Nokia Venezuela unveils Beta version of its locator application for trademark’s devices, Nokia 2.0.

Caracas Daily Journal (Jonathan Leo): Don't worry if you ever go astray in your own city again, whereas Nokia is willing to guide you through. How so? Because the local arm of the world's largest cell phone maker just cut loose last week in Venezuela the 2.0 version of its popular place track-down application Nokia Maps, containing a bundle of features, services and downloadable maps that will help users find the right spot at all times. http://www.nokia.com/betalabs

With this new Beta edition release, Nokia makes available to some Nokia phone users with GPS capabilities novel tools like that of "Drive", a high-quality navigation system meant for vehicles hitting the road, and a Nokia-assisted GPS orientation indicator.

Nokia Maps 2.0 also comes with "Walk", a pedestrian-dedicated component that accurately takes them from one spot to another helped by visual instructions given step by step. Among other highlights, it offers satellite and hybrid-type maps that blend in satellite and normal views of the main cities on the planet. These images display detailed views where specific avenues, streets and buildings around you can be easily spotted. Plus, switching between traditional, hybrid and satellite maps can be done in a jiffy.

On top of the Nokia Maps rollout, the company also introduced two new handsets: The Nokia N82 Black and Nokia N95 8GB. The first is a 5 mega-pixel cam, xenon flash-equipped phone with GPS, WiFi and HSDPA functionalities, while the latter is an enhanced version of the best-selling Nokia N95. Among the improvements, it highlights an onboard memory of 8 GB, a 2.8-inch display and an innovative rotating-action 3D user interface. Up until now, Nokia Maps relyon maps of over 200 countries, out of which more than 70 are fully navigable.