The latest versions of the Windows 10 Maps app have replaced the realistic 3D imagery for popular buildings and monuments with less impressive vector block artwork.
Reuters is reporting today that Intel is looking to buy a 15% share in HERE, the mapping company that Nokia sold to a consortium of German automakers a year ago.
Today at the at the Microsoft Technology Center in Detroit, Microsoft announced new and expanded partnerships with HERE, Esri, and TomTom, all which are aimed at creating the next "world graph."
HERE has rebranded its Maps app to HERE WeGo, while altering its focus from pure mapping to helping users find out the best way to get where they're going.
Until recently, the only way to get a Google Maps app on Windows was to use the unofficial app, called GMaps. However, this changes now with a new app called Maps App Discovery. Despite the cheesy name, the app is ... Read more
Microsoft, along with Amazon, is considering joining forces with HERE: a digital mapping business, owned by German carmakers BMW, Audi, and Daimler.
Welcome back to our weekly “Windows 10 Mobile news recap” series where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Let’s get started. At the start of the week, Spotify ... Read more
New releases have just hit the Windows App Store for HERE Drive+, HERE Transit and HERE Maps.
Starting today, HERE officially transitions from Nokia to German automakers; AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG. The sale, which was announced back in August, equates to around US$3 billion in value with the company’s mapping technology appearing to be ... Read more
Much consternation swept the Windows phone world when HERE removed their apps from the Store. The reason why they disappeared was never officially disclosed, but whatever it was, they're starting to show back up. So far, the apps aren't actually ... Read more
According to a report from Windows Central, the HERE collection of mapping apps have vanished from the Windows Store. The disappearance is apparently not intentional, as a HERE spokesperson has told Windows Central: We are aware of a technical issue ... Read more
When Microsoft bought the majority of Nokia’s mobility division, many expected the mapping section to be a bundled addition. However, Microsoft’s negotiations failed to acquire the HERE Maps division from Nokia. Analyst, Journalist, and Windows Phone fans saw the failed ... Read more
Despite how much the Windows Phone’s app library has grown in recent years, there are still several essential apps that remain absent from the ecosystem such as the incredibly solid Google Maps. Without Google Maps on Windows Phone, several app ... Read more
Amidst a rapidly changing market position and ownership of a massive asset like HERE Maps, Nokia has been in talks with various entities to sell that portion of the company off. Among those interested are a consortium of German carmakers, along ... Read more
After the handset division was sold off to Microsoft last year, Nokia Oyj began the process of condensing itself and focusing on the company’s money makers. Nokia’s new business interests became licensing of mobile technology patents, wireless network divisions, and their ... Read more
When Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nokia's Services and Devices division earlier in 2014, certain services which had previously been core to Nokia's Windows Phone offerings were swallowed along with their larger brethren. The most prominent of the escapees was HERE, ... Read more
The collection of HERE apps for Windows Phone all received updates today. The HERE collection includes HERE Maps, HERE Drive+, HERE Explore Beta, and HERE Transit. The newest addition to all of these apps is that now you can create ... Read more
At one point in time, Nokia's HERE Maps service was exclusive to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Eventually, the service was made available to the Android-powered Nokia X platform. After the completion of Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's devices and services business, ... Read more
If you happen to be a regular user of HERE suite of navigation apps, you be glad to know the entire suite received an update which allows users to migrate their data from their old Nokia account to HERE.com - ... Read more
If you missed it, Nokia recently announced a new Beta interface for HERE. This beta showcases a new interface for its desktop website, along with new improvements. Here is my first impressions while testing it out: User Interface The very first thing I ... Read more
Most Windows Phone users know about the ongoing debate between the various mapping services available for their platform -- Microsoft Bing, Nokia HERE, and Google Maps; all three are excellent services, and now Here.com is trying to improve their website ... Read more