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Nokia Maps 2.0 and Nokia Transport Beta 2.1 released

Nokia Maps 2.0 and Nokia Transport Beta 2.1 released

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Nokia has released updated versions of Nokia Maps and Nokia Transport /transit yesterday for all you Lumia owners out there. Nokia Maps 2.0 now adds the ability to sync your favorite destinations and places across platforms (Nokia Lumia, Nokia Belle, Nokia N9) and with the mobile web version m.maps.nokia.com for iOS and Android. Users can now also add reviews and photos to POIs directly from their handset. Another new features is the ability to pin direction to a place directly on the phone’s start screen similar to what will be added in Nokia Drive 3.0 soon.
Last but not least, Nokia Transport Beta has been updated to version 2.1 and now includes several new features like detailed line view (taping on a transport line will give you a detailed view of all the stops until your have to commute or arrive), improved search, and multiple tile pinning allowing you to pin your favorite destinations so you can easily get the fastest route to it wherever you are.

You can grab Nokia Maps 2.0 directly from the Marketplace and Nokia Transport Beta 2.1 by scanning the QRcode after the break.

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