Friday, June 15, 2012

New Features in Nokia Maps


The great news is that the Windows Phone version of Nokia Maps can now synchronize with the maps.nokia.com server, so now I got my favorite locations collected with my previous Nokia phones into my Lumia. This is an important improvement; however, I am still waiting for the moment that Nokia Maps, like Nokia Drive will work off line. I would also like to see higher accuracy satellite or aerial imagery.

The Symbian version of Nokia Maps works off line, and has been improved so that the pictures you take are shown on the map, this look really great. I would like this feature in Lumia as well.

At the moment there are over 80 000 applications in the Nokia Marketplace for the Lumia family, and more are coming all the time. On App which caught my attention was the geocahing application from geocahing.com, which enables you to search for hidden geocache “treasures”. Another interesting App is FotoSmynth, producing panorama images on the fly. Actually the panorama can be a sphere, with you in the center.


Nokia Maps on E7


Nokia Maps on Lumia 800

Apps I still need: Screen Capture for Lumia Windows Phone (avalable for Symbian phones). Also a battery status application would come in quite handy.