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Nokia Map Loader 2.0 beta

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Stuart Houghton
on June 19, 2008
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map_loader_136.jpgNokia’s Beta Labs have released Nokia Map Loader 2.0 - an app that lets you download maps to your mobile to use offline.

The app runs on Windows XP or Vista and works with Nokia Maps on the user’s phone to display the map in offline mode.

New in this version is a ‘Services’ tab that allows the purchase of navigation and city guides.  Services require PC Site to sync the guide data and will not work with phones in mass storage mode.

Directions can be provided for walking or ‘drive and walk’ - each is sold separately. Licenses to use the maps and services can be purchased via the app with a credit card and Map Loader will let you manage any existing licenses.

The app is a bit basic - you can’t keep browsing the store while a map is downloading, for example.  Also, it would be nice to see some pricing information for each item.



Nokia N82 gets exclusive ‘adventure pack’ from its online store

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Chris Leonard
on December 20, 2007
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n82-shop-copy.jpgNokia’s released an exclusive ‘adventure pack’ for its brand spanking new N82, just in time for Christmas.

Available only from Nokia’s online store, the ‘adventure pack’ includes a Sim-free N82 (naturally), but also a pre-installed copy of Nokia’s Sports Tracker app and a Salomon backpack, as well as the 2GB microSD card and music headset which come as standard. And all this for only £399.

The phone itself is quite a nifty piece of kit with a five-megapixel camera, built-in GPS and Nokia Maps (in case you get lost while jogging), mobile internet (on 3G and Wi-Fi), plus a music player and FM radio.

The handset, currently available on O2 with a range of mobile retailers is already a pretty hot device, and presumably the ‘adventure pack’ is going to prove pretty attractive for sports enthusiasts.

Nokia’s N82 cameraphone to beat all cameraphones finally unveiled

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Chris Leonard
on November 15, 2007
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n82front.jpgAfter lots of hype and feverish anticipation, Nokia’s N82 has finally had its official unveiling.

It’s being heralded as one of the best ‘if not the best’ cameraphones around, boasting a five-megapixel camera, and the now standard NSeries Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics.

It features pretty much the same features as the N95 and others, being a ‘multimedia computer’, but also a ‘navigation device’ courtesy of built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps.

The N82’s big selling point is the camera. As well as the features above, it has fast camera activation (around two seconds), autofocus (with an assist lamp), quick reloads between shots and ‘DVD-like’ video capture. Hi-res pics and video can then be saved on the 2GB microSD card that’ll come as standard.

If you want to share content, Nokia’s included wi-fi connectivity and one-click uploads to file sharing sites, and the ability to connect the N82 to hi-res TVs.

And this isn’t all - the N82 also has Nokia’s new content-driven 3D multimedia menu, plus Nokia’s Ovi mobile internet services (Nokia Music Store, N-Gage games (well, from December anyway) and Nokia Maps).

It might not look as sexy as the iPhone or even the N95 8GB, but one thing’s for sure, the N82 certainly looks like it’s going to live up to all the hype.