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hack your Nokia N95 for better GPS reception

Aug 2, 2009 gps navigation, hacks, nokia 12 Comments

Do you have problems with your GPS reception on your Nokia N95? How about some soldering skills? If you’re brave enough you can open your N95 and remove the default GPS antenna and instead stick in an 8″ speaker wire in there and wrap all over your N95 before closing it back up. You should follows the instructions and read comments here though.

The poster of this hack claims you can get a satellite lock in 5 – 10 seconds – even indoors. However doesn’t share if this is after a cold – or a warm – or a hot start.

Give it a shot – why don’t you?

no GPS use in Egypt

Oct 13, 2008 gps navigation, misc news 26 Comments

There’s no point in getting a fancy phone with GPS or A-GPS in Egypt for the government has a strict ban on the use of such devices. Other countries where government does not want its citizens not know where they’re headed are Syria and North Korea.

The ban also includes other GPS enabled electronics such car GPS navigation systems and handheld GPS receivers.

Mobile phones like the Nokia N95, N82 as well as iPhones and some 3G phones are banned in Egypt, leaving the market deprived of the latest technology and features that are fast becoming standard in the new generation of mobile phones.

Sources say GPS is allowed if and only if you can get license after getting approval from security authorities and National Telecommunication Regulator Agency.

We’d like to hear from our Egyptian readers or other who have visited there recently…

Nokia N96 almost out

Jul 11, 2008 gps navigation, nokia, phones, reviews 3 Comments

The latest and greatest from Nokia; N96 is about to be released next month according to this Nokia N96 review. We’ve talked about the device on Navigadget before so we’re sure you’ve all seen some nice pics. But recently Nokia also put up a demonstration site where it shows you how to use most of the functions.

All the demos are made with flash and show everything from inserting a SIM card to using the bluetooth to transfer files.

Price at about 550 €, Nokia N96 features 2.8″ screen, 16GB of memory, 5MP camera, integrated GPS receiver, a microSD card slot (unlike N95), and much more. It even has a digital TV tuner and a little kick stand in the back so you can set it on a table top for your TV viewing pleasure.

With all this features we can’t help but think about the battery life. According to specs posted at Nokia’s website the battery is a BL-5F Nokia battery at 950 mAh. It can give you about 220 minutes of talk time with GSM and 14 hours of audio playback. However, when it comes watching digitally broadcast channels you’ve only got 4 hours.

For more detailed description of the features take a look at this Nokia N96 review.

garmin mobile XT on Nokia N95

Jun 24, 2008 garmin, gps navigation, nokia, software 5 Comments

If you want to run Garmin navigation software on your Nokia N95, such as the garmin mobile xt we’ve got good news for you.

This site has some instructions for you to follow. Even though we haven’t tried it ourselves here at Navigadget, it seems pretty easy.

Please let us know how it goes.

Sony Ericsson P5i Paris

May 9, 2008 gps navigation, phones, sony 2 Comments

Sony Ericsson P5i Paris pictures was recently leaked on the internet and from what we could gather it looks like Paris will have an embedded GPS receiver. More than likely this will be an A-GPS chip just like the one on N95.

Other features of the Sony Ericsson P5i Paris include:

• 2.8-inch touchscreen
• 5MP camera
• HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity
• built-in Wi-Fi
• GPS
• 360 MHz CPU
• Symbian 9.3, UIQ 3.2 OS
• stylus

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Renault Sandero Nokia

Apr 25, 2008 gps navigation 1 Comment

Renault and Nokia of Brazil are coming together to offer a special edition Sandero. Called Sandero Nokia this will be Renault’s first in Brazil to come with a “mobility solution”. Included in the package deal are the Nokia N95 which includes an A-GPS receiver, pre-loaded Nokia Maps service, and a bluetooth connection. It also brings the Nokia LD-3W GPS module and is integrated with the Nokia CK-20W, an automobile accessories kit.

Some of the key features of the Sandero Nokia include an audio streaming function that enables the driver to listen to music stored on his Nokia N95 through Sandero Nokia’s speakers via a wireless connection; access to maps of the main cities in Brazil that are already included in the memory; and a Bluetooth System for telephone calls which allows drivers to utilize a microphone inserted into the upper part of Sandero Nokia’s windshield and to listen to calls through the vehicle’s audio system.

Only 1000 of these special edition will be manufactured and it will cost about € 17,650.

Nokia N95 8GB with 6 months free navigation

Mar 18, 2008 gps navigation, nokia, phones 7 Comments

Nokia just officially announced the arrival of N95 8GB to U.S. and they’re already shipping it to select locations across the United States with six months of free navigation service included with Nokia Maps.

The expected price is $750 and those select store will include online stores as well as the Nokia flagship stores in New York City and Chicago.

Nokia N95 8GB offers high-speed HSDPA connectivity on 850/1900 MHz networks in the America, comes with a 2.8 inch QVGA screen with support for up to 16 million colors, eight gigabytes of built-in memory, and assisted GPS (A-GPS).

In addition Nokia N95 8GB includes a 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, and Wi-Fi.

Samsung G810

Feb 4, 2008 gps navigation, phones, samsung 1 Comment

Some Czech site is reporting on a new Samsung G810 that is going to embed a standalone GPS receiver chip.

G810 will support high speed networks (3.6MPs) and have a 2.6″ QVGA TFT display which work well with the 5MP camera with a 3x optical zoom (any other phones out there with an optical zoom?).

Expect this to be officially announced next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and start saving about 580 € to cover the cost.

Here are the rest of the features:

• GSM/UMTS/3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity
• Symbian 9.2 OS with S60 3.1 UI
• 150 MB of memory and microSD memory card slot
• Wi-Fi b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, USB 2.0 (microUSB connector)
• 1200 mAh battery
• Dimensions: 104×52.9×18 mm

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Nokia N82 with GPS review

Dec 13, 2007 gps navigation, nokia, phones, reviews 2 Comments

If you are wondering how the A-GPS on N82 performs we have a couple of articles for you to look at:

First off, like we imagined, A-GPS on N82 provides a very fast satellite fix unlike first versions of N95:

Navigation wise the phone has an internal GPS receiver and supports A-GPS, and comes with Nokia Maps installed. Testing the phone, lock on to location in Maps took less than 10 seconds. Very quick, and much quicker than experienced with the N95. The bright, clear QVGA TFT screen supporting up to 16million colours makes navigation very clear and very easy to follow…

The other article mentions the small screen won’t be ideal for following driving directions:

One of the tradeoffs for the N82’s candy bar is its smaller 2.4-inch QVGA display which will now make it even harder to surf the Web or use for GPS directions. (The N95 sports a 2.6-inch screen.)

That’s all we have but we’ll keep you updated as more reviews surface… pic from techeblog

Nokia N82 has A-GPS

Nov 17, 2007 gps navigation, nokia 24 Comments

Nokia put an A-GPS chip on their new phone Nokia N82. Their other big hit – N95 – had a few issues at first with A-GPS but they had figured it out with a new firmware.

We don’t have any reviews on the performance of the GPS receiver on N82 just yet but hopefully it will work right out of the box without needing any firmware upgrades.

A few other cool features include WiFi, FM Tuner, 5 MP digital camera with Xenon flash,Carl Zeiss lens, and autofocus.
Nokia N82 will come out in Europe and will cost about 450 €. It will probably come to the States beginning of 2008.

A-GPS and preinstalled Nokia Maps help you explore and locate new places, whether in another country or just around the corner. All Nokia N82 standard sales packages come with a free voice guided navigation trial, and you can purchase additional features, such as city guides and longer subscription to the navigation.

In case you are wondering Nokia Maps are free to download but if you want voice guided navigation you will have to pay some money. For only one day it’ll cost you 6,49 €, one month will cost you 8 €, a whole month for 60 €, and a whole year for 70 €.

And if you own a Nokia N82 please let us know what you think of the GPS performance…