HERE releases Location Platform Services for Azure
Azure-based developers in 193 countries around the world will have the chance to play around with
HERE Maps
Intel seeks to buy 15% share in HERE mapping firm, say sources (Update: confirmed)
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.
HERE Maps rebrands to (seriously!) HERE WeGo
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.
Google Maps for Windows 10 becomes a possibility with Maps App Discovery
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
Bing Maps V8 controls bring rich new features like autosuggest, heatmaps, and more
Leveraging its recent developmental momentum, Microsoft is now announcing Bing Maps V8 controls coming to the web.
Microsoft details the updated Maps app in Windows 10 Redstone
After word of new features and improvements coming to Windows Maps broke a few days ago, the Windows 10 app has now updated for those in the Windows Insiders program and Microsoft has posted a little introduction on the new ... Read more
Microsoft plans to improve the Windows Maps experience with new update soon
Microsoft employee and avid Redditor Dave_MSFT has spoken up about some upcoming improvements planned for Windows Maps that include a “better drive UI” and the potential for conducting subsequent searches along a selected route.
HERE is pulling Maps from Windows 10 Store, ceases new development
According to a new post on the official HERE blog, HERE 360 will be removing all HERE apps from the Windows Store. As of March 29, HERE Maps, HERE Drive+, and HERE Transit will no longer be available on Windows Phone 8.1 or ... Read more
HERE Maps, Drive+, Transit apps reappear for Windows 10 Mobile
The on again, off again HERE Maps debacle on Windows mobile devices back on again, mostly. HERE Maps (HERE was once owned by Nokia but has been acquired by a consortium of German automakers) disappeared from the Windows Phone and Windows 10 ... Read more
HERE mapping company sold by Nokia, announces plans for ambitious expansion
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
HERE Maps working once more for current Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile users
When Microsoft first announced Windows 10 mobile last year, those over at Redmond also announced a new proprietary mapping application that would be included in Windows 10 for both PCs and mobile devices, leaving the Nokia branded HERE Maps out ... Read more
Nokia sells HERE Maps for $3 billion to a collection of German automakers
Last month, a report popped up hinting at the acquisition of Nokia's HERE mapping service by multiple German car manufacturers after Uber and Microsoft dropped out of the bidding war. It turns out the report was spot on as Nokia ... Read more
Uber drops out of the HERE Maps bidding "war"
The New York Times is reporting that Uber, the quickly growing app based alternative to taxis, has dropped out of negotiations for the multi-billion dollar acquisition of Nokia’s Oyj’s map business, makers of HERE Maps. Winbeta had previously reported in ... Read more
HERE updates its apps and API with a super useful new feature
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
WinBeta Podcast 16: Windows 10 build 10122, Snapchat, Xbox One and more
Welcome to another addition of the WinBeta Podcast. Each week we discuss the top Microsoft related news. This week we discuss latest Windows 10 build, the Google Admob drop in advertising revenue on Windows Phone, the HERE Maps Bidding war, ... Read more
HERE Suite of apps updated, fixes the account sign-in issue and more
If you happen to be a regular user of the HERE Suite of apps, including HERE Drive, HERE Transit, HERE City Lens and HERE Maps, there's a piece of good news for you. The developers have pushed an update for ... Read more
Nokia updates HERE maps, delivers significant improvements to Android and Windows Phone apps
Despite news that Nokia was intending to focus HERE maps development away from Windows Phone and onto other platforms, it seems that development for Windows Phone will indeed continue, if only in a limited capacity. This latest update delivers a ... Read more
HERE Maps partners with Baidu, will power their maps outside of China
One thing that has defined Nokia since its split from Windows Phone has been an apparent appetite for cooperation with other companies in order to achieve their ends. This was perhaps best displayed by the recent announcements regarding the new ... Read more
HERE suite of apps updated, Drive+ offers voice-guided navigation for more countries, and 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
Microsoft promoting Bing Maps to Lumia users
Microsoft is now promoting its Bing Maps service to Lumia users alongside the existing Here Maps service provided by Nokia following this year's purchase of their Services and Devices division by Redmond. In a blog post titled 'Seven Secrets of ... Read more
Nokia begins to 'wind down' development of HERE maps for Windows Phone, UPDATED
Nokia has said in an interview with TheNextWeb that they are winding down their development of HERE Maps for Windows Phone in favor of releasing on iOS and Android. HERE Maps has been filling the void of Google Maps on ... Read more