 3.0 Beta comes with the following new features and improvements:

A new, Home view

• Quick access to my content and sync
• Recommended apps, games from Ovi Store
• Recommended music from Ovi Music
• Notifications to update your phone software and to take a backup from your phone
• Smart way to connect to the Internet when you’re without fixed connection or WLAN

Introducing Ovi Music

• Full playback controls
• Discover and download your favourites from the millions of tracks available on Ovi
• Drag and drop music to and from your phone
• Ovi Music Unlimited support
• No need for a separate player

Other improvements

• Faster and simpler installation
• Maps view improvements: Single item delete for maps in phone, performance improvements for maps downloading
• Stability and sync: We have focused on improvements for sync and stability

Now after you have met with the included features, you can download the Nokia Ovi Suite 3.0 Beta and install it on your device.

According to the online media, Nokia is preparing a re-branding of its online music store Nokia Music Store. Although the Finnish company has made no official statements, obviously, the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones is going to change the Nokia Music Store into Ovi Music.

But the most interesting fact is that, according to The Symbian Blog, the new Ovi Music will offer its customers music without DRM protection. This means that you can listen to all the songs downloaded by a user with this service on any device that supports the specified format (for example, cell phones from other manufacturers, MP3 players, computers, etc.)

Such intentions are generally consistent with the recent plans of Nokia, according to which the Finnish company is going to attract consumers through improved and even free services, for example, Nokia Ovi Maps. It is unclear, though, that will happen with other music services of Nokia – Comes with Music, for creation and promotion of which the company have invested much effort and money. The exact date of launch of the new Ovi Music is not reported yet. Perhaps this will happen in the next few months, or after the release of first smartphones running Symbian ^ 3.

Nokia did not show its new devices at MWC 2010, but happily told about the future of its services and their current success.
The updated Ovi Maps navigation software, offering navigation in 74 countries in 46 languages, was launched in late January. As of today, the number of downloads has exceeded 3 million. The program is downloaded by 100 thousand users daily.
Comes With Music now operates in 27 countries. The service provides unlimited access to music throughout the entire period of subscription. The average downloads amount is 500 tracks (via iTunes it would cost 450 euros). The Ovi Music catalog includes about 9 million tracks, and the service operates in 33 countries.

Ovi Store was released in May 2009. In 2010 there will be added more languages, a new billing system and a lot of new applications. Every day, 1 million programs are loaded from the store and the number of customers doubles every month.
Ovi mail account creates millions of users every month. It is their first mailbox ever.
Nokia Life Tools for users from developing countries provide access to information on education and agriculture. The service was released in mid-2009 and today it is enjoyed by almost a million people. Nokia Life Tools is working in India and Indonesia, but this year it will be launched in other markets.