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Mail on Ovi now in beta, now in zesty S60 flavor
We already saw this go down for Nokia's feature phones, but if you're sporting something with just a little more smartphone street cred in your pocket, you might want to mosey back on over to the Mail on Ovi site. Nokia's web-based email service now has an S60 client in beta -- and while it can't yet be used to sign up for a new account like you can with the Series 40 client, all the other functionality is there. The company is billing Mail on Ovi in part as an initiative to bring email to a wider audience -- that is, people who've never used email before -- hence the on-phone signup capability, which Nokia probably figures doesn't include your average S60 user. A fair assumption, we'd wager.[Via All About Symbian]
Nokia's Mail on Ovi email beta now live worldwide
For Nokia handsets not quite fancy enough for Email, there's Mail on Ovi. The application, which was developed for low(er)-end S40 mobiles, is expected to give many individuals in developing nations their very first email address and internet identity. In theory, these people will use their phones to access email more than a PC, thus the newest public beta enables users to setup their accounts right on the handset with no PC required. There's a ridiculously long list of compatible handsets in the read link, so hop on down if you think you're interested.
Nokia Maps gets upgraded, Messaging hits most devices
The news is flowing hot and heavy from Barcelona, and the latest succulent tidbits to land in our laps are these. First up, a fresh version of Nokia Maps is on tap, which includes "a number of new features such as high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for 216 cities and terrain maps, as well as a new route overview during routing and during Drive, the purchasable turn-by-turn car navigation guidance." Furthermore, users will find new options such as access to real time information (camera alerts, safety spots, traffic information, etc.) and Wcities event guides that give real time information for events and movies in over 450 destinations. Next is Nokia Messaging -- which is bringing popular IM services to the majority of Nokia handsets -- and Mail on Ovi, which enables PC users to "create and access Ovi email accounts as well as gain cross access to other Ovi services with just a single sign-on account." Plunge into the links below for more details on each.Read - Nokia Maps updateRead - Mail / Messaging%Gallery-38333%
