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Coming down from Symbian Partner event and a view of the Nokia N97 in San Fran

Posted: December 6th, 2008, 12:05am CET by Glenn

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I’ve just returned from a day in San fran where I had a chance to attend a special Symbian Partner event… interesting timing for this event as just this week the Nokia purchase of Symbian...

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Nokia N97 - A first look at the specs and some first impressions

Posted: December 2nd, 2008, 9:44pm CET by Glenn

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The Nokia N97… we’ve heard from a few folks about their first impressions so now it’s my turn. So, what are my initial thoughts about the N97? Well, given I haven’t had my...

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Nokia Rolls out Maps Beta on Ovi

Posted: December 2nd, 2008, 3:00pm CET by Glenn

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Nokia maps on Ovi On the heels of Nokia World 2008 and the announcement of the very slick Nokia N97, Nokia Maps gets a bit update from Nokia as well - enter Nokia Maps Beta on Ovi. Features...

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Even Nokia is restructuring and laying off

Posted: November 4th, 2008, 4:42pm CET by Glenn

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Amazin but even mobile industry giant, Nokia, is laying people off… word has it that the layoffs come mostly to sales, marketing and people from the Research arm. According to this piece from...

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The Nokia N96 hits the USA… do people want this $900 GPS-enabled smartphone?

Posted: November 3rd, 2008, 7:25pm CET by Glenn

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Once again another way cool Nokia S60 smartphone is now available in the USA, this time it’s the N96. At first you might think that this one is a follow-up to the fabulous N95 or N95 8GB but...

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Unload your documents with the Nokia Unloader

Posted: November 3rd, 2008, 5:05pm CET by Glenn

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Got documents on your PC that are ticking you off?? Here’s a fun way to unload those old documents from your PC or mobile… the Nokia Unloader. Unloader is a very clever app where you can...

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A cool video tour of Nokia house, Helsinki Finland - retro Nokia devices!

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 5:21am CEST

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I just dug up this video clip that i captured in HElsinki at Nokia House... some very cool retro mobiles... check out the leopard skin communicator - awesome! Please visit www.GISuser.com and...

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A cool video tour of Nokia house, Helsinki Finland - retro Nokia devices!

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 5:21am CEST by Glenn

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I just dug up this video clip that i captured in Helsinki at Nokia House… some very cool retro mobiles… check out the leopard skin communicator - awesome!

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Reminder - Nokia is Calling All Mobile Innovators

Posted: October 15th, 2008, 4:12pm CEST

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In a first-of-its-kind chance to let mobile application developers showcase their own innovations, Nokia is inviting entries for a global contest. This contest for innovative mobile applications...

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Updated Nokia Email Service (Beta 3) - mobile email done right... and Free!

Posted: October 10th, 2008, 6:44pm CEST

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Nokia has rolled out a new Beta mobile email service, enabling users to quickly and easily setup mobile email (a free service) on your mobile. Available for most E series devices and high-end N...

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Music Almighty HEadset design from Nokia

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 11:59pm CEST

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An interesting and fun competition from Nokia where users are invited to submit an original design for a new headset! [www.nokiamaheadsetdesign.com...] enjoy! Please visit www.GISuser.com for...

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Nokia all you can eat music and the S60 Touch UI is here

Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 7:07pm CEST

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Nokia today has rolled out some cool new functionality today in a press meet. The big news includes Comes with music, an all you can eat music download serivice - buy it and keep it! currently...

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Nokia Data Gathering for field collection

Posted: September 25th, 2008, 4:56pm CEST

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Nokia rolls out another new service designed to make the lives of field data collection workers much easier - Nokia Data Gathering. With an emphasize on health care workers in developing countries,...

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Google Street View on Nokia Phones (N82)

Posted: September 19th, 2008, 1:54pm CEST

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Google StreetView on Nokia Phones (N82) As Google have released v2.3.1 of Google Maps Mobile It is now possible to access 'StreetView' and 'Walking Directions' on Mobile Devices Here is the new...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

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The Internet Tablet PC a tip on Mauku, and Maemo resources

Posted: July 26th, 2008, 5:05pm CEST

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Here's a handy tip for the lucky few of you that are running around with a Nokia N810 Internet Tablet... man I gotta get me one of these... if I did it would definitely be THE travel workhorse that I...

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Topographic Maps, GPS Navigation and more for Outdoor Enthusiast

Posted: July 14th, 2008, 3:05pm CEST

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A tip for Nokia GPS-enabled smartphone users... Topographic Maps, GPS Navigation and Location-Based Services for the Outdoor Enthusiast - ViewRanger is satnav specifically designed for the off-road...

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Nokia’s WidSets mobile widget platform

Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:34pm CEST

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A tip from my friends at Nokia... Nokia now offers free downloadable, standalone widgets enabled by Web Runtime Technology (WRT) for the latest S60-based devices. The new widgets are available on...

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Tip - Nokia Push Email for all of us

Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 4:23pm CEST

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A tip on a great service (Beta) that enables you to receive any email account on your mobile (some devices supported) via this great new service from Nokia. Simply select your device, specify the...

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The new Nokia E71 - QWERTY keboard, A-GPS...

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:19pm CEST

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A slick new device out of Nokia today... likely available in Q3... the Nokia E71 - recall the "E" series is the business suite of devices, optimized with features and functionality that will appeal...

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Nokia Internal vs External GPS

Posted: February 1st, 2008, 1:51pm CET

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Nokia GPS Internal vs External
"The Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module LD-4W is for you if you’re looking for a navigation solution to send you effortlessly on your way. The lightweight, slim design makes this technology a great travelling companion" (AND DON'T HAVE AN INTERNAL GPS BUILT TO YOUR MOBILE PHONE)

Nokia GPS Module - it's light, small and gets good fixes with good battery life.

(though users with built in Internal GPS (i.e.N95, N82 etc might be surprised on this independent review...)

GPS Module LD-4W generously supplied by WOM World, not only did they just supply a bluetooth GPS but also a Nokia N95.

Mapperz likes thank them once again for this opportunity.

Nokia says you can...With a Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module LD-4W you can: Turn your mobile device into a navigator (but only if you sign up to Nokia Maps with Navigation)Explore with GPS features on Nokia Maps, or compatible software (correct)tap in an address to Nokia Maps and let voice-guided directions take you there (see note 1)
Take it along with the belt clip or suction cup (yes it comes with this though you might not ever use it)
Operate up to 11 hours on a single, fast charge (fast charge is 1 hour approx -came with a car charge but not a mains charger, though you can use the N95 mains charger.)

If on a long trip 11 hours or more your likely to need a double car charger or if not driving out on the mountains then a Power Monkey is recommended.

Tech Spec:
The GPS Module Tech spec:

SiRF Star III LT, 20 parallel channels, Weighs 31 g (It is small and super light
Up to 11 hours, continuous tracking (so your phone will need a charge by then
Stand-by up to 4 days (seems pretty good for a small device
Typical ± 5-10 m (seem better than that most of the time with 8 or more satellites)1 second refresh rate-30°C up to +70°
Cold start (when the Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module has been switched off more than 2 hours): up to approx. 45 seconds on average - TrueHot start (when the Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module has been switched off for less than 2 hours): up to approx. 2 seconds on average - True
DatumWGS84 (world geodetic system) only - (this seems the main stream format these days)
Supports most Nokia bluetooth phones - though you will need a map application or tracking application to use it.

Here is Mapperz tested Map Application List...
Tested with:Google Maps Mobile (with 'My Location')

Google Maps used the fully capacity of the GPS Module and got 9 satellites
(less than 4 metres in true terms)

MGMaps (Internal GPS worked but failed to detect the paired bluetoothed GPS device)

but does overlay kml from sport tracker

Yahoo Go! (beta 3) worked but no coverage maps of aerial for the UK (yet).

Maps24 (no gps tracking support but was 3D and has traffic alerts)

All required a internet link either wifi or more likely GPRS when out and about.

combine these mapping applications and you will get a first class mapping application
**Though Nokia Maps was pre-installed and map data loaded onto the memory card - but will use mobile/cell network if required.
Nokia Maps - worked in the same way as the internal gps device as expected.Nokia Sports Tracker (v1.7) worked well as expected.
Nokia Navigation, but beware of a few strange things - the route is correct but is the symbolisation?
Also told Mapperz to do a U-Turn on a dual carriageway!! though was traveling at speed.

The trial had almost ended from WOM World when Nokia Labs released Location Tagger (not used here) though see post.
Interesting the Nokia GPS device has 20 channels however their software seems only to support 5 channels (satellite fixes)
Google Maps Mobile used as many as 9 channels (max 12?) and seemed to get almost within a metre of 'my location' in several occasions.
*note to be fair the Assisted GPS and Network positioning was switched off as not all applications supported it.
Conclusion - if you have gps on your phone then you might not need to use this but if you want to take the strain off your mobile phone battery then you might consider this option, though remember that the bluetooth link will use battery life up too but not as much as internal gps chips.
Non-GPS phones (with bluetooth) that can install S60 mapping applications and want a nice little gps which does not need to be attached to the phone physically. This device is for you.
Price
Two options available:
The £59.99 version (just the module)
or the £169.99 version (includes Nokia Maps - but unsure if includes Navigation...)
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Posted: December 6th, 2008, 12:05am CET by Glenn

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Posted: December 2nd, 2008, 9:44pm CET by Glenn

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Posted: December 2nd, 2008, 3:00pm CET by Glenn

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Posted: November 4th, 2008, 4:42pm CET by Glenn

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Posted: November 3rd, 2008, 7:25pm CET by Glenn

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Posted: November 3rd, 2008, 5:05pm CET by Glenn

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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 5:21am CEST

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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 5:21am CEST by Glenn

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Posted: October 15th, 2008, 4:12pm CEST

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Posted: October 10th, 2008, 6:44pm CEST

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Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 11:59pm CEST

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Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 7:07pm CEST

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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 4:56pm CEST

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Posted: September 19th, 2008, 1:54pm CEST

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Posted: July 26th, 2008, 5:05pm CEST

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Posted: July 14th, 2008, 3:05pm CEST

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:34pm CEST

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Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 4:23pm CEST

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Posted: June 16th, 2008, 4:19pm CEST

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Posted: February 1st, 2008, 1:51pm CET

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