20 October 2008
First Beta Version Of
Nokia Map Loader for Mac Released
 Folks from the Nokia Mac Dev Team just announced the very first beta release of Map Loader for Mac 1.0.
Just like the PC version, Nokia Map loader for Mac allows you to simply , you can sideload maps to your phone directly from your Mac, rather than over the air which is especially useful if you are planning on travelling to a new area you are unfamiliar.
This way, you can save a lot on your mobile data service costs and save time downloading map data over-the-air as you go.
With maps for more than 150 countries worldwide, there’s a lot of data available for download for FREE and with Map Loader whole procedure will be faster, cheaper and simpler! MapLoader allows you to download map data for whole countries or areas, so that you don’t need to use data connection on the road.
Procedure is quite simple, download and install Map Loader to your Mac, then download maps and places you need to and finally transfer it to Nokia Maps on your mobile device.
Compatibility
You will need a device that can run Nokia Maps. See maps.nokia.com for more information. You can also check the compatibility list for Map Loader for Mac. You will also need to install Nokia Multimedia Transfer if you haven’t already www.nokia.com/mac/multimediatransfer.
Getting started
Firstly make sure you have a memory card installed in your device, unless it is a product like N95-8GB with built in memory. Run the Maps application on your device. Once you have done this, you can connect your device to your internet connected Mac using your USB cable. If you are using Nokia Multimedia Transfer to transfer music etc, it is best to wait for this to finish transferring.
Then launch Map Loader for Mac. You can then drag and drop various maps elements such as countries to your device. And the history feature? Well not groundbreaking, but it lets you see what you have transferred, and you can use it to reload the same set of maps as a later date.
Giving feedback
You can send feedback via the application itself, or Nokia Multimedia Transfer, or add a comment to this blog post. We look forward to hearing what you think. Ideas may not make the final 1.0 version, but could appear in a future update. Also fairly soon we will have an update to Nokia Multimedia Transfer which should improve the performance of the Nokia Map Loader for Mac.
http://www.nokia.com/betalabs/maploader-mac
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