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<title>WSJ: Apple buys 'indoor GPS' firm WiFiSLAM for $20 million</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/23/technology.uses.wi.fi.signals.for.positioning.when.gps.absent/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364097118_Apple-buys-WifiSLAM-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has purchased a small Silicon Valley startup, WiFiSLAM, that specializes in extending location data and positioning to indoor locations using Wi-Fi triangulation when GPS information is not available, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal, worth $20 million, is expected to supplement Apple's Maps application and compete with Google's crowdsourced "Indoor Maps" project. Currently, th...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WSJ: Google performs more departmental, management changes</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/14/maps.and.commerce.division.split.huber.reassigned/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363283208_googlejeffhuber.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is breaking apart its Maps and Commerce division, with the section head being moved to another team. The stepping down of Jeff Huber from his position along with splitting up the department appears to be a continuation of Google's shuffle of management and divisions from yesterday, which saw Andy Rubin step down and be replaced by Sundar Pichai....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/14/maps.and.commerce.division.split.huber.reassigned/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple updates: Maps, Apple Store app both sport improvements</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/12/in.store.availability.checks.expanded.flyover.and.3d.buildings/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1302/Apple-Maps-iOS-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple on Tuesday updated both its Apple Store buying app and (in a "silent" update) Maps application with expanded options. The Apple Store app (free) now features in-store availability checking, and more finely-grained delivery options -- making it possible for customers to choose to have some items delivered and some for pickup, notes AppleInsider. The Maps app, which has already received smal...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/12/in.store.availability.checks.expanded.flyover.and.3d.buildings/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple again hiring for iOS Maps team; possible overhaul?</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/06/hints.at.broad.expansion.of.existing.app.greater.integration/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360137714_Apple-Maps-iOS-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A raft of positions available with Apple at its Cupertino headquarters dealing with nearly every aspect of the company's iOS Maps program have been revealed through new job postings. A total of ten engineering positions dealing directly with Maps suggest either that Apple is replacing those hired for nearly identical jobs in September, or expanding the team significantly in another push to help th...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Roads, locations in North Korea added to Google Maps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/29/used.crowdsourced.information.over.multiple.years.for.map/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359478981_googlemapsnorthkoreathumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has updated its Maps to include detailed road and landscape information for North Korea, something not offered before by the service. Previously showing just the coastline, rivers and the location of Pyongyang, the new additions are the culmination of years of work by residents of the secretive country using Google Map Maker....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prank data fouls Apple Maps street names in Kabul</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/17/fake.names.stem.from.old.openstreetmap.info/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1349753035_Apple-Maps-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Just as Apple Maps has regained user trust by correcting many of the major problems with early versions of its maps, an old prank by some Afghan university students is giving the company another black eye over inaccurate street names shown for areas of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. A reliance on outdated data from OpenStreetMap -- a source used by Apple for some areas, and which is editable b...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google iOS Maps app screens said to have leaked</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/15/leak.pegs.maps.app.in.alpha.vector.based.maps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350316853_ScreenShot2012-10-15at11.58.08AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new version of Google's iOS Maps app is reportedly in the alpha stage of development, and it will bring a number of improvements when it is eventually released. Screens from the app have appeared on the website of an independent developer, showing off some blurry shots of the iOS 6 app in action. The developer says that the app has been significantly rebuilt and it will take advantage of the 4-...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/15/leak.pegs.maps.app.in.alpha.vector.based.maps/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Survey: 74 percent of iOS users say Maps is fine, no issues</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/11/small.but.angry.segment.very.put.off.by.early.problems/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1209/apple-maps-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A survey by an SEO ranking provider for small businesses has turned up a surprising level of satisfaction with Apple's Maps in iOS 6 and suggests further that, at least within the US, the media reporting on the topic may be overblown. While Apple itself and many others have noted genuine problems with the data found in Maps, especially right after launch, many in North America (particularly those ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Developers warned Apple about iOS Maps in June</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/10/developers.alerted.apple.about.maps.woes.as.far.back.as.june/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1339442353_ios6-maps.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple knew of iOS 6 Maps problems as far back as June this year, says  CNET. After the first beta of iOS 6 was seeded to developers, feedback on errors and inaccuracies in the new app were supplied by numerous parties. Developers filed bug reports, emails were sent to specific employees, and frustration was also expressed on developer-only message boards viewed by Apple....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/10/developers.alerted.apple.about.maps.woes.as.far.back.as.june/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple's Maps holds its own in head-to-head driving test</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/08/faced.off.against.samsung.galaxy.note.gmc.terrain.car.nav/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1349753035_Apple-Maps-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[While Apple's new Maps application has taken a public drubbing over early inaccuracies, graphic anomalies, mislabelled places and the loss of essential features such as transit directions and a street view, there are areas in which the app has been an improvement over the old version since day one: maps are vector based and thus cleaner and more scalable, the maps use dramatically less 3G or LTE d...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/08/faced.off.against.samsung.galaxy.note.gmc.terrain.car.nav/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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