Tag Archives: nokia

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Sep 11

Farewell Ovi Maps, Hello Nokia Maps (On iOS And Android Too)

Posted on 5th September 2011 by Gary

In May of this year, Nokia announced the retirement of the Ovi brand and the observant map watchers amongst you may have noticed that pointing your browser of choice at maps.ovi.com now automagically redirects you to the new, shiny maps.nokia.com. … Continue reading →

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05
Sep 11

Farewell Yahoo! Maps API, Hello Nokia Maps API

Posted on 5th September 2011 by Gary

Yahoo’s JavaScript and AJAX API was the first mapping API I ever used and it now seems hard to remember when Yahoo’s API offerings were the dominant player, always iterating and innovating. The Yahoo! API set formed and continued to … Continue reading →

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04
Jun 11

The Opposite Of Geolocation Is … Relocation?

Posted on 4th June 2011 by Gary

First a disclaimer; there’s one elsewhere on this blog but this post merits another. I used to work for Yahoo! as part of the Geo Technologies group. I now work for Nokia as part of their Location group. The opinions … Continue reading →

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17
Nov 10

Through The (New Office) Window

Posted on 17th November 2010 by Gary

At the weekend myself and the rest of the Ovi Places team found ourselves re-geolocated from the Nokia office in Invalidenstraße in the Mitte district of Berlin to a new office in Schönhauser Allee in the Prenzlauer Berg district. While … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Berlin, Graffiti and Maps

Posted on 24th October 2010 by Gary

Like most cities these days, there’s a lot of graffiti in Berlin. Some of it is just the mindless repetitive tagging where someone feels the need to display his or her tag over as much surface area as possible. But … Continue reading →

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