Whenever I meet Nokia people , one of the questions I have is OVI Maps for Pakistan . OVI Maps had been a very useful tool for me whenever I go abroad and lack of mapping for Pakistan was always felt by many . Today I was browsing through NAVTEQ site and checking maps out [...]
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I was never a big OVI Maps fan , Nokia and Navteq not having detailed maps of Pakistan or even my city Karachi , one of the largest metropolis of the world with a population upward of 17 million people , OVI Maps were no use for me and I was using Garmin XT with [...]
Today , 21/1/2010 , Nokia set the Navigation free , unbound by licensing fees , Nokia users can use Drive and Walk Navigation for free in 180 countries with Voice Turn by Turn Navigation available for 74 countries , 46 Different languages and Traffic Information available for more than 10 countries all Gratis , for [...]
It all started in 2006 when Nokia realized that Navigation is going to be big given the popularity of their then flagship Nokia N95 and it’s follow-up Nokia N95 – 8 GB both of which were the first phones to feature GPS and changed the way we look at mobile phones today . The purchasing [...]
At the Click Here’ target=_blank>Click Here’ target=_blank>Nokia World 2009 , where Nokia talked much about the devices , they also introduced many enhancement on their already existent range of services like the OVI Maps Beta . Recetly released in version 3.03 09 Wk 35 for their ‘Flagship’ N97 , it’s sibling Nokia N97 Mini and [...]
Finally OVI Maps is finally supporting Pakistan , well not full street by street Navigation , atleast they have begun with the POIs , no more results from 400 kms away in India when I search for a place to eat , It now shows Cafe Flo and Arizona Grill some 5 kms away from [...]
