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Nokia, Oracle To Ink Maps Deal: Report

Two Tech Giants Pair Up To Make Maps
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(Reuters) - Phone maker Nokia Oyj is expected to announce a deal that will give customers of technology company Oracle Corp access to Nokia's mapping services, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The deal may be announced on Monday in San Francisco at the OracleWorld conference. It was confirmed by a Nokia spokesperson, the newspaper said.

Finland's Nokia, which has been looking for ways to boost its location services business, also recently signed mapping deals with Groupon Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

Apple Inc publicly apologized last week for dropping Google Inc's mapping technology in favor of its own, which many customers found to be inaccurate compared to Google's service.

(Writing by Olivia Oran in New York; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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The 19 Most Ridiculous Apple Map Fails
Trippy (01 of19)
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@jsjohnst tweeted it best: "Doing LSD was one of the most important things I've done in my life." --Steve JobsFrom: @jsjohnst
Bird's Eye View(02 of19)
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The Statue of Liberty is looking a little... flat. From: @davidgustav
The 'Piccadilly Circus Massacre'(03 of19)
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Well... at least it kind of looks like art?Form: @Reggington
Close!(04 of19)
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But no cigar. From: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps
Satellite Deficiency (05 of19)
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If you squint, you can almost see... no, nevermind. From: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps
Cloudy With A Chance Of No Direction (06 of19)
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Definitely helpful. From: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps
The Brooklyn Bridge Is Falling Down, Falling Down(07 of19)
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@fromedome calls this "#ios6pocalypse," and we agree. From: @fromedome
Only An Island Away(08 of19)
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According to Apple Maps, the city of Hong Kong is not actually on Hong Kong Island (because that makes sense...). From: Australian Business Traveller
Where's The Train?(09 of19)
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London's Paddington Station no longer exist. From: Australian Business Traveller
Boston's Melting (10 of19)
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Maybe Apple's just giving us a glimpse of what Boston will be like after global warming. From: The Amazing IOS 6 Maps
Wherever You Are..(11 of19)
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..is obviously not importnat. From: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps
Woolworths Is Back In Business!(12 of19)
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Wait, no? Apple Maps, you disappoint grandmothers everywhere... From: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps
Duplicated Diaoyu Islands?(13 of19)
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One for China, and one for Japan. From: @samuel_wade
Dear Tourist, Good Luck(14 of19)
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Don't even try searching for a location in Japan, as the country's data seems to be widely unavailable. From: Phone Arena
Did The Sears (Willis) Tower Shrink? (15 of19)
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Nope, the buildings of Chicago (and other cities) are just mislabeled. #NBDFrom: Phone Arena
Spelling Fail (16 of19)
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The capital of Ukraine can be spelled Kiev or Kyiv... but definitely not Kylv. From: Phone Arena
To Be, Or Not To Be? (17 of19)
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Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford Upon Avon will not be, as Apple Maps has completely erased this town. From: Huffington Post UK
Lost Apple Store(18 of19)
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In Australia, one Sydney Apple Store is listed on the wrong side of the road. Compared to other Apple Maps mistakes, this isn't too big of a deal -- but c'mon, it's the Apple Store. From: Huffington Post UK
London's Lookin' Good...No It's Not(19 of19)
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"What a crock of shit," @loopingstar says of his blurry hometown's new map. From: @loopingstar
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