14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of Gig Finder has been made available for download today, with a nice range of enhancements when compared to the previous solution, even if it was released only as a beta flavor for the time being.
According to the guys over at Nokia Beta Labs, the new application version comes with expanded availability, so as to offer a wider range of users the possibility to try it out.
The new Gig Finder beta version is available for users in a number of no less than 18 countries, offering them info on the best musical events near them.
The release notes for the new application version include:
- Improved: Get gig recommendations based on your music taste and location. - Search for concerts by artist, genre, city, venue and dates - Add artists to your music profile to be notified when they play concerts near you - Find where to buy tickets and compare prices - Get directions to the venue using Ovi Maps - New: Preview tracks from that artist or go through to Ovi Music to purchase songs - Improved: Invite your friends using Facebook, SMS or e-mail (Selecting Facebook friends from within the app was a requested feature) - New: Artist page with information about upcoming events & most popular music tracks - New: Ability to manually change the location used to recommend Gigs (This was another requested feature)
The list of supported countries includes USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain.
Moreover, the development team notes that the new beta version of the application is available for handsets running under the new Symbian^3 operating system too, as well as for S60 5th edition, and S60 3rd Edition FP2 devices.
The look and feel of the app were changed too in the new release, the devs note. Not to mention that the app now offers users the possibility to find gigs via Ovi Maps, or to download favorite tracks, powered by the Ovi Music.
The new Gig Finder beta is available for download from Softpedia too, via this link.