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Updated Nokia Point & Find: Real-time mobile discovery now available globally on most S60 devices

markow76 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:28:38 +0200

Written by Sophie-Charlotte Moatti, Point & Find team

Hello all,

It has been a little while since my last post. Our team has been busy over the past few months incorporating your feedback, and preparing a brand new UI for the Nokia touch devices. I had also hinted that more people around the world would be able to download and use P&F, read on to learn more. We look forward to hearing from all of you now.

Beta Labs contributor of the month, October 2009: navio1973

Ilkka — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:47:04 +0200

Since we didn't have any major releases in October, the contributor of the month was a difficult choice. In cases like these, we sometimes honor newcomers that contribute a handful of very insightful comments. But for this month we want to recognize a contributor with a steady and strong track record, a constructive approach in his feedback, and an interactive presence. These are all things we appreciate in a beta labs contributor.

For your efforts, navio1973, we'll give you a choice:

Here and now adds Movies and Restaurants

tommivilkamo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:46:00 +0300

Written by Pekka Rissanen, Manager, Here and now

Audio Smileys archived

tommivilkamo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:03:52 +0300

Written by Tommi Vilkamo, Manager of Beta Labs

Nokia Audio Smileys, our minor side-project for kids (and like-minded people), didn't really catch fire… So I guess it's time to call it quits and announce this as archived. For those interested, we left the app available "as is". As always, thanks for your feedback on this!!

Are you a mobile accident waiting to happen? Take our survey

tommivilkamo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:14:38 +0300

Written by Scott Eliot, Portfolio Manager, Nokia

What if you lost your phone? How would you find it? Would your data be lost or were you clever enough to back it up? Is it a pain switching to a new phone because your settings and content are left behind?

Image: "Fish ate my Nokia phone". Source: The Sun

Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta Graduated

tommivilkamo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:06:18 +0300

Written by Samuli Ylinen, Nokia Ovi Suite team

Hi all. As some of you Beta Labs users have noticed, we started yesterday deploying Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0.0.10 release via web update for existing Beta users. At the same time, users visiting ovi.com’s and nokia.com’s Nokia Ovi Suite web pages were able to download Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0.0.10 release. If you didn’t get web update notification, you can download software directly.

Beta Labs contributor of the month, September 2009: iivo

Ilkka — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:19:50 +0300

The contributor of the month for September 2009 has been selected. Congratulations iivo!

Ovi Lifecasting really appreciates your feedback and as a token of appreciation Beta Labs rewards you with genuine Nokia Kontio rubber boots!

(click the image for more details)

Ovi Maps for web update!

Ilkka — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:35:51 +0300

The team at Ovi Maps HQ has been hard at work on the latest update to Ovi Maps for web, and the results are online now at maps.ovi.com. We've packed in heaps of bug fixes and minor improvements, and a few very exciting new features as well.

Share your favourite places with the world. You had a great evening in a nice restaurant or visited a beautiful exhibition and want to share the location with your friends? Know a great bar or club in your city? You can now create a place on Ovi Maps and share your favourite places with the world.

Ovi Mail updated - introducing Ovi Mail Setup app for S60

tommivilkamo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:51:27 +0300

Written by David Dueblin, Product Manager, Ovi Mail

Many of you have asked for S60 setup support for Ovi Mail and we’re happy to introduce it today. We just made the “Ovi Mail Setup” application available in Beta Labs for a wide range of S60 devices (see Download and Installation for supported devices).

Hobbyist project Nokia Audiobooks archived - take our survey with 3x$50 Amazon.com gift cards!!

tommivilkamo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:32 +0300

Written by Janne Vainio, the developer of Nokia Audiobooks

Please take our Ovi Suite 2.0 beta user experience survey

tommivilkamo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:01:17 +0300

Now that we are getting closer to the "final" release, please take this Ovi Suite 2.0 beta user experience survey!!

Win a Nokia BH-503 Bluetooth Stereo Headsets for your feedback!

Ilkka — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:23:16 +0300

Hi all,

We would like to hear your opinions about the new “voice guidance with street names” (TTS – Text to Speech) for Ovi Maps^Beta for mobile. Please help us improve this feature by completing the survey and also the opportunity to win one of 10 Nokia BH-503 Bluetooth Stereo Headsets!

The survey is now closed

What should be the next 3 features for Ovi Contacts?

tommivilkamo — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:22:33 +0300

Written by Kristian Luoma, product manager, Ovi Contacts

Hey there,

It's been a while since we've written about the progress of Ovi Contacts client development here in the Beta Labs, so it is about time we give an update.

Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta updated: getting closer to final release

tommivilkamo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:29:59 +0300

Written by: Samuli Ylinen, Nokia Ovi Suite team

Introducing Nokia Braille Reader: SMS for the visually impaired

tommivilkamo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:42:08 +0300

Written by Roope Takala, Nokia Braille Reader

Nokia Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 updated

Ilkka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:29:48 +0300

The Nokia Java Runtime 2.0 for S60 has been updated! There are several smaller bug corrections, but the most significant fix is the change to the conversion functionality. This should prevent situations where the device’s C- drive will get full.

Nokia Messaging IM beta updated: Google Talk, E71, E63

tommivilkamo — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:17:20 +0300

Written by Davis Fields, Nokia Messaging team

Hello,

Quick vote (take II): would you recommend Ovi Suite 2.0 to your friends or colleagues?

tommivilkamo — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:10:40 +0300

Written by Tommi Vilkamo, manager of Nokia Beta Labs

Let's see if we have improved from the previous round:

Update: poll closed.

Beta Labs contributor of the month, August 2009: cricfancy

Ilkka — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:44:03 +0300

Another month has passed and it's time to once again announce a well distinguished community member. Ovi Suite 2.0 continued to be our most important Beta, so we turned to them for advice. Here's a direct quote from the team of why they chose cricfancy:

"cricfancy has been very active in finding more details about errors in Nokia Ovi Suite and has helped us a lot in improving the product."

Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta updated and now, you can install applications into device

tommivilkamo — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:21:32 +0300

Written by Samuli Ylinen, Nokia Ovi Suite team

Hi all. Today is good time to open Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta, if you have that already installed. You will get new Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta package and can start using that. If you don’t have an old Beta installed, just download our latest build from the download page.