Nokia Maps 3.0 Beta with Maps Beta on Ovi

The new Maps 3.0 beta is out Now. First thing you will notice is the new look and feel of map 3.0. The Colours the performance improvements and new 3D landmarks. Maps are now also available in the web under Nokia’s Ovi brand, so point your browser to maps.ovi.com and register as an Ovi user! This enables you to use the synch feature to keep your favourite places up to date in both mobile & web. As far as Nokia Maps service is concerned, Nokia now allows planning your routes on PC and synchronize them with mobile devices (this service is free of charge); plus there are 3D landmarks available for 216 cities around the globe, update local guides and weather forecasts




One thing to note is that compatibility issue with previous map, so you will have to update both the application and map data. Nokia has created a tool for that called Nokia Maps Updater, which you need to install to your Windows PC and run. It will update Maps 3.0 and compatible map data to your device for you automatically



As far as device compatibility is concern Right now the Maps 3.0 beta is available only for Nokia devices based on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, FP1 users will be added after some time

And I have a Good News for all of you,If you don’t have a Drive & Walk licence to try this out, you can get a 7-day navigation trial licence by visiting www.nokia.com/maps/trial. This trial licence is available in following countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Venezuela.