Apple has decided to shutter HopStop, which it acquired in July 2013, post the launch of Transit Directions in iOS 9 – a feature that lets you get public transit directions. HopStop…
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Microsoft sells a part of Bing Mapping technology to Uber
Online cab hailing service Uber is acquiring some of Microsoft’s map-generating technologies, in a bid to boost its own mapping service. This means that Microsoft will now just display maps on its…
Google temporarily disables map editing tool ‘Map Maker’
Google has announced it has temporarily shut down its maps editor, Map Maker, until it comes up with a solution to take on offensive edits. The search giant’s decision follows a recent…
Uber eyeing Nokia’s HERE mapping unit: Report
Recent reports suggest taxi-hailing service Uber has put in a bid of around $3 billion to acquire Nokia’s HERE mapping unit. According to a report published in the New York Times, citing…
Microsoft adds new Maps app to Windows 10 preview for phones
Microsoft on Friday published a preview look of Maps app for Windows 10 to give an idea of what it will be like on mobile devices. The Maps app for Windows 10…
Researchers zoom through human body down to the level of a single cell
Researchers, for the first time, have zoomed through the human body down to the level of a single cell using a previously top-secret technology – an achievement which they claim could prove…
China opens access doors leading to Google after a month of hiatus; shutters them again
Few Google services were accessible from within the country in time for Tiannanmen anniversary, but it seems that the move was a temporary one.
Yahoo to map the most ’emotionally pleasant’ routes soon
It’s just going to take you a few extra minutes to go in the what is perceived to be the most scenic, quiet and happy route with Yahoo’s new algorithm to guide you!
Apple bags social search engine ‘Spotsetter’; shutters it
Apple is seemingly gearing up to enrich its maps app that will give users personalised recommendations on great venues to “eat, play, drink, and shop”.
Nokia points finger at iOS 7 as it removes Here Maps from App Store
Nokia has removed Here Maps from Apple App Store just over a year after its debut claiming that the new iOS 7 operating system harms user experience. Nokia hasn’t detailed how iOS…