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Nokia makes navigation free for the masses

An innovative feature of Ovi Maps is the inclusion of 3D landmarks, to better help the user with orientation

January 21, 2010 Written by James Middleton

Finnish handset vendor Nokia revealed what it’s been up to with location and mapping firm Navteq which it bought in 2008 for $8.1bn. The monster handset vendor is shaking up the mobile space by making mapping and turn by turn navigation available for free to a potential 83 million users.

Tags; LBS, navigation, Nokia, Social Networking, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Content & Applications, Europe, Middle East, News & Analysis, Nokia

Back to your routes

November 12, 2008 Written by Mike Hibberd

A proven success for the likes of Garmin and TomTom, navigation services are going mobile. Advances in handset form factor and functionality could enable the cellular industry to position the mobile phone as the heir to the SatNav kingdom.

Tags; Garmin, GPS, navigation, satnav, TomTom, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Handsets & Devices, Nokia

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Social spending

Over The Top providers have become the staple wildcard in almost any sector set on a collision path with mobile. By and large they are very good at what they do: connecting a user with their chosen content or service by whatever means available.

Tags; Social Networking, Content & Applications, Features, Money

The Magic Touch

Global sales of NFC-enabled handsets increased ten-fold in 2011

SIM-based NFC remains the holy grail of mobile payment for cellular operators. The NFC community has its sights set far wider than simple mobile financial services, but it is taking time for the technology to get to market.

Tags; NFC, Cloud, Features, M2M, Money