Foursquare! What the heck is Foursquare? That’s exactly the same question I asked myself, when I first read about it at Nokia Experts. Apparently Matt from NE has been testing the beta version of the app and has been given the thumbs up from the developers to spill some info on the app, ahead of its release.

So what is this Foursquare all about? Well its a cross-breed between an augmented reality and social networking apps. Confused? Get it clarified, after the break though. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have been using the Ovi maps or any of the GPS based applications on the N900, you would have realised by now that it takes frustratingly long time to get a GPS lock. Is it the fault of the GPS radio onboard the N900? That’s what I first thought but then the Maemo community suggested this little setting tweak, which unleashed the true GPS capabilities of N900.

Do you have to code or type a few gibberish commands in the terminal? Obviously not, unless you prefer doing so! It’s a simple setting where-in you need to change the location server from the default of supl.nokia.com to supl.google.com. And where exactly do we do the change? Find out, after the break. Read the rest of this entry »