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Google Axes Waze Staff Amid ConsolidationGoogle Axes Waze Staff Amid Consolidation

Google Axes Waze Staff Amid Consolidation

Worrying sign for Waze? Six months after Alphabet merged its Waze and Google Maps teams, comes news of Waze layoffs

2 years ago
TomTom Confirms Hundreds Of Job LossesTomTom Confirms Hundreds Of Job Losses

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

3 years ago
Huawei Strikes Deal With TomTom For Smartphone Mapping ServicesHuawei Strikes Deal With TomTom For Smartphone Mapping Services

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…

5 years ago
HERE Real-Time Traffic Sucks Up Car And Smart City Sensor DataHERE Real-Time Traffic Sucks Up Car And Smart City Sensor Data

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

8 years ago
Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps AlternativeUber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative

Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative

Uber's own mapping service will be part of self-driving car initiative, according to reports

9 years ago
Google Trekker Puts Remote Parts Of Ireland On The MapGoogle Trekker Puts Remote Parts Of Ireland On The Map

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

10 years ago
‘Apple Cars’ To Add Street View Images To Maps‘Apple Cars’ To Add Street View Images To Maps

‘Apple Cars’ To Add Street View Images To Maps

Company vehicles to hit the street in an effort to keep up with Google Maps

10 years ago
£59m Nokia Connected Cars Fund Seeks To Boost HERE Maps£59m Nokia Connected Cars Fund Seeks To Boost HERE 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

11 years ago
Google Project Tango Seeks Better Smartphone MappingGoogle Project Tango Seeks Better Smartphone Mapping

Google Project Tango Seeks Better Smartphone Mapping

Google offers prototype Android smartphones to better understand the space and 3D mapping of the device

11 years ago
Nokia Withdraws iOS 7 Mapping SoftwareNokia Withdraws iOS 7 Mapping Software

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…

11 years ago
Google Adds Famous Locations To Street ViewGoogle Adds Famous Locations To Street View

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

12 years ago
Google Offers Free Classes For Google MapsGoogle Offers Free Classes For Google Maps

Google Offers Free Classes For Google Maps

Google offers a free online teaching course for anyone wishing to become a Google Maps expert

12 years ago
Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – ReportsFacebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports

Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports

Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple

12 years ago
Studies Highlight Digital Mapping Economic BenefitsStudies Highlight Digital Mapping Economic Benefits

Studies Highlight Digital Mapping Economic Benefits

A couple of new studies have revealed the economic, business and cultural benefits of the digital mapping industry

12 years ago
Apple Axes Richard Williamson After Maps DebacleApple Axes Richard Williamson After Maps Debacle

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

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Wikimedia Foundation Drops Google Maps

The Wikimedia Foundation has shifted away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap in its mobile applications, following a wider trend

13 years ago

Apple Buys 3D Mapping Company

Apple has acquired mapping company C3 to boost the topographical technology in iOS devices

13 years ago

Microsoft Rolls Out Bing Streetside In London

Microsoft is hoping to challenge Google Street View's dominance in visual mapping with its Streetside feature

14 years ago

Solar Photomaps Reveal Free Electricity

3D aerial mapping technology is spotting roofs in SE England, ripe for solar panels

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

Nokia Revamps Navteq Location Services Unit

Nokia is merging Navteq with its other location operations, with the aim of kickstarting new services

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

SolarWinds Brings Cabling Tangle Out of The Closet

SolarWinds Port Mapper simplifies the time-consuming task of untangling the Gordian knot of network cables

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

Google To Delete UK WiSpy Data

Google has signed a commitment to improve data handling following the infamous 'WiSpy' incident, says the ICO

14 years ago