[The Next Web] Nokia announces HERE maps for Android, launching exclusively for Samsung Galaxy smartphones

Samsung unveiled its new new smartwatch yesterday, the Tizen-powered Gear S that’s capable of making calls and going online without relying on a smartphone. Other features, as noted at the time, include turn-by-turn navigation provided by Nokia’s HERE mapping platform. Today, Nokia revealed further details of its plans for HERE on Samsung, announcing a licensing agreement with the Korean technology giant that will see HERE launch exclusively for its Galaxy-branded smartphones. This will pair with the upcoming Samsung Gear S to sync routes between your wrist and your phone. The free app is obviously up against the omnipresent Google Maps,...

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