The Ovi Store was scheduled to go offline on Monday, March 29, 2010 from 05:45 EDT until 15:30 EDT while Nokia make updates and enhancements. No additional details were provided on upcoming features, so I guess we’ll find out when it comes back online.

I hope part of this update is the inclusion of paid apps on the Nokia N900. Two months ago, Angry Birds extra level was offered for $3 through the N900′s Ovi Store, but was taken out when a breach let some users download it for free. I haven’t seen other paid apps since then.

Here’s the message from the Ovi Store Team,

Dear Store Users and Publishers,

We’ll be making updates and enhancements to Ovi Store and the Ovi Publisher tools this week that will require us to take these services offline:

Ovi Publish:
On Sunday, March 28, 2010 from 08:00 GMT / 04:00 EDT / 01:00 PDT until Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 19:30 GMT / 15:30 EDT / 12:30 PST, Ovi Publish will undergo maintenance and will not be available to publishers.

Ovi Store:
On Monday, March 29, 2010 from 09:45 GMT / 05:45 EDT / 02:45 PDT until 19:30 GMT / 15:30 EDT / 12:30 PDT Ovi Store will undergo maintenance and will not be available to users.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience as we work to enhance the Ovi Store and Ovi Publish experiences. We’ll resume both services as quickly as possible.

Sincerely,

Eric and the Ovi Store Team