Nokia Maps

Nokia Maps 1.0 has been made available for most of the S60 N- and E-series devices. With this version you get free 3 day trial of voice guidance. There's also a new version of Nokia Map Loader available for download (version 1.2).

To download Nokia Maps or Nokia Map Loader go to Nokia Maps.

Ovi by Nokia - The door to Nokia's internet services

Nokia has opened a new service called Ovi, which is a door to Nokia's internet services (ovi is the Finnish word for door). Among other things, it's a door to Nokia's new music store and Nokia Maps.

New Nokia N95 8GB released today

Today at the Nokia "Go Play" event, Nokia released new phone models, among them the much anticipated Nokia N95 8GB. As the name suggests, the internal memory has been increased to 8GB. The N95 8GB has also been given a bigger 1200 mAh battery compared to 950 mAh of N95. The 2.8'' display of N95 8GB is slightly bigger than the 2.6'' display of N95. You can download the full spec sheet here.
The new phone model looks really good. There's not too much negative to say about the modifications. The only thing I can think of is the lack of camera lens protection. In order to fit in the bigger battery Nokia had to modify the camera/lens setup slightly. Unfortunately that means no more lens cover.

Windsurfing with N95

Windsurfer Finian Maynard currently holds the speed record for sailing vessels. The official speed records are set on 500 meter course. During the last couple of years it has become very popular to use a GPS device while windsurfing. Using GPS you are not limited to a fixed course but can measure speed the whole time you are windsurfing. There's even a web site gps-speedsurfing.com, where you can submit your results.

I decided to test if N95 and Sports Tracker would be of any use while windsurfing. I didn't have any fancy waterproof pack for my phone so I just used two resealable plastic bags - I used two to be safe. First I thought of using just the N95 but for good GPS reception you need to slide it open and that's not very practical so I put a bluetooth GPS in another plastic bag.



Everything was set up and I was ready to go. I sailed for about half an hour and came back to shore to check the log. It worked great. Below is a Google Earth screenshot of my sailing session in Mellsten (local beach here in Espoo, Finland). The fastest speed I achieved was 46.7 km/h. Not too bad for a first attempt and considering my not so speed optimized gear (freestyle board and a wave sail). Sport Tracker allows you to export the log as GPX, XML, CSV and Google Earth KML-format. Click the image to download the track log as a Google Earth kml-file.

Best N95 videos on YouTube

YouTube is full of great Nokia N95 related videos. Here are some of the best I have found.

Phone reviews:
Nokia N95 Review (PhoneArena)
Nokia N95 Review (all about symbian.com)

Here are some of the latest additions:
Golf Distance Measurement with GPS
Copy & paste with an S60 phone
Flying with N95 Sports Tracker

More great videos:
A flying Nokia N95
Nokia N95 - GPS Demo
n95 wireless webcam

Six really funny videos:
N95 vs. iPhone - Ringtone
N95 vs. iPhone - GPS
N95 vs. iPhone - China
N95 vs. iPhone - Internet
N95 vs. iPhone - MMS
N95 vs. iPhone - Camera

Nokia in the 2nd quarter 2007

Excellent Q2 result from Nokia. Here are some of the highlights form Nokia's press release:

"Nokia device ASP of EUR 90, up from EUR 89 in Q1 2007"
"Excellent performance from new devices: Nokia 6300, Nokia N95 and Nokia E65"
"Nokia's share of the global device market improved to an estimated 38%"

Visit Nokia web site to read the full press release.