Nokia Magnifier

There have been a few occasions when I wanted to have a magnifier with me. When I realized I did not have one, the only solution was to go to a store and get it, of course I lost it three days later. Well, Nokia has released the Nokia Magnifier, an application that allows you to read those tiny little manuscripts and distinguish small drawings. It works great with a 5 mega pixel camera such as the N95 one. Furthermore, the application lets you take pictures of whatever you magnify. Get the application here, or scan the QR Code below to get it straight from your device.

QR Code Readers for the N95

QR Codes are becoming more and more popular every day. They are popping out everywhere, magazines, newspapers, bus stops, gravestones! Therefore, I decided to write a post about the best QR Code readers for the N95. If you don't know what a QR Code is, click here.

First of all, there is the Nokia QR Code reader which already comes pre-installed in the N95. It's not bad, it's fast, it barely fails to read a code, but it has a problem. When you scan a QR Code Business Card it doesn't recognize it as a Contact, but just as text. These means that you will have to type the phone number, name, and all other details by yourself. Luckily, there are a few more scanners for the phone:

i-nigma

This reader is one of the best there are. It recognizes Business cards QR Codes and it even scans faster than the Nokia reader. Get it here

You can also use the Nokia scanner to download it straight from your device:

Kaywa

One of the first readers to appear on the web was Kaywa, no wonder it is the most popular application. It's a pretty good reader, the fastest there is. However, it sometimes fails to scan the 2D code. Get it here

You can also use the Nokia scanner to download it straight from your device:

UpCode

UpCode is the best QR Code reader there is for the N95. This reader recognizes every detail that you add into a QR Code Business Card and also has a nice design, The negative aspect is that it is the one that takes the most time to scan a code (just a few more seconds). Get it here.

You can also use the Nokia scanner to download it straight from your device:

Tell me what do you think. Which reader do you prefer?

Google Maps 3.0 with Google Latitude

Sharing your location gets easier every day. Google has recently launched Google Latitude, a feature that comes built-in in the latest version of Google Maps Mobile (3,0). With Google Latitude people will be able to share their location in real time with other users they decide to add. For example, I am using Latitude right now and I have added my brother as a Latitude contact, therefore I can see that he has left work and he is heading downtown. What's exciting here, is that I can see how he moves in real time!

In addition to all of this, you can decide to send your contacts a text message of call them just by selecting on their icon. If you are worried about privacy issues Google provides you with several privacy restrictions that you can apply. Have fun using the software!

Download the application here, or scan the QR Code below to get it straight to your phone.

Write comment if you want to share your location with me