Transit Navigation App Developer Acquired by Apple
Just days after Apple confirmed its acquisition of crowdsourced location data company Locationary, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant is making…
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Google Maps Out its Future with Waze Acquisition
Confirming weeks of rumors about the future of Waze, the widely used cross-platform, crowd-sourced traffic and navigation service, Google today…
What Are Apple and Foursquare Really Up To?
This week, eye opening reports indicated that Apple has engaged in active talks with the folks at Foursquare. The WSJ…
Nokia is ‘Here’ in the Clouds
On Wednesday, the folks at Nokia introduced “Here,” which is being hailed as “the first location cloud to deliver the…
Nokia Delivers NAVTEQ Maps to BMW
Nokia confirmed today that it is going to deliver global NAVTEQ Maps to power the next generation BMW navigation system….
Apple’s iOS 6: A Delight or a Disappointment?
Fewer than 24 hours have passed since Apple introduced iOS 6. And already, some avid Apple fans are complaining about…
Barnes & Noble ‘Maps’ Out New Direction for NOOK
On Monday, Barnes & Noble announced anew addition to the NOOK family of eReaders. skobbler, a provider of mobile map-based…
Rumors Swirl That Amazon May Acquire 3D Mapping Startup
According to well-placed sources in the know, Amazon may soon announce its acquisition of a 3D mapping startup. Why? Presumably,…
comScore: Mobile Map Usage Skyrocketing Via Apps, Used More Than Browsers
comScore today released a study on mobile map usage based on data from its comScore MobiLens service, indicating that 14…