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For the past few days, Nokia has been trying to get everyone excited about.. something . They piqued our interests by sending out press event invites (for separate events in the UK and the US, no less), then revved the hype machine with a good ol’ fashion countdown timer. The US announcement is still a few hours away, but they just pulled back the curtain over in the UK — and while we can’t say for certain, I’m pretty sure the talk of the event will be the same on this side of the pond. The big secret?
Nokia Launches Free Turn-By-Turn Navigation Around The World
Gokivo Navigator Onto New Windows Mobi
Unlike most other smartphone platforms, Windows Mobile doesn’t come with a mapping application pre-installed by default. While this may very well change with the soon-to-be-announced Windows Mobile 7 , it has thus far been up to the handset manufacturer to throw in a map app if they so choose. Later this week, messaging/location technology providers TCS will announce that Sony Ericsson has chosen their turn-by-turn application, Gokivo, to be pre-loaded onto future Sony Ericsson-made Windows Mobile devices. The first Sony Ericsson handset to come with Gokivo out of the box will be the Aspen , which was just announced last week.Here Comes Apple Earth. Map Startup Poly9 Reportedly Snatched Up By Cupertino
The days of Google Maps as the default mapping app on the iPhone may be coming to an end. Apple is beefing up its Geo team, reportedly acquiring Canadian 3D mapping startup Poly9 Group .
In April, Apple Ditched Google And Skyhook In Favor Of Its Own Location Databases
As you’re undoubtedly aware, location is one of the hottest fields out there right now. Startups, services, devices, and advertisers are all hovering around it.
In case you haven’t had enough location-based news tonight, here’s another very interesting bit.
Apple Gets A Mapmaker. Where Does That Leave Google?
How Placebase Survived Google Maps
Three years ago, when Google launched Google Maps for free, the whole world was agog with what you could find. One man who wasn’t thrilled: Jaron Waldman, founder of Los Angeles-based startup Placebase.