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Nokia heeft zijn eigen Maps-applicatie omgevormd tot Ovi Maps en de producent zal deze navigatie in navolging van Google gratis gaan aanbieden op alle Nokia-telefoons. De producent benadrukt dat alle kaarten en diensten voortaan volledig gratis zullen zijn.

Nokia E71 fully supported

Nokia Maps v3.0 is now fully supported on the Nokia E71, which is stinking awesome! Aside from the cosmetic changes, this new version (which is, officially, still in beta), allows you to synchronize landmarks and routes from your online Ovi account! That means you can add your landmarks, create routes, etc, from a convenient web site, and then simply synchronise those back to your phone. That also means that, since our E71s don’t have UDP (User Data Preservation), after a firmware update, you simply have to re-synchronize your landmarks from the web to have them all back on your phone. This is definitely handy if you store lots of personal landmarks to use in Nokia Maps.

The official way to get the new version is to use the Nokia Map Updater, which you can download here. Unfortunately, it only works on Windows PCs, and for some silly reason, Nokia is hesitant to give out the regular .sis file, so Linux or Mac OS X users are left in the cold. However, a well-timed search of my computer’s Temp folder yielded the .sis file, which I’ve uploaded here, for you. (Update, that link is for Feature Pack 2 devices. The file for E71 users is here.)

Simply install the .sis file, and then go to your phone’s memory card and delete the ‘Cities’ folder, as well as the ‘.qf’ file that’s in the root of your memory card. Now reboot your phone, and wa-la! You’re rocking and rolling with the new version on your Nokia E71! The next thing that Nokia needs to do is improve its search function, and add the ability for me to share/send my location to my friends.

Source: http://www.e71blog.com/

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