Apple adds Maps Flyover support for 7 cities in Spain, Germany, UK and Puerto Rico

As part of a feature buildout to its in-house mapping service, Apple on Tuesday added seven international locales to its list of cities supporting Maps 3D Flyover.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 25

This week on AppleInsider: WWDC blowout, antitrust investigations, mystery vans & more

The lion's share of the week's Apple news occurred during Monday's WWDC 2015 keynote, when the company unveiled OS X El Capitan, iOS 9, watchOS 2, and Apple Music. The rest of the week was not uneventful however, with word of antitrust investigations and the real story behind Apple's mapping vans.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 3

iOS 9 Maps provides en route traffic avoidance, voice and banner warnings

Drivers using Apple Maps in iOS 9 will have the benefit of explicit traffic and construction warnings, including voice turn-by-turn suggestions for alternate routes, according to information shared with AppleInsider.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 36

Apple unveils transit data for Maps in iOS 9

As expected, Apple announced transit directions integration are coming to the Maps app in iOS 9, featuring multi-modal routing, rail line information and Siri integration, among other functions.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 20

Job listing reveals Apple Maps will become available cross-platform via the Web

While Apple Maps is currently restricted to dedicated apps on iOS and OS X, that will change, as a new job listing from Apple reveals the company plans to make its mapping service available cross-platform on the Web.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 37

Apple Maps in China offer a sneak peek at what's in store for Maps in iOS 9

Apple has gobbled up mapping market share on iOS (and the Mac) since introducing its own alternative to Google Maps back in 2012, despite lacking a variety of key features. Hints at how Apple Maps may soon improve are coming from a seemingly unlikely source: China.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 24

Apple bolsters Maps with more business listings data providers

As part of ongoing upgrades to its in-house mapping service, Apple on Friday added a handful of entries to its rolling list of providers that supply the company with maps data, business listings and satellite imagery.

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Apple re-ups digital maps pact with TomTom

Apple will continue to work with TomTom on mapping data, the Dutch firm revealed on Tuesday, extending one of the oldest and most important partnerships in Apple's expanding navigation and mapping efforts.

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How Coherent Navigation can help Apple with location technology and talent

Apple's recent acquisition of Coherent Navigation, a California firm that worked on high-precision satellite navigation projects for the likes of the U.S. Navy, might at first seem a bit outside of the iPhone maker's wheelhouse. But a closer look reveals what could, in fact, be an excellent match.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 30

Apple acquires high-accuracy GPS technology firm Coherent Navigation

In the midst of a major overhaul for its Maps service, Apple seems to have made another under-the-radar acquisition as the company apparently snapped up Coherent Navigation, makers of high-accuracy GPS devices and software.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 26

Apple overhauling data services 'front-to-back' for future version of Maps, job listing reveals

Apple is planning major changes to Maps that will involve radically overhauling the data services behind the platform, according to a job listing posted on Thursday discovered by AppleInsider.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 25

Bidding intensifies for Nokia's Here maps as Uber offers $3B

Whether or not Apple is still in the running to buy Nokia's Here, the digital mapping service will likely sell for more than $3 billion thanks to a bid made by transportation service Uber.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 37

Apple Maps Connect updated with support for five new European countries

Continuing its internal mapping initiative, Apple on Monday added Maps Connect support to five new regions, allowing users in those countries to add and edit points of interest.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 2

Amid rumors of an Apple buyout, Nokia's maps business shines in otherwise disappointing quarter

Shares of Nokia fell more than 12 percent on Thursday after the company's networking division reported disappointing results. But a bright spot was its "Here" mapping division, which is rumored to be a potential acquisition target for Apple.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 28

Apple being wooed by Nokia for $3.2B HERE mapping acquisition, report says

A report on Wednesday claims Apple is among a number of high-profile tech companies being courted by Nokia in the Finnish firm's attempt to sell off its HERE mapping service and related assets.

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