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I really like the POI features in WayFinder (err, hope that's the right name; built in Maps application for N810). I can quickly search for nearby locations and have that search accompanied by GPS. It is fast and detailed, and I seem to have a good database "automagically" there.

For now.

A few issues I have:
  • The POI database does not seem to update itself from the initial collection.
  • This application is not free software. While that isn't a showstopper, I do prefer free software where possible.
  • Wayfinder is nagware, asking me to buy the full version whenever I do so much as click that little arrow on the right side of the screen. Drives me crazy; I don't like the feeling that I am using a demo.

I tried Maemo Mapper, and it does have POI download. However, the only way I have found to do this is manually, selecting a particular category and then manually flipping pages through it and pressing download. Requires a piece of paper and a lot of babysitting. POI lookup in there does not seem very sophisticated, either. In fact, I have not found a search option for POIs, although I may be looking in the wrong place.

Is there an application which serves in some sort of a middle ground? Easy, straight-forward POI searching without an Internet connection, without nagware and with an up-to-date database?
I wouldn't even mind it without maps, GPS feature or directions; just so long as it lists and helps me find points of interest.

Is there such a thing?

Thanks in advance!