Transferring music to my Nokia N95 has always been a pain. With the release of the Nokia Music Client, things should get much easier.
It requires a Windows-based system and a compatible Nokia phone. The list of supported phones:
I’m looking forward to giving it a try. I hope to install it tonight and I’ll let you know what I think. You can get it yourself here.
(via AllAboutSymbian) Powered by ARC Transistance, Nokia Maps will soon have real-time traffic to help you find the quickest route to your destination. It will cover 16 countries in Europe, but apparently none in the US (yet). Hopefully that will change if things go well.
Press Release:
Espoo, April 29, 2008 – Nokia and ARC Transistance, the European network of automobile clubs, announced today that they are working together to provide Real Time Traffic Information to users of Nokia mobile devices. Nokia will offer the service as a premium offering in Nokia Maps 2.0 and in future versions of Nokia Maps. By adding RTTI, Nokia can save precious time for drivers by alerting them of traffic, construction or other road hazards that could affect their journey. When Nokia Maps receives the road updates from ARC Transistance, the application can dynamicly re-route during navigation and provide a faster route. This is a significant milestone for Nokia Maps, which makes navigation an even more compelling experience for Nokia device owners.ARC Transistance Traffic Information services aggregate the real time road and traffic conditions of 16 countries in Europe, and growing. The leading navigation industry players also use the ARC Transistance Traffic Information services to enhance the routing guidance and navigation experience of their customers.
Nokia Maps turns mobile devices into local mapping and routing engines with a navigation option, providing worldwide mapping free of charge. In so doing, the unique hybrid solution combines the advantages of on-board and off-board navigation. Maps and location-aware content only need to be loaded once – they are then always available on the device.
Upgrading to the GPS navigation option enables your mobile to become a powerful connected personal navigation device, that provides clear, turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance. If your Nokia device does not have built-in GPS, you can also use an external GPS module with a compatible device. With vector maps provided by TeleAtlas and Navteq, Nokia Maps now has maps covering over 150 countries, with over 70 of them navigable.
The new version of Nokia Maps 2.0 for selected devices is available on the Nokia Beta Labs website: http://www.nokia.com/betalabs. Beta Labs shares some of the exciting new ideas that Nokia is working on and let users help shape their future development. A strong online community has developed around Beta Labs, attracting especially technology savvy, early adopter mobile enthusiasts. The current version of Nokia Maps and the Nokia Map Loader are freely available for download* for selected devices at http://www.nokia.com/maps.
It seems that every phone company is working on an “iPhone killer”. So far, none have really succeeded but there are some good looking phones in the works.
The latest comes from Nokia with their “Tube”, the first touch device from them. They’re not releasing many details about it, other than:
No word on availability or cost yet.
According to the N-Gage Blog, N-Gage has officially gone live! The software is now available to download, and works on the Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95-1, N95 8GB and (according to The Symbian Blog) N95-3.
The current games include:
They also have a good list of games “coming soon”, including:
I’ll have it load it up on my N95 and give it a try. For those of you that have already tried it, what’s your favorite game?
Firmware v20.0.016 for the N95 8GB is coming soon, and The Symbian Blog has posted information from the changelog. Some specifics:
And much more. You can get full details at Symbian-Freak.
The long-rumored black N82 has finally been announced by Nokia. The phone is due to ship within a few weeks for a little over $600 US.
Also, it sounds like a firmware update might be coming out for the N82 as well, due to a statement in the press release that you’ll be able to upload videos directly to YouTube, a feature currently not available.
The update hasn’t been released yet, but the changelog has. Here’s what’s in store for you N95-1 users in the coming-very-soon firmware update:
New features
Improvements
Browser
Media Player
Gallery
Messaging
Java
Navigation
SIM
(via Symbian World)
According to Symbian Freak (via NokNok), a major update to the N95 is coming soon. This update will include support for Widgets (Web Run-Time) and Flash Lite 3, among other things. Very impressive! It’s kind of a shame that you’ll be able to get Flash support on the old version of the N95, but apparently not anytime soon on the iPhone.
It appears the the update coming soon will only be for the original N95, but I have to imagine that it will be released for the N95-3 not too long after that. While I love my N95, but biggest disappointment has been a lack of updates for it. Hopefully this will remedy that.
Other changes in this update include:
It should be a nice update. Let us know when you see it become available.
The latest version (2.0) of Nokia’s PC Suite application has been released today (download it here). For those not familiar with the PC Suite, it’s a package of software that helps you manage everything on your Nokia phone — applications, photos, music, videos, etc.
All in all, it seems really slick. It updated everything without a hitch and the main screens look very nice. I haven’t dug into too much (I need to reboot and I have far too many windows open right now), but here are a few screens.
The Nokia N95 8GB NAM, also known as the “N95-4″ has been released. The retail price is $799.
According to Andrew Leung, who has some excellent unboxing pics, some changes include:
Suddenly my N95-3 is feeling pretty old…