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OVI Maps becomes Nokia Maps

Via Nokia Conversation, the switch from OVI to Nokia brand is happening and here is the first move: Nokia Maps.
“Maps.nokia.com now comes with a new way to get a feel for a city. It’s Nokia’s answer to the questions everyone has when exploring a new city. What’s the best area to go out? [...]

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QUI app available in OVI Store: Share GPS location via SMS

Here is a cool application available in OVI Store: QUI
“QUI allows you to share via SMS your location to a friend. Use your GPS to get your location and share it by sending an SMS.”

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Nokia sensors and Burton snowboarding

Here some great news from Nokia and Burton Snowboards: “For those who haven’t seen it, Push Snowboarding is a project that creates a personal ‘dashboard’ for snowboarders carrying a Nokia N8 and a bunch of other sensors. The Nokia N8 GPS measures altitude and speed whilst 4 other sensors send data to [...]

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New Ovi Maps Rendering API

Here is a new technology from Nokia: Ovi Maps Rendering API
“Ovi Maps Rendering API allows developers to create rich map applications for browsers. They can use this service to display a given geographical position, points of interest, routes, turning points, junction views etc. The necessary data such as position, radius, zoom level, [...]

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Nokia OVI Maps client updated with OTA maps downloads

Via Nokia Beta Labs, there is a Nokia OVI Maps client update with OTA maps downloads and more features. So now you can update the installed maps via OTA. Just tried and all my maps are updated! Pretty cool feature!

New! Download street maps directly to your device! A new feature called “Update” on the main [...]

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Nokia Projects gets a refresh

Nokia Projects got a site refresh and get a look at the listed projects.

Web-based project management with version control, discussion forums, ticketing and more
Multiple version control systems: SVN, Git, Mercurial
Connect to expertise in the world’s largest mobile developer community

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Ovi Maps 3.04 relased

Via AllAboutSymbian, Ovi Maps 3.04 relased

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Google Maps v4.1.1 released

Via AllAboutSymbian, Google Maps v4.1.1 was released today.
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Own Voice for Nokia OVI Maps

Here is an interesting application for OVI Maps, Own Voice. You can download it from the OVI Store.

“Tired of the same old “Turn left”? Now that navigation is free in Ovi Maps you can create your own drive guidance instructions and share them with friends and family. Cheer up your loved ones’ dull morning commute [...]

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Flash Lite 4.0 language reference

Here is the Flash Lite 4.0 language reference. Interesting to see that GeoLocation and Accelerometer are two standard APIs. There are also some new video features compared to previous version of Flash Lite.
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Google Maps 4.1 with voice searching

Via AllAboutSymbian, Google Maps 4.1 with voice searching
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Sport Tracker hits the OVI Store for Nokia touch devices

Sport Tracker hits the OVI Store for Nokia touch devices. It was a Nokia project and it become sometime ago a start-up company.
“Train better with the award-winning Sports Tracker app. Your phone becomes a full-featured GPS sports computer, keeping track of everything from calories burned while running to your average cycling speed over altitude. You [...]

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WhyMCA Spring 2010 Mobile Developer Conference

I signed up for the first WhyMCA Spring 2010 Mobile Developer Conference. It will be interesting to meet Italian mobile developers and meet again Andrea and Luca who are going to speak at the conference, .

Adobe Flash ed Air 2 per il cross-content e il mobile gaming
Adobe Flash Platform per iPhone

Here are the conference’s sessions.
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Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 free Ovi Maps

Via AllAboutSymbian, the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 got free Ovi Maps.
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AAS Insight 110 podcast available

Via AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight 110 is now podcast available.

Ovi Maps with free Navigation now available for N86
Navteq True discussion
Samsung i8910 firmware from the community
Silverlight for Symbian
Wayfinder thoughts
Windows Phone 7 Series thoughts

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