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Articles tagged with: Nokia and Navigation
Mapping firm's drive is on display
Most people go to Sullivan's for the food. But Robert Tuveson and Ian Giddings, geographic analysts for Navteq, went to make sure the popular restaurant on Boston Harbor's Castle Island was really there. more
Nokia UK to Offer Free "Black Cab" Taxi Rides
nokia UK is to sponsor a number of taxis, or "black cabs" in the UK for a week starting tomorrow as a promotion for its free Ovi Maps service. Members of the public that spot and flag down one of the nokia Ovi Maps cabs in ondon, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgowwill get their journey completely free of charge throughout the week. more
Related Tags: taxi, ovi, ovi-maps, pnd, maps, nokia-ovi, UK
Nokia and Yahoo Confirm Mobile Internet Services Partnership
After a couple of leaks at the weekend, nokia and Yahoo have confirmed they are to work closer together in mobile web services. As part of the alliance nokia will be the exclusive provider of Yahoo's maps and navigation services, integrating Ovi Maps across Yahoo properties, branded as "powered by Ovi." In addition, Yahoo will become the exclusive provider of nokia's Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services branded as "Ovi Mail / Ovi Chat powered by Yahoo!" more
Related Tags: yahoo, ovi-maps, maps, mobile-web
Nokia shakes up leadership to tackle rivals
nokia has announced plans to introduce a simplified company structure for its devices and services business comprised of three units: Mobile Solutions, Mobile Phones and Markets. Effective from July, the move aims to accelerate product development and software execution. more
Related Tags: navteq, pnd, meego, nokia,, anssi-vanjoki, connect
Nokia aims to "close the gap with the competition" in the smartphone market
nokia has built a solid foundation for future success, CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told shareholders Thursday. more
Related Tags: olli-pekka-kallasvuo, meego, apps, planning
Nokia's Ovi Maps can Now Talk in your Own Voice
nokia has announced the launch of Own Voice for Ovi Maps, a free app from Ovi store, which allows people to personalise the voice that gives them turn-by-turn instructions when using Ovi Maps drive navigation. The Own Voice app enables users to create a new voice pack, taking them through each of 53 steps of the process. more
Related Tags: ovi, pnd, maps, ovi-maps
Nokia CEO to Face Frustrated Shareholders
nokia's Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo is reported to be coming under pressure to turn around the firm's fortunes in the face of growing competition in the smartphone market. The Reuters news agency reported that Kallasvuo could give his last speech to shareholders later this week if nokia cannot roll out a serious challenger to Apple's iPhone for the key holiday-sales season at end of the year. more
Related Tags: olli-pekka-kallasvuo, music
Finns Show Strong Interest in McDonalds When Driving
Navigation and mapping provider, NAVTEQ has released results of its first location targeted campaign in Europe by a global brand advertiser, McDonald's. The campaign, powered by NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising, enabled McDonald's to deliver location-relevant mobile ads to users of nokia Ovi Maps when they were within a certain distance of McDonald's 82 restaurants in Finland. more
Related Tags: navteq, pnd, maps, ovi-maps, option, europe, nokia-ovi, Finland
Continental and Nokia to Embed Mobile Connectivity into Vehicles
Automotive supplier, Continental and nokia have announced a joint-concept that will enable drivers and passengers to connect, display and control mobile phone applications via an in-vehicle dashboard display. The companies are now working together to integrate a new technology, called Terminal Mode, into the automotive and consumer electronics industries. more
Related Tags: navteq, pnd, display, usb, connect
Nokia's Ovi Maps with free navigation races past 1 million downloads in a week
nokia says that since it released a free version of its Ovi Maps software a couple of weeks ago, there have been over 1.4 million downloads. The one million mark was reached just one week after the launch. more
Related Tags: ovi, pnd, maps, ovi-maps
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