Worrying sign for Waze? Six months after Alphabet merged its Waze and Google Maps teams, comes news of Waze layoffs
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TomTom Confirms Hundreds Of Job Losses
Satnav giant TomTom says it will “reset” the organisation, which unfortunately includes hundreds of job losses at its Mapping unit
Huawei Strikes Deal With TomTom For Smartphone Mapping Services
Arrangement with Dutch navigation devices and services provider comes as Huawei looks for ways around US trade ban imposed last year
HERE Real-Time Traffic Sucks Up Car And Smart City Sensor Data
Data is taken from Audi, BMW and Mercedes cars and mixed with traffic sensor data to fuel the service
Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative
Uber's own mapping service will be part of self-driving car initiative, according to reports
Google Trekker Puts Remote Parts Of Ireland On The Map
Ireland's tourism authority is using Google Trekker to capture remote and beautiful areas that Google Street View can't get to
‘Apple Cars’ To Add Street View Images To Maps
Company vehicles to hit the street in an effort to keep up with Google Maps
£59m Nokia Connected Cars Fund Seeks To Boost HERE Maps
Nokia connected cars fund to target investments that will help Nokia provide services for smart vehicles
Google Project Tango Seeks Better Smartphone Mapping
Google offers prototype Android smartphones to better understand the space and 3D mapping of the device
Nokia Withdraws iOS 7 Mapping Software
Nokia has removed its Here mapping application from Apple's App Store due to concerns over user experience changes in iOS 7
Google Adds Famous Locations To Street View
Google has added photos from another 1,000 famous locations around the world to its Street View map imagery
Google Offers Free Classes For Google Maps
Google offers a free online teaching course for anyone wishing to become a Google Maps expert
Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports
Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple
Studies Highlight Digital Mapping Economic Benefits
A couple of new studies have revealed the economic, business and cultural benefits of the digital mapping industry
Apple Axes Richard Williamson After Maps Debacle
Apple has reportedly fired another high-level executive in the wake of the disastrous reception to the Apple Maps app
Nokia ‘Here’ Mobile Maps Draw Scorn
Early reviews of Nokia's 'Here' mobile maps for Apple iOS are poor, suggesting that Google doesn't yet face serious competition
Google iOS Maps Application Reportedly Unlikely To Receive Apple Approval
Google sources are 'not optimistic' that a rumoured iOS mapping application will ever be approved by Apple, according to The Guardian
Wikimedia Foundation Drops Google Maps
The Wikimedia Foundation has shifted away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap in its mobile applications, following a wider trend
Apple Buys 3D Mapping Company
Apple has acquired mapping company C3 to boost the topographical technology in iOS devices
Microsoft Rolls Out Bing Streetside In London
Microsoft is hoping to challenge Google Street View's dominance in visual mapping with its Streetside feature
Solar Photomaps Reveal Free Electricity
3D aerial mapping technology is spotting roofs in SE England, ripe for solar panels
Microsoft Publishes Code For Wi-Fi Data Collection
Microsoft has published the code for its Wi-Fi data collection software, in a bid to avoid Google's WiSpy mistake
Nokia Revamps Navteq Location Services Unit
Nokia is merging Navteq with its other location operations, with the aim of kickstarting new services
Google Must Prepare For Bigger Fines Over WiSpy
France has set a precedent. How long before other countries and states begin holding their hands out to Google, asks Clint Boulton
SolarWinds Brings Cabling Tangle Out of The Closet
SolarWinds Port Mapper simplifies the time-consuming task of untangling the Gordian knot of network cables
Last Of UK ‘WiSpy’ Data Deleted
Google has deleted the last of the payload data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars in the UK
Google To Delete UK WiSpy Data
Google has signed a commitment to improve data handling following the infamous 'WiSpy' incident, says the ICO