A new beta version of the Ovi Maps applications has been released over at Nokia beta labs. Recently, Nokia’s Ovi Maps was released with free voice navigation – something that was previously a premium service. This was prompted by Google announcing that their GPS software was going to be free. Ovi Maps is also available over the internet in a web browser like Google Maps. If you use the Ovi Maps app on your phone and Google Maps on your PC then it may be a good idea to try out the in-browser version of Ovi Maps as it can actually sync with the app so all your planned routes and favourites are quickly and easily saved on your mobile device. (Link later on)

Any way, We now have a new version that comes with a few improvements over previous versions. Before I explain the new features let me remind you that this is indeed a Beta version and therefore it is prone to have some problems along the way.

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A while back when I tried to add RSS feeds to my homescreen on my N97 I found that the inbuilt Nokia RSS reader decides to put all the topics the wrong way around so that you get the oldest post first, this is obviously exactly what we don’t want when using RSS feeds for things such as news updates. You can use this method by me to fix this.

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Bored of the built in Nokia browser? Skyfire not holding up to the pressure? Opera Mini lacking some key features? Well then you’re in luck because the final version of Opera Mobile 10 for Symbian is out… and it’s FREE! Okay, I lied… it’s not the final version but it’s one step closer – Beta three of the long awaited Symbian browser has been released. Also it’s free, I didn’t lie about that.

So you may be asking, what does this browser offer that others don’t? Well there are many features of this product to feast your eyes upon.

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Apart from being a good business phone, the Nokia N97 is also a superb multimedia phone. Plus, with 32GB worth of in-built storage (expandable upto 48GB), there can be a LOT of multimedia that can be put on this device. The audio quality on the N97 is excellent and on par with many of the personal MP3 players. The music player also has support for equalizers, from which you can use the factory presets or if you’re an audiophile you can create your own preset. Though the inclusion of equalizers is not a surprise at all, it does signal relief to avid music listeners who listen to music according to their frequency levels. For example, being a huge hip-hop fan, I cannot listen to music in anything but the low-frequency region of the frequency response curve and have to switch to ‘Bass Booster’ on the equalizer!

Boost your Bass!

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Back from CNY, MMMOOO brings the new version of MyPhone, v2.50 to us. As you have known, MyPhone can simulate the iPhone UI on your Nokia N97. But the new MyPhone can do more than this. The guys at MMMOOO gives MyPhone lots of useful functions to make it more powerful such as realtime clock icon, RSS reader, games, Bubble SMS Thread. And a Calendar list and a translation functions are added in this version. With the powerful CPU of N97, MyPhone runs smoothly on it.

The Changelog in v2.50 is:

• Add calendar list function, a clear way to read your schedule
• Add translate function.
• Add Archery game, a game for you to kill the time.

If you have brought MyPhone previous version, you can upgrade to the new version from your MMMOOO Shop Accout for free. If not, you can purchase MyPhone here with only 12.99 USD. Or you can try it here before purchase. Continue reading…