Yesterday Nokia Beta Labs introduced the beta version of City Lens, which is a local search engine with augmented reality. It’s a perfect app allowing users to find different kind of information nearby. Like other search engines, City Lens comes with a simple view and a three-dot menu to change the settings (distance measurement choices...

Play To application has been rumored to arrive in Nokia Lumia models since December of last year. It is finally launched as an addition to the apps available on Windows Phone models similar to other Nokia brand apps. The application allows transferring photos and videos to larger screen TVs and DLNA-enabled devices with the help of DLNA. The...

Nokia and Swype have always been in a deep cooperation. I believe this cooperation was in favor of both companies because not all Nokia smartphones sport a physical QWERTY keyboard. On the other hand, there are many users who prefer tapping letter by letter slowly, so they would probably not like this app. Anyway, there is a number of users adoring Swype; the new version of this app will soon be available in Nokia Store.

Swype 2.1 was residing at the Nokia Beta Labs for a couple of months. And now the improved version of this much anticipated app will be available for download in coming weeks. We are sure because this is the latest and last beta release, which means Swype 2.1 will be officially launched soon.

The app will come with Symbian Belle support, Thai and Vietnamese language support, better install experience and many small bug fixes found by Beta testers. During the developing process Nokia Beta Labs was taking into account all user feedbacks to offer better experience.

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I guess the fans of the Nokia 3D World Gaze are really excited to learn about a new update of the application from Nokia Beta Labs. Thanks to the update you can now use the pinch-and-zoom and smoother scroll down capabilities!

Among the rest of the interesting changes we have a new Setting panel. You can get access to this new feature using the swipe technology. The setting panel will help to change the distance dimensions from the usual kilometers to miles.

The application comes with an interesting Previewer feature. It is designed to show the location of specific items. For the territory of the U.S. the users can get an accurate information, e.g. state, street, address with the help of the Geonames, for the rest of the territories even the items with the titles will appear with the name of the authors. And from now on the nearest city will also be mentioned on the map.

This experimental application from Nokia Beta labs allows to have a close-up look at the “insides” of the planet and the world around you. Here you can have a look at the physical locations in their real dimensions, find the necessary data about specific locations, such as day and night regions, current location of the sun and much more.

The application comes with a unique icon to fit the overall design of Symbian Anna.

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Nokia Beta Labs is introducing a whole new version of the Nokia Ovi Suite. This updated version comes with a list of usability improvements, making the feature more reliable and accurate. The new  3.1.1.40 Beta version allows the users to download apps from the Ovi Suite homescreen more easily. You are just required to connect your handset to the computer, click on the desired application and choose “Download and install.” The rest of the operations will be performed for you.

The next improvement is dealing with the Nokia Maps application. Now you can look for more maps while the first “portion” of maps is being downloaded. This means that you can deal with two simultaneous actions within the frames of the same application. There’s also a way to download a few maps at the same time, which will help you to save some time.

Keep in mind that this is not the final version of Ovi Suite, which means that you can have your own input into its improvement, so start uploading and using the Beta version of the feature today. Your opinion and suggestions will be welcomed in the official Nokia Beta Labs forums.

Ovi Maps v3.07 is now available at Beta Labs, so all Symbian^3 phone users can get and test it.

Many changed were made to the application; let’s try to find out more about them. First of all, Ovi Maps was modularized into four components — Maps, Drive, Check-in and Guides, and the access these modules has been made much easier.

The search option was also improved and a new tab was added to make it easier to access your favorite locations.

The Place pages and Guides were redesigned and the weather info was integrated into the Guides section (displayed on the top of it now). When you open the Guides section, you see all the available guides and services, including the weather forecast, depending on your location, which is automatically determined. You can also tap there to get more info about the weather forecast.

Additionally, it is now much easier to switch between different views – just one click is needed.

Mark Guim made a video demonstrating the new Ovi Maps v3.07 on his Nokia E7. Here it is:

Don’t forget to share your opinion about the new Ovi Maps v3.07 with us. Oh, and don’t forget to leave your feedback at Beta Labs, too, so that the developers can continue improving the application!

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Nokia Beta labs always come with awesome apps, and this time they introduce an experimental beta app called Nokia Sleeping Screen. With this app the appearance of your phone is enhanced with always-on decorative graphics, status indications at a glance, and a calm nighttime clock.

You may think it is the next simple app, but when you download and install it, you phone will stand out in the crowd. Don’t think the Nokia Sleeping Screen is only for beauty, since  is very useful, too: It will give you the opportunity to see missed calls, unread text messages and reminders.

The application is available for Symbian^3-powered smartphones like C6-01, C7-00, N8, and E7-00, plus it was verified on the latest version of Symbian and is capable of working with the latest Qt versions 4.6.4 and 4.7.2.

Features:

• Personalization;
• Time & date always visible;
• Rich visual notifications of missed calls, SMS, and calendar events;
• Night clock mode setting to dim the appearance for night period;
• Very clear battery charging indication with animation;
• Low power consumption, decreased even further by turning the screen off when the phone is covered, for example, in a bag or in your pocket.

Known issues

• Torch-light feature doesn’t work when Nokia Sleeping Screen is active.

Watch the video below to find out how good it looks, and if you want to download it, first sign into your Nokia Account to access the file.

For those who do not know – Swype is the most popular and more advanced text input technology for mobile devices. For those who do not know the above mentioned Swype for Symbian^3 devices yesterday has received an update from Nokia Beta Labs.   The new version improves the performance of the app and brings more adaptability to the touch screens of Nokia Symbian handsets, especially to the one of Nokia N8 device.

Swype has revolutionized the typing experience of many users,now with a single uninterrupted finger motion over the screen keyboard the user can input the text faster reaching a 40 words per minute result. The Swype gives the possibility of very fast typing due to the original technology input words on any screen. Swype is available all over the world, has reached millions of users and moreover the application is compatible with all kinds of handsets, tablets, consoles and other gadgets.

The latest version of the app is available for download at Nokia Beta Labs.
Enjoy the best typing experience on your Nokia Symbian^3 device.

Nokia beta labs has come up with an app called Bubbles which brings a pretty animation to all Symbian^3 smartphones’ home screens, letting you perform simple tasks while your device is locked.

Despite the fact Nokia Bubbles are still being tested by Nokia, early feedback has shown that it has attracted the attention of many Nokia fans. This application has a nice performance offering an interaction between you, the user and the device itself.
Press the “Apps” key and bubbles will appear while your phone is in sleep mode.

Currently there are bubbles performing the following actions:

• New Message bubble is available for unread messages.
• Missed Call bubble helps to view and respond missed calls.
• Control the music player with Music Player bubble provided by the drop points including play/pause, next song and previous song.
• Control the FM radio with Radio bubble. You can turn the radio on or off and also change the previous or next predefined station.
• With Profile bubble you can change your profile without opening the screen lock. Profile timing for 1, 2 and 3 hours is also available.
• Friends bubble will help you to get in touch with three of your best friends either by calling or by sending a message.
• Flashlight bubbles enable to activate the flashlight mode.
• Map bubble shows your current location.
• Use Battery bubbles when your battery is low.
• Speedometer bubbles are used to display statistics about bubble speed and distance.

So we can assume that Nokia is doing its best to promote Symbian^3 platform  trying to satisfy all Nokia enthusiasts.

Like what you read? So, make your life fun with bubbles.

The collaboration between Nokia Beta Labs and third party Symbian developers shows its first productive results and today Nokia fans can already enjoy many great Symbian applications on their Nokia handsets. Now I am going to present the latest music conscious application.  Stay tuned for more!

If you are a music freak, your handset is surely overloaded with various music files. But sometimes even you can get lost when choosing what to listen; here comes to the aid a Super intelligent Moodagent app.
Moodagent is a very functional app, it doesn’t simply create playlists, but do it according to your mood.

Key features of Moodagent:

• Instant identification of music profile (based on emotion, mood, genre, style, tempo, rhythm, vocals, etc.)
• 5 sliders to help you choose the music for your mood.
• Create playlists that fit the profile of a song
• Automatically  create a profile as soon as you add a new track
• Allows you to delete songs from playlists, etc.

You can get hands on the trial version of the app for free simply heading over to Ovi Store here. Or if you are impatient you can get the full premium version just for £1 here.
To know more, check out the video below!!