Nokia City Lens

The application Nokia City Lens with which the new Nokia Lumia 920 dazzled and 820 reaches its little brothers with Windows Phone 7 (7.5) . And, this tool had its origin in the first Lumia range, for which it was being developed. Therefore, at the end of its beta or test phase, it is released to all users with these terminals, although under the name Nokia Vista Urbana, for that good habit that the people of Nokia have of translating the names of theirApplications

Nokia Vista Urbana is a complete tool created to get to know our surroundings , but in a different way. And it uses Augmented Reality to show on the screen the virtual location of restaurants, bars, cinemas, hotels, means of transport , stores, etc In this way, we find labels that are shown on the real image taken by the camera of our Lumia indicating the location, distance and other data of interest to the user.

All this through an application very intuitive and comfortable in its use. It also boasts a very marked style that fits perfectly with the design and colors of this famous range of smartphonesBut indicating the position is not the only thing that allows Nokia Vista Urbana In addition to showing the nearest places of interest , it is possible to know other more distant through the map when we put the mobile in panoramic position And, if we know the place, but want more information about it, we just have to flip the terminal in vertical position to see a complete list From here we can search by name, see the distance and address where it is located.

And not only that. This application also has detailed information about the places it displays. In this way, just by clicking on the desired one we can access a description, reviews and useful means of contact In addition, we are given the possibility of share all this information through social networks, SMS messages or email with our friends.All this from the same application and with just a couple of screen touches.

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However, this version for the first range of Lumia phones will be superseded by the version being developed for system terminals Windows Phone 8 coming soon Most visible will be the labels and icons that indicate the location of places of interest will be in 3D In addition, this version will also allow to pin to the home screen any category of place, to access them quickly.

In short, an application useful and curious that users of the Nokia Lumia 900 , 800 and 710 can now enjoy. And it is that Nokia Vista Urbana is available in the special section for these terminals within Windows Phone Store In addition, you can download completely free Of course, exclusively for terminals of the Finnish brandthat are updated to version 7.5 of the operating system Windows Phone