Free navigation also available for Nokia N78

The free navigation software is available for the Nokia N78. Last week Nokia announced Ovi Maps, free software for Nokia phones. New phones will be shipped with this software, but it is available as a free download at the Nokia website.

See http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/maps-support/compatibility-and-download#/nokia-n78/ for a version for your Nokia n78.

Nokia N78 v30.0.011 Firmware Change Log

And the changes are as follows:

Standby screen:

*When Music Player is operating, the transition from one song to another song has noticeably improved from Version 21.002
*Call log, Contacts and calling function:
*The Calling speed (i.e. from standby screen to Contacts or the Call Log) and transition to call/disconnected screens has improved from version 21.002.
*A New menu option has been added to in the in-call menu to facilitate MMS Sending during any phone call.
*The Maximum Volume of the Loudspeaker has been decreased.

Maps:

*The Maps starts up blazingly fast now and also the speed through all the Maps menus are very fast now as compared to Maps 2.0
*Switching over to various different views is very smooth and fast now, i.e. to Map 3D etc.
*It is now possible for Maps to be upgraded to Ovi Maps 3.01 flawlessly.

Music Player:

*There has been a huge improvements in the equaliser and sound quality. Even background sounds and other channels are now more noticeable. The default equaliser settings are quite good. Bass is now less crunchy than before.
*The annoying split-second delays when pressing the volume keys to change between volume levels has now been removed. Also the delay that happened while running multiple applications has been fixed now.
* The occasional freezes in the music player has been fixed. However, Screen tearing and slow speed in album art appearance is still present though.

Camera and Photos:

*Much to the delight of everybody, the volume keys to zoom while taking photos/recording video has reappeared.
*Going into Details is almost instantaneous now as compared to its previous version.
*The Scrolling speed through thumbnails has remarkably improved and is only minimally jerky now. Also, the scrolling speed has also been improved when viewing photos at 100% view has improved in speed.
*The speed while going into menus in Camera is instantaneous now.

Video centre:

*The Logo for the video centre has changed in the menu.
*The appearance of video menu is also now different and seems similar to the newer N-series/E-series style simplified logos.
*The Speed in the video centre is much improved now and is almost instantaneous.
*Changing between volume levels, fast-forward/rewind speed and resume of playback has also been improved drastically and is almost instantaneous now. Even Sound quality seems to have been improved now.

Search:

*The Application has been upgraded from v4.08 to v4.10.0904
*The Logo has also changed and is now looking similar to the newer N-series/E-series simplified styling.
*Performance is faster and Yandex search service has been removed in favour of Live Search and Google (Note: this is for the APAC variant, will vary between different regions and specific countries)

Web:

*Rendering of web pages has improved in speed since v21.
*Rotate Screen option speed is now almost instantaneous
*Speed in Web options menu is now instantaneous
*The pixelation of Minimap on side when scrolling down pages has been fixed.

Other Notable Changes:

*Overall system speed has been improved and is faster as compared to v21.
*The Scrolling in the Multimedia menu from one tab to another when multiple applications are running, has also improved marginally in speed.
*The overall stability of the phone also seems to have been improved.

EC wants one mobile phone charger for all brands

The European Commission plans to force mobile phone manufacturers to manufacture one mobile phone charger for all mobile phones, according the European Commissioner for Industry, Gunther Verheugen in an interview with the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Verheugen said that his patience has been tested enough by the mobile phone industry, which was given several chances to develop one charger for all mobile phones, and he does not exclude severe measures to force the manufacturers to come with a solution.

The main reason for his demand is trying to decrease the volume of electrical waste within Europe, which is become a major environmental problem. The current situation that requires users to purchase a new mobile charger with each new mobile phone has become unbearable according to Verheugen. In a reaction, the president of the European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association (EICTA), Tony Graziano, told Deutsche Welle that Verheugen's demand is legally and technically impossible to due differences in voltage and battery requirements within the European Union, although he acknowledged the increasing burden of mobile phone chargers on the environment. He also said that the industry is not likely to develop one charger for all brands. Verheugen also said that he rather sees the industry to develop such a charger voluntary, but warns that the EC has the legal and political means to force such development.

Source: telegraaf.nl, dft.nl and Digitaal

Nokia N78 20.149

Nokia released new frimware for the N78 phone. This firmware can be put on the phone using Nokia Software Updater. The Nokia developers added a lot of improvements for bluetooth, the gps-receiver and multimediafiles.

You can download it at http://europe.nokia.com/A4579163

The frimware changelog for version: 20.149 is:

New features:
- Boingo – Cancelled
- Comes With Music (CWM) - This SW Version includes CWM enablers.
Changes:
- Bluetooth:
- N78 to CK-07W Audio Lost at regular intervals
- Call Not Working With Bluetooth Headset
- WLAN:
- WLAN APN passed along with SDP contents is not utilized by Real Player
- Power Management:
- Sleep current too high while video applications at background
- GPS:
- The phone freezes when launching the Trip distance by clicking the link in Help content
- PC Suite:
- Harvester Server doesn’t close all necessary connections to other services during backup/restore
- SIM/USIM:
- Incorrect error codes are passed by TSY from SIM server to application layer for Smart card feature
- Radio:
- RadioLauncher gets corrupted state when VisualRadio exits
- Podcast:
- Podcasts garbled search results when entering a number as the search title
- Photos:
- Crash when launching Photos application after restoring from memory card
- Slideshow doesn’t work after used device for a while
- Internet:
- FM frequency range extends below 87.5MHz
- Maps:
- Maps “My position” and “My place” are translated into the same Chinese
- Messaging:
- E-mail username truncated causes problem with login
- Adding new number from SMS to existing number in ADN causes corruption
- Download!:
- Download client doesn’t work with certain operators WAP APN
- Other Changes:
- Java platform version number not updated in IAD
- Widget installer plugin cannot be upgraded
- Removing battery during alarm makes the device unusable
- Stub sis file doesn’t include httptransfer component
- Paths are incorrect in cenrep creation file (Naviscroll and FMTX affected)
- Internal Debugging tool wrongly included in Production SW
- Device cuts off URL parameter in RTSP streaming link
- Delivery via Device Management corrupts EAP-FAST PAC file
- TCK failure with HTTP and AMR Combination
- SpaceUI doesn’t allow for changes when a default number is assigned in Phonebook
- Display corrupts with 3rd party application BestCalc

N79

Nokia introduceert de Nokia N79, de nieuwste uitbreiding in het Nseries-gamma. De Nokia Nseries bestaat uit een reeks krachtige multimedia telefoons met doordachte, aanpasbare vormgeving. Onder zijn elegante uiterlijk herbergt de Nokia N79 verbluffende technologische multimedia-mogelijkheden, zoals geïntegreerde navigatie, muziek met een FM-transmitter, razendsnelle communicatie, een hoogwaardige webbrowser, tien voorgeladen N-Gage game trials en een geavanceerde 5 megapixel camera met Carl Zeiss lens. De Nokia N79 combineert krachtige foto-, muziek- en navigatiefuncties met high-speed 3.5G HSDPA en Wi-Fi, wat het eenvoudig maakt om ervaringen uit te wisselen via websites, blogs en online communities.

De 5 megapixel digitale camera met Carl Zeiss-lens, dubbele LED-flitser en videohulplicht staat garant voor haarscherpe, briljante foto- en filmbeelden die je ter plekke kunt bewerken, zonder tussenkomst van een PC. Het is ook mogelijk beelden te taggen met gegevens van de opnamelocatie. Bovendien beschikt de Nokia N79 telefoon standaard over een 4GB microSD geheugenkaart met ruimte voor zo’n 3000 muziekbestanden, ca. 2500 foto’s of tot vier uur video in DVD-kwaliteit. Die bestanden kunnen worden ingedeeld in albums of op basis van tags, en laten zich rechtstreeks uploaden naar Share on Ovi of vergelijkbare services. Een schuifkap beschermt desgewenst de hoogwaardige lens wanneer hij niet wordt gebruikt.

Inspelend op de voorkeuren van de stijlbewuste gebruiker zijn er voor de Nokia N79 Xpress-On smart covers beschikbaar in vijf coole kleuren: Light Sea Blue, Espresso Brown, Olive Green, White en Coral Red. Er zullen twee verschillende sales packs beschikbaar zijn, met telkens een set van drie verschillende covers. “Net als de andere telefoon toestellen van de Nseries combineert de Nokia N79 grensverleggende technologie met een uiterst compact formaat, en stelt hij gebruikers in staat om te ontdekken, te creëren en met anderen te delen,” vertelt Juha Kokkonen, Director Nokia Nseries. “De Nokia N79 GSM is bedoeld voor mensen die waarde hechten aan stijl en functionaliteit, en wordt geleverd met verwisselbare covers met automatisch wisselende schermthema’s. Met zijn uitstraling en performance gaat de Nokia N79 overtuigend verder op de weg die we zijn ingeslagen met de succesvolle Nokia N72 en Nokia N73 mobiele telefoons.”

Nokia Maps maakt het eenvoudig om de omgeving te verkennen met behulp van duidelijke kaarten, met meer dan 15 miljoen points of interest (POI). De ingebouwde A-GPS-functie (Assisted GPS) levert gedetailleerde navigatie-instructies voor zowel wandelingen, fietstochten als autoritten en wordt geleverd met een gebruikslicentie van drie maanden voor de Nokia N79 mobiele telefoon. De innovatieve technologie van de kleurrijke Nokia N79 telefoon geeft toegang tot een breed gamma services voor vernieuwende multimedia-ervaringen. Gebruikers kunnen inloggen op online communities als Flickr en YouTube, of doorklikken naar Ovi internet services, zoals de Nokia Music Store, N-Gage, Nokia Maps en Share on Ovi, een online service waarmee je je eigen foto’s en videoclips kunt uitwisselen, direct vanaf je mobieltje.

Voor aanpassing aan individuele voorkeuren zijn er tal van instelbare functies beschikbaar via de Nokia Download! store, het alles-in-één-adres voor personalisering op maat, en standaard geïntegreerd in de toestellen van de Nokia Nseries. Gebruikers hebben via Nokia Download! toegang tot een rijke verscheidenheid aan populaire ringtones, hoogwaardige entertainment-content, de nieuwste games en dynamische personaliseringsapplicaties. De Nokia N79 mobiele telefoon is via de reguliere verkoopskanalen en de Nokia Online Shop beschikbaar vanaf oktober 2008 met een verkoopadviesprijs van ongeveer 350 euro ex BTW. Bron: letsgodigital.org

N78 on wikipedia

Now the Nokia N78 has it own wikipedia page. Mainly filled with technical specifications, and until now no image, bur it's a start.
See for the wikipedia page this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N78

It's breathing

Although the Nokia N78 looks turned off, when it's not in use, there is a way to see that it's still on. Within the Navi wheel there is a light that flashes every 6-7 seconds. I can imagine why it is called breathing, there is some life in the phone. The same light does an extra flash when you've missed a call or sms. The breathing makes the Nokia N78 extra unique