Nokia has announced the beta release of Nokia Maps 3.0 with Ovi Maps today. There are quite a few upgrades including support for S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 devices and the Nokia N96. In terms of the actual maps, most of the changes center around a better 3D experience and cleaned up menu options. The new list of features are below.
From Nokia Beta Labs:
- Start-up sequence takes you to your current position as soon as
position is found. If your position is not found in few seconds, you
are taken to last known position - You can rotate the map, so you can for example view 3D landmarks
from all directions. Just press 4 and 6 in map view. Pressing 5 takes
you back to ‘north up’ view - In 3D view mode, you can tilt the view by pressing 2 and 8
- 2D/3D mode works with all map modes, i.e. with Map/Satellite/Terrain
- My Favourites menu is cleaned up and History list is moved higher in menu
- My Places has option “Point me to” for any saved place/landmark, you the direction to that place on the map
- In addition to the synchronisation of Favourites and Collections with Ovi MapsBeta and vice versa (use in online mode, enable Internet connection), you can now plan routings on Ovi MapsBeta and synchronise to your device
- Finally, many bugs have now been fixed
Nokia Maps 3.0 also works with all Feature Pack 2 devices. You can see Nokia’s intention to seamlessly integrate its mobile experience with the traditional desktop internet. That’s a conscious design move on Nokia’s part to prop up sagging mobile revenues–and a good design decision itself.
Nokia also announced it was acquiring mobile application company Bit-side last week, in order to accelerate its Nokia Maps development and assist in its internet integration. Likely Bit-side will play a part in the rumored Symbian application store, if it does in fact roll out at the Mobile World Congress.
via nokia beta labs
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