More than 2 months after releasing the first free version of Ovi Maps for Nokia devices, the Finnish manufacturer makes their famous GPS Navigation software free for two of their most popular phones: The Nokia E71 and the E66. Indeed, those two devices were Nokia's best sellers in 2008 and came with a 1-years license for Ovi Maps, which partly explains why Nokia decided to offer free navigation on these phones.

Even though the latest version of Ovi maps for Nokia E71 and E66 offers free car and pedestrian Navigation all over the world, it lacks some features that Nokia claimed couldn't be implemented due to technical limitations.

Even though we can all agree on the fact that addresses are not popular in Lebanon, we have to admit nobody knows all the local shops and buildings, which are generally used as a reference point to find a friend's place. We, at NokiaLB, all think that Ovi Maps for Lebanon is just awesome and works perfectly, even though map data is said to be still in Beta. What is really missing in the Lebanese map data are not the roads, which are extremely well mapped, but the Points of Interests that are very few in the database, a pretty annoying fact as Lebanese people generally refer to a place by the nearest famous "Point of Interest".

While it is annoying not to have them yet in Ovi Maps, we're sure many of them will be included with the final version. However, even if Nokia integrates them, we can affirm not all the local POIs will be there, as buildings cannot be considered as POIs, yet are generally used to give directions to a place. You may then wonder how you can find those places if you and your phone don't know where they are! Well it's easy! The first part of this article will explain how to locate the place or point of interest you want using WikiMapia while the second one will show you how to integrate these into Ovi Maps.

Today's world is becoming more and more connected thanks to Internet and email communications. Almost everyone checks their emails at least once a day, not only to keep in touch with friends and family, but also to do business and exchange important information. Emails are have become so important that many of us prefer receiving them directly on our mobile devices rather than having to check our mailbox several times a day. When you think email on your cell phone, you obviously think BlackBerry, which is one of the most famous mobile push mail services. However, Nokia has developed their own push email system so that their users can take the benefit of a powerful push email application on their smartphone. We will review how this service makes you life easier in Lebanon and how Nokia Messaging can help you work on the go when no computers are available.

However, Nokia is also a giant software maker making applications such as Nokia Messaging, Ovi Maps, and many others that either come pre-installed with your phone or are available for independent download.

Nokia Messaging has to be, by far, one of the best applications developed by Nokia and also one their most solid and beneficial. It basically delivers e-mail via push e-mail technology, using IMAP, and offers the ability to have up to ten mailboxes within one account, with their corresponding inbox, draft and sent boxes. Nokia Messaging, which can be installed on a numerous set of Nokia devices, will make your mobile so powerful, it will eclipse other e-mail oriented smart phones in the market.

In this post, instructions on installing Nokia Messaging, Nokia’s push e-mail client, shall be available with a quick tour on its functionalities. The general information applies to most interfaces but the specifics shall touch on Symbian S60 5th generation phones, with other information about Symbian S60 3rd generations phones to be discussed in a later article.