Nokia 6210 Navigator at CTIA 2008
Added on 2008-04-02 18:41:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The successor to Nokia's GPS focused 6110 navigator the 6210 has new stylings and replaces the Garmin GPS software with Nokia's Maps 2.0. Nokia's mapping solution is interesting in that it allows you to both pre-load maps on the device and download them on the fly from the internet. The device also sports a built in compass and has a pedestrian navigation mode. Under the hood is Symbian Series 60 and the camera has also been updated to 3.2 megapixels with auto-focus and the ability to geo-tag your photos. The device was announced a couple of months ago a Mobile World Congress but this is our first chance to get a close look at it and we took a bunch of photos for your viewing pleasure, available after the break.
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Assisted GPS new standard for Nokia
Added on 2007-07-20 11:58:00
by Mark Brezinski
 Nokia evidently plans to incorporate Assisted GPS support into all future devices with GPS functionality. This will let you to find navigation options faster and also allow emergency services to locate you quicker. Currently Nokia has two phones equipped with this new standard: N95 owners will find this service in the latest firmware update, while the 6110 Navigator has A-GPS built in.
"Nokia," you must be asking, "why is A-GPS so much better than GPS?" While, Nokia can't hear you talking at your monitor, but we will try our best to explain. Normally GPS information is relayed from a satellite to a receiver at around 50bps. After the long download, the receiver has to calculate location. Basically, A-GPS is is a normal GPS receiver attached to a reference network and a super fast processor. The reference network provides data that would otherwise have to be downloaded and the processor allows much faster calculations.
We tip our collective hat to Nokia for embracing this technology. Most companies still haven't embraced plain 'ol GPS support yet.
[via Phonemag]
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