Introducing Nokia Nearby, a hyper-local search for emerging markets

Tue, 2011-08-23 10:50

Nokia Nearby is a hyper-local search application which you can use to look for information about places and listings near you and also share this information with any of your contacts.  While this app works on Series40, S60, and Symbian devices, it is targeted primarily towards emerging markets with a high emphasis on Series40 devices, including those that don't have Nokia Maps or GPS on them.

 

With Nokia Nearby you can discover places & listings like restaurants, movie theaters, and malls and get details about the places that interest you and contact them from within the app.

  •     Discover & access info on places & listings around your location
  •     Search for location specific information within your vicinity
  •     Share place information with friends via SMS
  •     Send the entire app to friends via Bluetooth
  •     Call the listing from within the app

We invite you to try it out (sign-in required) and let us know what you think.

In this beta pilot, our goal is to understand the usability of this service. We would like to understand the usefulness of the service as well as get your thoughts on what features you think could be a part of such a service in the future.

Tags: 
new
Nokia Nearby
S40 applications
S60

Comments

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#1: 2011-08-23 @ 11:03

Wasn't there similar java based app earlier by Nokia? Can't remember name though.

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#2: 2011-08-23 @ 12:59

Nice idea.
Good to see that apps are developed for other than the top-notch models. :)

Best Regards
Eske Rahn

#3: 2011-08-25 @ 21:46

I have an idea for an App. It could be for S40 or S60 or even higher. How about an App on the phone that could use Cell Signal (as with Nokia Nerby) to provide location information to a PC (one that doesn't have GPS). That would allow PC to know it's location provided by Cell phone (via BlueTooth, cable, etc...). Small app on the cell phone and small App on the PC. Window 7 supposedly already has location API, so it would be pretty simple. Might sell you a few phones ! Oh, might as well make the App work with either Cell signal or GPS feature of higher end phones. GPS signal would give even more accuracy.