Nokia Releasing Maps for Competing Devices

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @04:34AM from the wait-until-elop-finds-out dept.

another random user writes with news about Nokia's Meego/Winphone mapping application being ported to other systems, including Mozilla's Firefox OS. From the article: "Here Maps will initially be released on Apple iOS devices offering downloadable street plans for offline use, and audio-based directions for pedestrians. Nokia is also developing a version for Mozilla's forthcoming Firefox operating system, and will release software tools to allow third parties to make use of its data on Android devices. The move is designed to help the firm compete against Google's rival product."

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Re:Offline maps are great when travelling by gutnor · 2012-11-14 05:03 · Score: 4, Informative

However Nokia Drive ( on a Nokia phone ) works more like a GPS device. It allows you to download map on a country by country basic. Very useful in Europe.
Re:Nokia's data source is great by tlhIngan · 2012-11-14 05:21 · Score: 4, Informative

Doesn't Nokia also own NavTeq, one of the premier mapping companies that provides map data to everyone as well?