GyPSii, a well-known geo-location and social networking platform and service for mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices, recently confirmed that the Symbian version of the GyPSii application has been accredited by Nokia for its N95 and 6110 Navigator mobile phones.

GyPSii is a UGC (user generated content), social networking, search and location based suite of integrated mobile and web applications - for users to share, view and upload pictures, video, text and POI (points of interest) with a geo-tag (location data) - place and track each other in their select communities. There is no easy way to find people and places, points of interest, map and navigate to them all than with the help of GyPSii.

Designed specifically for use on a mobile phone, the GyPSii platform is already compatible with Windows Mobile devices and by adding Symbian and Nokia support, GyPSii is now available on the vast majority of mobile phones and almost any Internet connected device. GyPSii for Nokia and Windows Mobile is available for download at the company's website.

"Consumer demand for mobile location based services is rising dramatically," said Dan Harple, CEO of GyPSii, "and widespread handset compatibility is key to any company wishing to launch new and exciting services such as GyPSii into that market.

"Symbian is the dominant handset operating system, and Nokia the dominant handset manufacturer - as demonstrated by its increase in global market share to 39 per cent and sales of some 111 million devices in Q3 of 2007 alone. Adding Symbian capability, accredited by Nokia, to the GyPSii platform is therefore a major breakthrough and milestone endorsement," he added.

GyPSii integrates a wide range of location-specific functions and services into a single easy-to-use interface that works on GPS and non-GPS-enabled devices alike. These functions include user-generated content, friend finding and sharing, and also Point-of-Interest (POI) proximity search for immediate surroundings, maps and directions.