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Apple escalates maps war by nabbing Locationary
Apple has agreed to buy Locationary in a quest to bolster…
Apple acquires crowdsourced location data company Locationary
Apple has acquired the Toronto-based Locationary…
Apple patent application reveals Apple’s Waze-like navigation system that creates routes based on user ratings, real-time accident reporting
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published…
Apple’s new, blazingly fast OS X Mavericks’ Maps app extends tools for reporting , correcting errors
“Apple has brought its iOS Maps to OS X Mavericks…
Make a U-turn if possible: 63% of drivers say GPS got them lost
The majority of U.S. drivers who have used GPS technology…
Google officially acquires Waze reportedly for $1.3 billion
Apple was likely never in the running seriously, except perhaps to bid up the price on Google…
Google nears $1 billion deal for Waze
Google Inc. is on the cusp of paying more than $1 billion for navigation and traffic app..
Analyst: Yelp to benefit from iOS 7’s significantly improved Apple Maps
We expect to see numerous changes and feature updates announced for Apple Maps that significantly improve…
Why Waze is a hot takeover target
There have been rumors for the past few months that a big tech firm…
Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion; Apple not part of discussions
Google Inc. is considering buying map-software provider Waze…
Facebook in talks to buy Waze for as much as $1 billion
Facebook Inc is in talks to acquire Waze, a navigation app for mobile devices…
Will Apple top Facebook’s $1 billion bid for Waze?
Facebook is in talks to buy Israeli crowdsourced traffic and navigation app, Waze…
Apple plots Maps counter-attack as the Android war intensifies
It’s fair to say Maps got off to a difficult start…
Waze CEO: Apple Maps ‘would have been an amazing product’ two years ago
The quality of online maps has been increased significantly in the past few years…
U.S. patent application reveals Apple is working on ‘Street View’ mapping technology
An Apple patent application discovered on Thursday suggests that the company is…
Apple expands ‘Maps Ground Truth’ hiring worldwide
Apple has expanded its postings for Maps Ground Truth jobs to the rest of the world…
Apple Maps turning a corner
Apple suffered a serious public relations hit when its Apple Maps…
Apple wants to map your favorite malls and airports
Apple will be able to bring indoor maps of malls, airports, convention halls and other…
Apple acquires indoor location company WifiSLAM for $20 million
The move comes as Apple continues to build its arsenal against Google…
Apple’s Maps being updated often and significantly
There is no doubt that Apple is working hard on improving its iOS Maps app…
Google Maps faces ban in Germany over patent infringement
Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court just told Google…
Dvorak road tests navigation apps: Apple Maps beats the competition
Apple’s Maps app worked better than Google Maps…
Apple’s Maps debacle give big boost to Waze
It seems being featured by Apple as a replacement for its Maps app…
Apple makes massive iOS Maps app hiring push
Apple has started advertising for a large number of iOS Software Engineers…
There are only two mapping companies that could possibly make sense for Apple to buy
We’ve seen a great deal of speculation in the past week about Apple…
Apple did offer to buy Israeli startup Waze, but Waze politely declined, sources say
Rumors of the potential Apple acquisition of Waze lit up the blogosphere this week…
Apple not buying Waze, say multiple sources
Apple rarely makes startup acquisitions and Waze…
RUMOR: Apple to acquire Waze
There can be no doubt that one of the hottest startups of the last couple of years…
CNET’s Top 5 Tech Flops of 2012: #1 Apple Maps
2012 was a year when many of the big names in tech took big gambles…
Mossberg: Google Maps better on Apple iPhone than on Android phones
Google’s rich, reliable Maps app is back on the iPhone…
Apple in talks with Foursquare about local data-sharing deal for Apple Maps, sources say
Apple Inc. is in early discussions to integrate local data from Foursquare Labs Inc…
5 ways Google Maps beats Apple Maps
Google’s new mapping and navigation application for Apple’s iPhone…
iOS 6 adoption after Google Maps release stays flat, any negative impact of Apple Maps highly exaggerated
While a vocal minority may have claimed that they were holding out…
Apple execs reportedly ‘seething’ over Google Maps for iPhone
Apple’s plan was for their own mapping service to be…
An economist explains how Apple forced Google to up their Maps game
Platform owners may choose to embed their own inferior, in this case, app, in order to provide stronger competition…
Why Google just crowned Apple’s iPhone king
By releasing new versions of Google Maps and Gmail for iOS this month…
Analyst: Google Maps for iPhone a mixed blessing for Apple
The first analyst we’ve seen to comment on Google’s new Maps app…
Apple wins again: Much improved Google Maps iPhone app vindicates Cupertino’s strategy
Google’s much-anticipated iOS Maps application is out today…
Google Maps hits Apple App Store, Google admits iOS Maps app is better than Google Maps for Android
Today, Google Maps for the iPhone has arrived…
TomTom rises as Rabobank analyst foresees Apple takeover
TomTom needs the cash from Apple, and Apple needs the know-how of TomTom…
Australian police warns: Google Maps are putting people’s lives at risk
Police in Colac, west of Melbourne, say faults with Google maps…
