Here has renamed and refreshed its core mobile mapping service for Android and iOS devices. Here Maps is now called Here WeGo. The company said it believed the original name was too generic. Along with the name change, the apps gain a significant revision. Here WeGo now prioritizes the search function for finding specific […]
Nokia today announced an update to its suite of HERE navigation apps for the Windows Phone platform. HERE Drive+ gains 18 new languages with the update, including Algeria, Iraq, Cyprus, and Libya, making for a total of 118 supported languages. Nokia said HERE Maps, HERE Transit, and HERE City Lens also received updates, though they […]
Nokia’s board of directors have elected Rajeev Suri to the position of President and CEO of Nokia. Suri, who has been with Nokia since 1995 and has led its network business from 2009, will take his new role on May 1. Nokia sold its Devices and Services business to Microsoft on April 25. With the […]
Nokia has pulled its HERE Maps app for iOS from the App Store, due to changes in iOS 7. A company spokesperson advised that the latest iteration of the Apple mobile operating system had harmed “the user experience” of the app, promoting the withdrawal from the store, though iOS users will still be able to […]
The Tizen Association recently announced that 36 companies have joined the organization in support of the Linux-based operating system. Tizen’s main supporters are Samsung and Intel, which have been working together on the platform for several years. It is meant to serve as an alternative to Google’s Android platform, and can be used in a […]
Nokia has announced “HERE” as its new brand for mapping and location services and apps. Currently available through Windows Phone, Nokia will now be expanding with an app for Apple’s iOS and an SDK for Android manufacturers to integrate the HERE map service into Android-based phones. The company also announced a partnership with Mozilla to […]
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