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Nokia Sells HERE Maps To Audi, BMW, Daimler For £2bn
Nokia firmly focuses on networks and hardware as car makers move to secure connected future
Nokia Could Sell HERE Maps Division To Focus On Networks
Uber, German car firms could be interested in one of Nokia's three remaining businesses
Nokia’s ‘Here’ Maps Arrive On Samsung Devices
The ‘old’ Nokia brings offline maps to Samsung’s phones, tablets and smartwatches
Microsoft Plans To Retire MapPoint Software By The End Of The Year
The venerable ancestor of Microsoft’s navigation apps will be finally laid to rest - and UK favourite AutoRoute goes too
Google Is Buying Into Satellite Manufacturing To Improve Maps
The acquisition of Skybox Imaging for $500 million will allow the company to marry navigation and analytics
Google Maps Adds UK Public Transport Data
Train, bus, tram and ferry information is added to Google Maps in Great Britain
New Google Maps API Allows Embedded Website Maps
A new Google Maps Embed API makes it easier for Webmasters to insert Google Maps into their websites
Nokia To Focus On Maps And Network Equipment After Microsoft Sale
Nokia will focus on the three businesses it has left once Microsoft sale is completed
Google Street View Car In Double Bus Crash
Car manages to hit two vehicles as it races away from a bus it had already collided with
Google Adds Italy, Bulgaria To Crowdsourced Mapping Programme
Google has extended its Map Maker programme to Italy, Bulgaria, Vatican City and San Marino, allowing users to add local details
Google Beefs Up Street View Exploration
Google continues to add more detailed images to its Street View galleries of the world's top destinations
Apple Maps To Be Boosted By Public Transit App HopStop – Report
iPhone maker makes second mapping acquisition in a week as it seeks to improve Apple Maps
Apple Acquires Canadian Startup Locationary To Boost Apple Maps – Report
Apple Maps to get more accurate local business listings according to reports
Updated Google Maps App Arrives On iPhone, iPad
Users of Apple devices now have access to the updated Google Maps app that includes a number of enhancements
Google U-Turn Over Offline Maps Decision
In the wake of criticism, Google performs a quick u-turn over the decision to drop its offline Map function
Google Updates Maps App For Android
Google's improved Maps app for Android devices has arrived, but iOS users will have to wait a little longer
More Developer Interaction Touted For Google Maps
Developers now have the ability to better interact with Google Maps thanks to a new map layer
Google Confirms £831m Waze Navigation Purchase
Google has flexed its financial muscle and snapped up Waze, which had also been courted by Apple and Facebook
Google Offers Free Classes For Google Maps
Google offers a free online teaching course for anyone wishing to become a Google Maps expert
Google Said To Consider Waze Acquisition
First it was Apple, then Facebook, and now Google is reportedly interested in the Israeli start-up
Streetmap Sues Google For Stealing Its Customers
UK-based company claims Google used underhanded tactics to dominate the online map market
Google Maps Editing Hits UK
Brits get to annotate Google Maps, with Map Maker
Apple Developing ‘Street View Alternative’
A patent hints at a street-level navigation interface controlled by movement of the device
Apple Acquires Indoor Map Startup WifiSLAM
Apple Maps' indoor mapping to be improved by $20m acqusition of WifiSLAM
Online Aerial Map Shows Heat Loss From Homes And Offices
If you show on this map, lag your loft
Studies Highlight Digital Mapping Economic Benefits
A couple of new studies have revealed the economic, business and cultural benefits of the digital mapping industry
Google Maps Publishes More Detailed North Korea
Google adds crowdsourced map of North Korea following years of work