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.

Google Mobile Maps

Most of you have probably used Google Maps or Google Earth on your home computer. They are both great and I could spend hours and hours just exploring the satellite imagery. Using Google Mobile Maps you can view maps as well as satellite images using your cell phone. I've used Google Mobile Maps before with my Nokia 6230i but it didn't show satellite images (no support for the image format). Using N95 now, I decided to give it another try.
Typing http://www.google.com/gmm on the N95 browser allowed me to download and install the application. No problems whatsoever. The application appeared in "Applications"-menu and has a nice sized "Google Maps" icon. You can move around, zoom in and out and most importantly switch between map and satellite view. The satellite view was what I had been waiting for. A fast WLAN connection would be optimal for heavy use but even with 3G connection the maps and images loaded fast enough. Below are two screenshots (map and satellite image) from the same location in London, UK.