Nokia N95 on the map

Nokia has announced a free mapping solution which can be downloaded to smartphones like its GPS enabled N95 From tomorrow, smartphone owners can download Nokia's mapping and navigation solution for free. The smart2go navigation application offers mapping and routing in over 150 countries and has support for full turn-by-turn sat nav in over 30 countries. The application also allows people to see where they are on a map, search from a database of over 15 million points of interest (POI) and create routes to get them there.

5 mexapixel camera and 150MB phone memory. Releasing 2007 Q1. Expected price to be 550 Euros. Not too expensive! Quoting Reuters.

Nokia trailed rivals in coming out with folding designs in 2004 and last year missed the trend for slim phones. It has since reshaped its design operations and crafted the N95 model so it slides to the left as well as the right, revealing different keypads, an effort to leapfrog competitors

Nokia plans to install the application on all future N-series phones - like the GPS enabled N95 - under the name Nokia maps. From February 10, the application will be available to download to selected Nokia Series 60 phones and Windows Mobile 5.0 handsets and will then roll out to other Nokia Series 60 phones, Series 40 phones, plus PocketPC, Linux and other Windows Mobile devices.