Nokia updates Ovi maps, intros embeddable Maps Player

21 May, 2009
Today Nokia announced the new version of their Ovi Maps service and introduced the Ovi Maps Player API. The new version offers some exciting extended functionality, while the Player API provides a simple...

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  • Anonymous
  • MYk
  • 28 May 2009

"... while the Player API provides a simple way to embed video presentations of the service into any website using basic JavaScript." Maybe I am not reading this right, but I don't see any talking about video presentations - This API allows developers to access the core features of the Map (exploring the map, changing the settings, reacting to events in the map, showing/hiding some GUI etc...) and mash up their own content.

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    • Kalser
    • 04$
    • 22 May 2009

    dude this is like months old news, been running maps 3 (now known as Maps OVI) for like a month

    the Sync with OVI account is fun but the maps app itself is now more complicated (for no reason) than Maps 2

    instead of just being able to search for POI's directly from the map you now have to go though like 5 menus.. and search for a city first?

    the rest is the same great interface.

    But you can now have rotating map.

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      • soney ericsson
      • PSW
      • 22 May 2009

      sony ericsson com interduce ovi 3000 version. they have not interduce to market still. it will be greatest news on next month

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        • R.Dean
        • t44
        • 22 May 2009

        I thought Nokia was breaking away from Ovi?

        It's weird - one minute they're trying to run away from Ovi and the next they're showering it with updates!

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          • Sherif
          • iA0
          • 22 May 2009

          hi to all kindly note that the like for the Ovi maps not working
          so kindly need your support

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            • Anonymous
            • M@T
            • 22 May 2009

            COOL!!! Go Nokia , Go Symbian , Go Ovi , Go Symbian Developer!!!

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              • Anonymous
              • xLj
              • 22 May 2009

              this is still the Beta version , is it not? it says last updated was february

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                • Anonymous
                • uCk
                • 22 May 2009

                Will this Ovi Maps better than the Garmin mobile Xt? cause i am sick of garmin giving max of 2GB sd card and ovi maps will give me an alternative.

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                  • chris
                  • mq6
                  • 21 May 2009

                  www.maps.ovi.com not hard to work out...

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                    • Paul
                    • fjp
                    • 21 May 2009

                    Hey guys at GSM Arena. READ your customer comments. The LINK to NOKIA maps does not work. FIX PLEASE

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                      • AmAn
                      • utu
                      • 21 May 2009

                      they ppl make navigation interesting

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                        • Uros
                        • 3IU
                        • 21 May 2009

                        And link for download:
                        http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-maps-30-maps-ovi

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                          • Uros
                          • 3IU
                          • 21 May 2009

                          Right link:

                          http://www.maps.ovi.com/services/integrated

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                            • Andrew
                            • n2T
                            • 21 May 2009

                            Compared both - Google Maps and Nokia Maps!
                            The winner is Nokia Maps by a huge margin. Nokia has most precise maps I'v ever seen on the net. Wow! Nokia Maps even has all pedestrian paths in green zone which shouldn't be there. This info is even in such a small towns with population ~2500.
                            Nokia win this race :)

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                              • TIE
                              • 21 May 2009

                              whats wrong with you ?????????????

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                                • Wael
                                • PHk
                                • 21 May 2009

                                Anonymous, 21 May 2009ya...ya...ya...That's all u can say

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                                  • shahrouz
                                  • Tu8
                                  • 21 May 2009

                                  The link doesn't work.please fix it.

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                                    • Paul
                                    • MAE
                                    • 21 May 2009

                                    Why O Why cant you do the same with google maps, I have a work sim so cannot use google maps because it is data hungry, I just wish I could download the required maps for selected town, city, or country, I have plenty or GB spare on my phone.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PxG
                                      • 21 May 2009

                                      ya...ya...ya...

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                                        • Babak Arazman
                                        • SuA
                                        • 21 May 2009

                                        u can find this functionality and more like 8MP camera GPS face detection inteligent dialing etc in new nokia 5900. it will unveild at 22 july after apple iphone 3g 2009.