Apple dispatches fleet of cars to get map service data
Apple said Wednesday that it is cruising streets in specially equipped cars to gather pictures and other data for its free online mapping service.
Apple said Wednesday that it is cruising streets in specially equipped cars to gather pictures and other data for its free online mapping service.
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Nokia says it has completed the 5.44 billion-euro ($7.5 billion) sale of its troubled cellphone and services division to Microsoft, ending a chapter in the former world leading cellphone maker's history that began with paper ...
Business
Apr 25, 2014
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There isn't one thing that jumps out with Apple's new Mac operating system, known as Mavericks—and that's a good thing.
Software
Oct 23, 2013
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Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own ...
Internet
Jun 11, 2013
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Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle an investigation into the Internet search leader's collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks several years ago in neighborhoods ...
Business
Mar 9, 2013
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A new website makes exploring the evolutionary tree of life as easy as using an online mapping service.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2012
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A new iPhone is getting much of the attention, but Apple's older phones will get a software upgrade this fall as well. A new operating system sports a different mapping service and a built-in bond with Facebook.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 12, 2012
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Google's mapping service for mobile devices is getting an upgrade as the Internet search leader braces for new competition from iPhone maker Apple.
Software
Aug 15, 2012
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Long before Google online mapping service cars snatched data from private wireless hotspots there was the Wall of Sheep.
Internet
Jul 30, 2012
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Google unveiled a revamped maps program Wednesday that allows mobile users to use the service without an Internet connection as the Internet giant geared up for a possible competing service.
Internet
Jun 6, 2012
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