Nokia has adopted the best policy of offering all kind of pre-installed applications, so that customers get fewer third-party apps. As a proof of that Nokia launched the Nokia Drive app for its Windows Phone 7 devices, which would replace the Ovi Maps feature, available on Symbian.

At the moment the application allows to have the maps of the entire regions, while for navigation it requires internet connection. This is the worst option ever, as the customers are required to pay extra internet fees for the application. Other than that, it turns out to be a big problem in the territory of Europe. The thing is if you pass the border and appear in a new state, you’ll be required to pay for the roaming as well.

To change the situation Nokia decided to come up with a software update for the application. It will allow to have offline navigation. The official statement is the following:

“Nokia Drive will receive an update in the near future that will allow navigation even offline.”

If this proves correct, Nokia Windows Phone handsets will become even more competitive on the market.

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Want to have a Nokia 5230 Smartphone for free, then you should buy a new Peugeot 207 Sportium hatchback. No jokes, Nokia 5230 and Peugeot 207 Sportium are available in one package.
The French car maker Peugeot announced that all buyers of 207 Sportium model will receive a free Nokia 5230 Smartphone with built-in satellite navigation.

It is worth mentioning that the Nokia 5230 is an excellent smartphone that runs S60 platform, is equipped with a TFT-screen that displays up to 16 million colors and 2MP camera  with a resolution of 1600×1200 pixels. And on top of this, the Nokia 5230 features a GPS chip and Ovi Maps app for satellite navigation, which allows you to find your way anywhere!

But that is not all, you’ll also get an in-car holder and charger as a bonus from Peugeot.

Peugeot 207 Sportium Edition will come in five different colors: white, metallic red, metallic gray, light gray (aluminum) and metallic onyx.

Quite a good offer, however I think it would be quite freaky to spend £12,595 on the purchase of Nokia 5230 Smartphone.

A lot has passed since the release of the Nokia OVI Maps free GPS navigation, and there are more than 3 million registrations and uploads. Many feared that the abolition of the payment for the use of navigational charts would lead to the deterioration in their quality, because the NavTeq manufacturing company would lose revenues because their cards would be increasingly used, but yield less profit. However, Nokia constantly reiterates that the cards are free only for the consumer, and Nokia and NavTeq have “an internal accounting system” that Nokia pays NavTeq for their maps.

With regard to updating the maps, Nokia announced that the OVI Maps will detect any movement of all users (anonymously), and transmit data on the NavTeq route, which will use them for corrections and maps additions. TomTom is already using a similar program, in the form of IQ Routes data collection. Of course, the user is entitled to disable this option.