Nokia Nuron Offers Free Maps, to Launch for T-Mobile

By Allen Tsai | Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:06 am

Nokia said it will release the 5230 Nuron -- a Symbian-based touch screen device with free navigation software -- for T-Mobile in the coming weeks, hoping the mapping offering will boost demand for its smartphones.

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Nokia 5230 Nuron

The Finnish company said the Nuron will be one of the first smartphones with completely free mapping technology that lets users find directions, pinpoint their location and explore new restaurants, landmarks, concerts and more with guides from Lonely Planet.

Running Nokia's own Symbian operating system, the handset has a new "Contacts" bar that displays thumbnails of up to 20 close friends -- with conversation history, emails, phone calls, photos and updates from social networking sites like Facebook.

Additional features include a 2.0-megapixel CMOS camera, music player and FM radio, high-speed HSDPA Internet and Bluetooth technology.

The embattled company has seen a resurgence, posting a strong fourth-quarter profit, after smartphone specialists Apple, Research in Motion and newcomer Google had begun to erode its market share in recent months.

In January, it started giving away navigation software to match a move by Internet giant Google when it released maps for Android devices, hoping that the offering would move more of its smartphones and give it an advantage in the competitive industry.

Late last month, Nokia and Intel teamed up to create a new mobile operating system for high-end devices.

Meanwhile, T-Mobile, which has been suffering from perceptions that its data network is inferior, is planning the roll out of its new fourth-generation network to support new smartphones and match 4G upgrades from rivals Verizon, AT&T and Sprint.

T-Mobile said the Nokia Nuron will begin shipping in the coming weeks.

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