Nokia operates yesterday announced a new version of the map service Ovi Maps with free walking and car navigation.
Service with voice navigation works in 74 countries and can give navigation instructions in 46 languages. In general Ovi Maps contain records of more than 180 countries. New Ovi Maps also required for sending less than before the volume of data.
In Ukraine, all supported smart phones will be in March 2010 is delivered with preinstalled maps. Currently Ovi Maps provides mapping information on 35 cities, 7 regions and two republics of Russia, as well as the map of Ukraine. Data will be updated quarterly.
The Nokia say that going through Ovi Maps doubling the navigation market. Now, according to research company Canalys, navigators in the world use the 27 million people. According to Nokia, Free Ovi Maps will increase this figure to 20 million.
While the new Ovi Maps supports only 10 smartphones Nokia, including the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini and Nokia E72.
But despite the fact that the Ovi Maps are free, the price of Nokia smartphones because it is unlikely to decrease.
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