A new episode in the complex Google-Samsung love affair was written on Friday, as Nokia announced that its Here maps service will be available free of charge (via a licensing agreement) to Samsung Galaxy handset owners. Samsung inked this exclusive deal with Nokia even though Galaxy handset users already have access to one of the best mapping products in the world, Google’s own Google Maps. The two giants are supposed to be tied in a partnership that’s stronger than ever, but that didn’t stop Samsung from making several moves that show the company is not happy to simply follow Google’s rules – in order to get Google’s apps on Galaxy phones, including the popular Google Play Store and Google Maps, Samsung has to basically
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