Apple Buys Their Very Own Maps Company (See Ya, Google Maps?)

TheApple / Google divorcecontinues to come into focus : Apple quietly bought Placebase , a single-valued function service company , back in July . Apple does n’t buy companies it’snot going to practice . Meaning , Apple ’s getting into make their own maps . peace of mind out , Google .

https://gizmodo.com/apple-tablet-might-use-apples-own-processors-equal-net-5313688

Seth at ComputerWorld , who put this together , steer to apost on GigaOm last yeardetailing the awesomeness of PlaceBase vs. Google Maps — mainly , customization and tons of ways to layer multiple sort of data point Set onto maps , with an API that makes it wanton to layer on those information bent .

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So mayhap Apple wants these kind of intensive , customs geolocation mapping powers for the iPhone ( and other hooey ) , or perchance Apple just wants to tramp its own maps , so it ’s not bet on Google for the tile . Which would actually go along with the same kind of independent stripe we ’ve seen in other region from Apple , like designing usance chip shot for the iPhone ( andmaybe the Tablet ) using itsPA Semiacquisition , or else of using the same chip anybody can buy .

https://gizmodo.com/apple-buys-itself-a-little-chip-company-known-for-super-382929

If Apple ’s got a new Maps app amount that ’s entirely un - Googley , does that mean we can finally get areal Latitude app , since it wo n’t jumble us any longer ? Even if Google ’s tiles adhere around in the iPhone Maps app for a while , Apple ’s definitely doing something with their new toy . [ CW ]

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