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Awhile back, I posted a link to Nokia Beta Labs about the new Maps Loader as a beta. Well they have just announced that it has graduated.

So head on over and get it.  This makes downloading and controlling maps much easier.  And if you are a casual licence user the ability to buy maps via your pc before you go on that weekend away will be a big improvement.

and here is the direct link to save you naffing around the nokia website.

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Betalabs says..

Major fixes in the release version:

• Vista 64 issue is fixed
• S40 support added
• Included pc suite drivers in the installer that should make maploader independent from PC Suite
• Many, many bug fixes

Tags: gps, n95, nokia by Me
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I sent out a tweet to someone this afternoon about software I have installed on my N95 and then realised that I hadn’t updated the Software page in a while.

So a few minutes later I managed to have a quick look through my phone and tidied up the page. The only thing I removed was a link to a bit of Nokia betalabs software which they pulled about a month ago. Pity I did like it, but it was unstable and they have canned development.

So click on the N95 8gb link above or here to find what is still on my phone and why I use it.

Also please feel free to let me know if I am missing something that is a must have.

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Those boys and girls have been busy at Nokia Betalabs, and have released a new chat toy to play with.

“Nokia Chat is a Presence and IM client that integrates to your Contacts Application. It can do automated presence based on your location too. Way it works is that you just save landmarks you want to broadcast and boom - in no time you’ll be saying things without typing anything. Do visit our web page to find out more details.”

Of course this requires a nokia account to set up and some sort of strange double handling to get my gtalk users on as well.  So not sure just how usable it will be.  But if all your friends are on Nokia’s it might just work. But then it is a beta app as well, and most of the feedback seems to say that the app is good, but that the addition of different users is a pain.

I think it might be time to secure that Nokia Account user name anyway just so you have the heads up for some of the things that are coming.

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Came across an App and the database for getting Speed Camera warnings on your mobile phone.  This is a great idea as I use the GPS on my phone as the my main GPS (yes I am that sad I have more than 1, The Asus R2H has OziExplorer and topo maps for going off road and is not always in the car!, the phone is!)

“This application provides a speed camera warning system for suitable Series 60 3ed phones. It is designed to operate either in conjunction with Nokia Maps, or in the background (e.g. whilst using another application or in standby) and popup to the foreground with an audio visual alert, then return to the background”

http://mcbiskits1.googlepages.com/

(Note it is not currently a Signed app, so that may put some users off)

and the database (covering most of the world inc Australia is here)

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Cameras

I will try and install it on the weekend and give you a working report.

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(update  — AllaboutSymbian have a great over view.. well worth the read here)

Well its been a busy few hours in the press release world for both Symbian and Nokia.

Nokia are going to purchase around 52 percent of Symbian shares it does not already own.   And then with that purchase they have also announced….

http://symbianfoundation.org/

“Open software is the basic building block for delivering this future.
With this in mind, industry leaders are coming together to establish Symbian Foundation, to bring to life a shared vision and to create the most proven, open and complete mobile software platform - available for free. To achieve this, the foundation will unify Symbian, S60, UIQ and
MOAP(S) software to create an unparalleled open software platform for converged mobile devices, enabling the whole mobile ecosystem to accelerate innovation.”

Now this is a big heads up to the following players, Apple with their SDK, MS with the Windows Mobile and Google with Android.  Consider the companies that the new Symbian Foundation has on board already…

docomo, ericsson, fujituse, lg, mororola, saumsung, sony plus telcos such as at&t (taking each way money with IPhone as well as Nokia) vodaphone, orange and others.

Now with a unified development application environment in play over the next year or so leveraging off the large market share that Symbian already has and then shifting development into the OS Community Nokia have managed to pull of what I think is a very clever and long term strategic development.

Watch this space kiddies… mobile is going to get much more interesting yet.

Tags: Mobile, apple, nokia by Me
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