Espoo, Finland - Finnish cell phone maker Nokia is expanding its data services. The new version of its portal Ovi. com allows for synchronisation of appointments, contacts and notes, as well as photos and videos, between a PC and the Nokia cell phone.

It also allows users to use their cell phones to access data stored on a PC. Ovi. com is available in an official beta version, Nokia announced in Espoo. All services are free with the beta version, a corporate spokesman indicated.

Nokia is providing users with new services like Ovi Sync, the Nokia Ovi PC suite and Files on Ovi. The Nokia Ovi PC suite allows for files and information to be copied from a Nokia telephone to a computer, such as to store content.

Photos and videos can also be moved by drag and drop using the Share on Ovi service. That's a free service released by Nokia back in the spring for the preparation of personal content on the Internet.

Nokia's Files on Ovi application allows users to use an internet- ready cell phone or PC to access files on another computer. Users can also take advantage of the Anytime Files service.

It provides the user with a personal storage area on the internet for access at any time. Anytime Files is based on software by Avvenu, a software maker acquired by Nokia in December 2007. (dpa)