Nokia Ovi Maps Updated With Traffic, Public Transportation, And Check-ins

By Matthew Chung on 09/14/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

Nokia’s Ovi Maps might have some way to go in terms of challenging the popularity of Google Maps, but Nokia has announced some new features to the service at Nokia World which should help it further compete. The improved Ovi Maps will offer live traffic flow information, a new drive assist mode, public transportation maps, redesigned places page, social check-ins. Check-ins will allow you to broadcast your location via SMS or to your social network of choice. You can check out a video showcasing the new check-in feature after the jump.

GPS: Global Posting System: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite system (space-based) that provides geographical location and time information in all weather, anywhere on Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. It is maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver

Nokia: Nokia is a Finnish communications company that was the largest phone vendor (per unit) between 1988 to 2012. The company's history go back to 1871 but the Nokia that we know today (the Nokia corporation) was founded in 1967 by the merger of three Finnish companies. It is then that Nokia worked on networking equipment and was ultimately involved in the launch of the first cellular network in 1981 (Mobira Oy). Nokia because a key developer of GSM, the standard that we all know today. Although Nokia still produces a range of phones that includes entry-level handsets and Symbian smartphones, the company is counting on the Windows Phone OS to regain the share that it once had. The current flagship Windows Phone device from Nokia is the Lumia 920.

Join a great community!