Nokia has delivered updates to its Drive, Maps, and Transport applications to the Marketplace for Mobile. All three apps include new features that are available only to Nokia’s Lumia smartphones. In Nokia Drive, the application now works fully offline, and can provide locally relevant information such as speed limits. In Nokia Maps, users can more easily create, manage, and share lists of visited locations, as well as see live traffic updates in a wide number of countries. Last, Nokia Transport provides public transportation and walking directions in more than 510 cities across 46 ...

Nokia Beta Labs is now offering a new version of the Nokia Store for Symbian and Series 40 devices. The new and improved Nokia Store is expected to offer its Series 40 users the ability to view search history and publisher information as well as application updates. For Symbian users, improvements have been made in how updates are handled. Some bug fixes are included and users should expect to see improvement when downloading large files as well. Nokia is welcoming feedback from users and the new Store clients can be downloaded for free now. ...

Nokia has indicated via a FAQ posted to its web site that its Lumia Windows Phone devices will be updated with support for the mobile hotspot feature. The Lumia 800 and 710, which are already available in some markets, do not include this feature. According to Nokia, the feature will be added in a future system update, though the timing and availability of the update was not provided. The Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 will support mobile hotspot at launch. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia has confirmed via a FAQ published on its Nokia Connects web page that its Lumia-branded Windows Phone smartphones will get tethering support soon. Nokia says the update will be available for its 800 and 710 via a Zune update and that its 900 and 610 smartphones will have tethering support enabled by default when they start shipping. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple and Google aren’t the only companies looking to patent and trademark everyone’s favorite gesture to unlock a smartphone, as Nokia has recently been granted a patent on its own implementation of slide-to-unlock. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia today announced that users of Android smartphones and the iPhone can access Nokia Maps from the browser of their device. Once users point their browser to m.maps.nokia.com, the online tool offers turn-by-turn navigation for driving and public transport, and voice-guided navigation for those traveling by foot. Nokia Maps also supports satellite view, public transport view, and live traffic view. Nokia Maps for Android and iOS is free to use. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The Nokia 808 Pureview UK release date and price has been revealed online, although it is yet to be confirmed by Nokia.The 808 Pureview stunned MWC 2012 when Nokia unveiled the monster 41MP camera which it had squeezed into the Symbian-toting handset.Online retailer Unlocked Mobiles outed the Nokia 808 Pureview release date and price after making the phone available for pre-order on its website. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia today announced that it plans to shutter its Ovi Share service on May 30, 2012. Users will have until then to download any content stored in Ovi Share. Nokia said that users can download their content in small pieces as well as in one large zip file, depending on their needs. The system will not be accessible after May 30. Nokia said the decision to shut Ovi Share was made so that it could focus on its core services offerings. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia has confirmed that the PureView camera technology first revealed in the 808 PureView Symbian smartphone will eventually make its way to the Finnish phone company’s Lumia Windows Phones. “PureView imaging technologies [will] be used to deliver high end imaging experiences in future Nokia products,” said Nokia representative Chris Hollis to Phone Scoop in an email. “Since Nokia is committed to Windows Phone as its primary smartphone platform, that includes plans to bring PureView imaging experiences to Lumia over time. No details of products or timelines have ...

Nokia today announced that it and partner Microsoft has refreshed the appearance of Nokia maps to unify the user interface of both the Nokia Maps and Bing Maps systems. Nokia says that the overarching goal of the redesign was to make the maps easier to understand, yet still provide detail and context for what’s in view. Nokia said that it has reduced the amount of clutter and icons visible on the maps, as well as toned down its color palette. Nokia explains that maps that are more contextual when expanded, and more detailed when zoomed in. The new version of Nokia Maps will be rolled ...