Starting today, Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation is free across the globe.
ENGADGET: Nokia offering free turn-by-turn navigation on smartphones globally (updated)
Free access to Ovi Maps, the world's most comprehensive walk and drive navigation, to Nokia smartphones was only the start.
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With the latest beta release of Ovi Maps, available for download today, people will benefit from new features and even greater map detail.
ENGADGET: Nokia announces new C6 and C7 Symbian^3 handsets with 8 megapixel cameras, 720p video
People will also discover free Ovi Maps, access to Ovi Store, messaging, social networking and other experiences that come standard across all of these smartphones.
ENGADGET: Nokia announces new C6 and C7 Symbian^3 handsets with 8 megapixel cameras, 720p video
Besides, is Nokia really going to dedicate staff to Android development when its more advanced Ovi Maps still aren't available on its much touted Maemo MeeGo mobile computing platform?
ENGADGET: Nokia's Ovi Maps headed to Windows Mobile and Android? (update: no way)
Regarding "Windows Mobile, " well, 6.x's days are numbered and getting Ovi Maps approved on Windows Phone 7 might not ever happen in light of Microsoft's own efforts with Bing navigation.
ENGADGET: Nokia's Ovi Maps headed to Windows Mobile and Android? (update: no way)
Ovi Maps beta adds visibility to subways, trams and trains in 85 cities around the world, real-time traffic, safety alerts in or out of navigation mode, visibility to parking and petrol stations, and speed limit warnings.
ENGADGET: Nokia announces new C6 and C7 Symbian^3 handsets with 8 megapixel cameras, 720p video
Not only will it simplify the use of turn-by-turn voice guidance from Ovi Maps, but also provide a new and easy way of accessing other content on the smartphone, such as music and delivering automotive specific applications from the Ovi Store.
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The V10.2010.19-1 bump now available in the UK (global on Wednesday) packs several enhancements including face-to-face video calling, improved Ovi Maps, and a better email experience with bundled Facebook IM Chat and the ability to accept or decline event invitations from the inbox.
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From March 2010, all new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones will come installed with the new Ovi Maps application and pre-loaded with local country map data and walk and drive navigation with access to location-aware Lonely Planet and Michelin travel guides at no extra cost.
ENGADGET: Nokia offering free turn-by-turn navigation on smartphones globally (updated)
And unless it can pump out the Android version before Google Navigation goes global, there won't be much motivation to download a presumably fee-based (it certainly won't be free) Ovi Maps on the platform unless Android users are willing to pay to have Nokia's localized maps on the device instead of downloading them over the air as the Google offering requires.
ENGADGET: Nokia's Ovi Maps headed to Windows Mobile and Android? (update: no way)
In August Nokia unleashed a new online brand called Ovi, Finnish for "door, " through which it will sell songs, games and maps over the air or a PC, often bypassing the wireless carriers.
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