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Google Maps Utilises AI For Immersive View Tool
The use of AI by Google Maps utilised for launch of Immersive View tool, so users can preview their travel routes
Apple Maps Receives Big Update To Help Local Businesses
Notable update to Apple Maps allows for addition of detailed business listings, photos, buttons and promotions across Apple ecosystem
UK Set To Announce Funding For Independent Satellite System
The government has reportedly cleared the way for work to begin on a navigation system to rival the EU's Galileo
Support Grows For A GPS Backup System Amidst Hacking Danger
South Korea and the US have signalled their support for a land-based radio navigation system as incidents of GPS disruption become more frequent
Toyota Touts Toilet Tracking Tech For iOS And Android
The Restroom Finder app will help Japanese motorists find nearby necessary facilities
LinkedIn Gets A Facelift With New Desktop Design
LinkedIn promises improved user experience with biggest ever desktop redesign
Europe’s Galileo Sat Nav System Goes Live
Seventeen years in the planning, delayed and over budget, but 2016 witnesses the arrival of Europe's answer to the GPS system
10 Of The Best Map Apps
Here to get you from A to B is our guide to the world's best map apps
US Air Force Discovers Two-Year-Old GPS Glitch
The problem, which seems to involve the GPS satellites' ground-based indexing software, dates back to 2013
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’s Project Tango To Appear In Consumer Tech In 2015
LG will make the first consumer mobile device capable of modelling its environment in 3D
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 Helps Clear Minefields In Kosovo
HALO Trust says advanced positioning and navigation technology is making demining efforts less dangerous
OFT Considering Probe Of Google Waze Acquisition
The competition watchdog opens a consultation which could lead to an official investigation
How To Make Money From Maps In A World Dominated By Google
Jon Maron from INRIX says you can still run a maps business, as long as you don’t focus on navigation
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 Said To Consider Waze Acquisition
First it was Apple, then Facebook, and now Google is reportedly interested in the Israeli start-up
Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports
Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple
Smartphone Navigation Apps Slash Device Sales
Sales of dedicated navigation devices are being badly squeezed by the growing use of mobile navigation apps
Streetmap Sues Google For Stealing Its Customers
UK-based company claims Google used underhanded tactics to dominate the online map market
Apple Developing ‘Street View Alternative’
A patent hints at a street-level navigation interface controlled by movement of the device
Chinese GPS Alternative Opens To Consumers
BeiDou satellite navigation system will finally appear on smartphones
MWC 2013 Video: TomTom “Adds Value To Smartphones”
Pieter Gillegot-Vergauwen from TomTom talks about the future of navigation
US Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy Bill
Senator Al Franken wants to put a stop to “stalker apps”
Google Adds Indoor Maps For Christmas Shopping
To aid the Black Friday and Christmas shopping spree, Google has released indoor maps of selected worldwide locations
Oracle To Use Nokia Maps, As Apple Maps Backlash Spreads
Oracle like Nokia Maps, and so do quite a few TechWeekEurope readers
If Not Apple Maps – Then What Do You Use?
Tell us how you get around: Apple Maps, Google, Nafteq, TomTom... or paper?
Skyhook Sues Google Maps Over Navigation Patents
Google Maps is using Wi-Fi positioning technology without a licence, says Skyhook