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Are you planning to explore a new city? Mobile phones
equipped latest-generation navigation software can now lead the way,
giving you the confidence of a local.
Equipped with the Beta version of Maps 2.02 navigation software,
Nokia's newest handsets will be able to guide users walking or driving.
The upgraded mapping and navigation software, which offers multimedia
city guides with satellite images and a redesigned user interface, was
unveiled during Showcase Nokia 2008 held in Sydney last week.
Four new Nokia handsets equipped with the new navigation software were
also introduced during the annual event.
Unlike previous systems designed only for vehicular navigation, Maps
2.02 (Beta) has a new GSP-enabled "walk" feature accurate enough for
pedestrians.
The pedestrian navigation program can effectively take you from one
place to another turn-by-turn. It also can help users locate their
precise position by giving information about surrounding including
buildings, streets and parks.
Newer handsets such as the Nokia 6210 Navigator point the direction the
user is going using a built-in compass function.The newly launched N96,
N78 and 6220 Classic are also equipped with the new navigation software.
Besides the navigation feature, the new handsets also offer multimedia
experiences from movie viewing to video and photo sharing.
"By taking navigation services out of the car and onto the sidewalk,
Nokia is enabling people to explore and discover what's around them
with the confidence of a local," said Chris Carr, sales vice president
for Southeast Asia Pacific at the launch of the new software and mobile
devices.
The new version of Nokia Maps 2.0 for selected devices is available at
the Nokia Beta Labs website (www.nokia.com/betalabs) and for other
devices can be downloaded for free from www.maps.nokia.com.
Nokia plans to bring mobile phone navigation to the mass market with
the series 40 version of its Maps product, coming out during the first
half of 2008.
During the showcase event, the company also introduced Share-on-Ovi,
the next step toward Nokia's Ovi Internet service environment, a
personal media-sharing community that makes it easy to upload, manage
and share personal data.
Nokia's Share service will allow pictures to be shared online without
storage and traffic limits.
During the Sydney Showcase, Nokia also announced its plan to serve up
locally relevant music and deliver a wide variety of music genres to
consumers via the online Nokia Music Store. The content will come from
independent labels and music aggregators in Singapore and Australia.
This means music ranging from pop to alternative -- for example, the
artists on Singapore's Ocean Butterflies Music or Australia's MGM
Distribution, Shock Entertainment and Obese Records.
Nokia fans in Australia and Singapore can look forward to the sound of
more locally resonant content once the Music Store opens in the local
market later this year.
The company is also considering offering similar services to other
countries, including Indonesia -- whose pop singers are popular with
teen audiences in neighboring Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
Please wait, as it will take some time before Indonesian music lovers
can download their favorite songs from the online music store.
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