HERE and now: Nokia’s curbing Windows Phone development in a bid for mapping supremacy

Nokia may have been gradually building out its mapping empire for more than 10 years, but it’s only now preparing to really ramp up its presence in the mobile navigation realm as it prepares to launch for Android and iOS this year, only months after selling its Devices and Services division to Microsoft. But how did it all begin? Here’s a quick summary of how Nokia’s efforts have come to fruition. A potted history of Nokia’s maps The Finnish tech titan’s mapping efforts started to take shape in 2001 with its involvement in TellMaris, a consortium that pushed the Smart2Go...

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