Gone are the days where we’re forced to whip out a map and find where we’re going and upon us are the days of digital navigation system. Modern day smart phones, in particular, are more than capable GPS devices with many featuring support from Google Maps. On the Nokia side of things they too have [...]

Nokia has recently presented a new feature for Ovi Maps which is called Own Voice, and as the name suggests it lets you use your own voice for turn-by-turn directions. The working method is pretty simple, basically you record some directions such as “turn left” or “in 1 mile make a right” and after recording [...]

Nokia has released a new version of the Ovi Maps software for free, which was made specifically for the E66 and E71 business handsets. In order to have access to this free application just head over to Ovi Maps website and download it on your computer, afterwards use the Ovi Suite application to install the [...]

The popular Ovi Maps application developed by Nokia has recently received a new update which marks the version 3.04 and for now it only works in some handsets. Anyway, the small but good list of upgrades includes an improved positioning speed and accuracy, as well as an improved search for cities, which now includes zoom [...]

Here’s quite the marketing stunt — If you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that not long after Google announced their free turn-by-turn navigation software, Nokia cut the price of their own GPS software, Ovi Maps, making it completely free. Well, to market the software’s new non existent price, they have hoisted a giant arrow high [...]

Looks like Nokia has made a good move by providing a new version of the Ovi Maps application for free, because according to Nokia in only on week the application has been downloaded close to 1.4 million times. In the words of Anssi Vanjoki from Nokia, they are averaging one download per second, every 24 [...]

Those that have Nokia’s free Ovi Maps can enjoy something else: a racing game. Yes, now you can live out your Fast and the Furious dreams as you can do street racing on public streets. It is a virtual experience, using tilt controls and touchscreen, but it is free. Source

Nokia has recently reported their fourth quarter reports, and they have shipped 126.9 million units. That’s 12 percent more than the previous year, and only 3.8 million was sold in the U.S.. The N900, N97, and N97 Mini were big in Europe, and the Ovi Maps turn-by-turn free navigation app could cause those numbers to [...]

If you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that Google announced a free turn-by-turn GPS service not too long ago. Well, Nokia is hot on their heels with some free turn-by-turn GPS themselves. If you’ve got a Nokia X6, N97 Mini, E72, E55, E52, 6730 Classic, 6710 Navigator, 5800 XpressMusic, 5800 Navigation Edition or 5230 then you [...]

Nokia has come forward to announce the 5800 Navigation Edition, pictured above. This device is obviously marketed towards those who like to know where they are, and how to get where they are going at all times. The 5800 Navigation Edition will come with Ovi Maps software pre-installed along with lifetime licenses for turn-by-turn voice [...]