Nokia’s popular N95 smartphone today received a specialized version of Google Maps Mobile that promises features absent from other devices, including the iPhone. The updated version is now native to the Symbian Series 60 OS used on most of Nokia’s smartphones and explicitly recognizes the N95’s GPS unit. Users can pinpoint their exact locations and receive driving directions that change depending on the position, unlike Apple’s implementation.
Searches, traffic updates, and most other features of Google Maps are also present in the enhanced version. Nokia’s built in Maps utility goes untouched, according to reports. You can get the install directly on your N95 by going to www.google.com/gmm in the phone’s browser.
October 12th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
[...] The updated version is now native to the Symbian Series 60 OS used on most of Nokia’s smartphones and explicitly recognizes the N95’s GPS unit. Users can pinpoint their exact locations and receive driving directions that change … Read More [...]
October 14th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
[...] admin wrote an interesting post today on Google Maps Now Native S60 + GPS for N95!Here’s a quick excerpt… features of Google Maps are also present in the enhanced version. Nokia’s built in Maps utility goes untouched, according to reports. You can get the install directly on your N95 by going to http://www.google.com/gmm in the phone’s browser. [...]