Apple’s New Maps App: Why It Arrived So Late and Faces Challenges Ahead
When Apple announced a bold new mapping platform in iOS 6, it provoked two important questions: Why did turn-by-turn navigation take so long to implement, and how will Apple compete in a relatively mature mapping landscape? full story
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Remember the Apple maps fiasco? It released a less than perfect app that sent the media into a frenzy and gave Google maps a real or perceived edge.
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Apple Maps: Turning a Corner
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple suffered a serious public relations hit when its Apple Maps product was unveiled to the world. Its latest purchase may be about changing that perception, even if it comes six months later. Over the weekend, Apple acquired WiFiSLAM, a indoor-GPS company. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple paid around $20 million for the company, but the...
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In the race to keep Google Maps ahead of the pack, Google has packed its popular navigation app with 3D tours, preference learning and other features that keep it one step ahead of competitors like Apple Maps and Yahoo Maps. The company announced the updates to Google Maps during the keynote speech at Google's annual I/O conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. Perhaps most...
huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
Apple's new toy takes Maps indoors
Apple is hoping to boost its much-maligned Maps application by acquiring a start-up location service that pinpoints a user's position when they're indoors.The company has paid a reported $20 million (UK£13.1, AUD$19.1) for the two-year-old WiFiSLAM company, which uses local Wi-Fi signals to identify the exact location of a device when GPS isn't available.The Silicon...
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Contact search highlights Google Maps for iPhone update
Mapping is still a contentious issue for many iOS users, and Google looks to be taking advantage of that chink in Apple’s armor to improve its own offering. A new update to the free Google Maps for iPhone, released on Tuesday, adds a couple of new capabilities, whittling away at iOS 6’s last remaining competitive advantages. When I reviewed Google Maps in December, I...
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Bits Blog: With Acquisition, Apple Looks Indoors for Future of Maps
Apple has acquired WiFiSlam, a start-up company that helps improve the accuracy of indoor maps and other services. Indoor maps look poised to become a new battleground between big tech companies.
nytimes.com (1 month and 24 days ago)
Apple boosts Maps by acquiring indoor location start-up WiFiSLAM
Apple is hoping to boost its much-maligned Maps application by acquiring a start-up location service that pinpoints a user's position when they're indoorsThe company has paid a reported $20 million (UK£13.1, AUD$19.1) for the two-year-old WiFiSLAM company, which uses local Wi-Fi signals to identify the exact location of a device when GPS isn't available.The Silicon...
techradar.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
Apple County Transit partners with Google
County officials announced a new partnership Wednesday between Apple Country Transit and Google Maps that will allow customers better access to information about public bus service. The county sought to partner with Google Maps because it increases customer service at no additional cost. Using Google Maps’ mobile app for iPhone or Android, transit riders can plan trips on...
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Looking for an alternative to Google Maps for Android? Try Skobbler’s new app
The GPS Navigation & Maps app combines OpenStreetMap-based maps with turn-by-turn navigation, with everything working offline as well as online. It's a cheaper rival to TomTom and CoPilot, and one for privacy-minded Google users to consider.
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