Stumbling around London touting an A to Z could soon be a thing of the past thanks to the company that brought built-in satnav to mainstream mobile phones last year. Nokia are set to introduce pedestrian-oriented digital maps to mobiles with the launch of Nokia Maps 2.0. Aimed at Symbian series 60 and 40 users, it’ll be targeted at users of a predicted 35 million GPS equipped mobile phones in 2008.
Nokia firmly believe that GPS chips will become as common as cameras and media players in modern mobiles, and we’re likely to see further applications for location-aware devices following soon after, such as location-based social networking where you can find out the location of your friends and and information services that update you with details of facilities in the immediate area.
Other trends that are likely to be adopted over the next twelve months include the integration of digital payment to mobiles devices. Late last year we saw a trial of a partnership between London’s Oyster card, O2, Nokia and Visa allowing commuters to pay for train tickets through a mobile. The system, dubbed ‘Mi-pay’, is designed to allow users to perform financial transatctions, including topping up credit, without leaving the home.
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Is the Gps system any good or is just a Gimmick, I always like a dedicated piece of Equipment for the Job!
Its the world in palm