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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple suffered a serious public relations hit when its Apple Maps product was unveiled to the world. Its latest purchase may be about changing that perception, even if it comes six months later. Over the weekend, Apple acquired WiFiSLAM, a indoor-GPS company. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple paid around $20 million for the company, but the...
thestreet.com (2 months and 1 day ago)

Apple has acquired WiFiSlam, a start-up company that helps improve the accuracy of indoor maps and other services. Indoor maps look poised to become a new battleground between big tech companies.
nytimes.com (2 months and 2 days ago)

Richard Williamson, who was fired from Apple after the disastrous launch of its mapping app, has been hired by Facebook.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 6 days ago)
Apple Maps is flying high (in some locations), Tim Cook gets duty in front of the jury, and Google Now may be available for iOS … well, not now. But soon? The remainders for Wednesday, March 13, 2013 are in a hurry. Apple’s Maps being updated often and significantly (The Loop) Apple hasn’t given up on its Maps. The company’s been rolling out improvements to a number of...
macworld.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
In my secret road challenge, Apple Maps beat the competition.
pcmag.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

Travel app Waze has found itself at the centre of a bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to new information. Waze, a community driven GPS social navigation app, is one of the main data suppliers for the rather-maligned Apple Maps. In January, it was reported that Apple and Waze were in takeover talks, with Apple putting $500m (about £330m, AUS $516m) on the...
techradar.com (1 day ago)
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) received some of the highest levels of criticism to its new maps app, first launched last September, in its rapidly growing market of Japan.
ibtimes.com (3 months and 15 days ago)
Apple has confirmed the $20 million purchase of two-year-old Silicon Valley start-up WiFiSLAM, which will presumably help bolster Apple's location-based services, including its Maps, Find My Friends and Find My iPhone applications.
ibtimes.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
It seems being featured by Apple as a replacement for its Maps application has gone well for Israel-based startup Waze.
wsj.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

Waze uses satellite signals from members' smartphones to 'crowdsource' maps and traffic data, and can run on Apple or Apndroid handsets and tablets.
dailymail.co.uk (16 days ago)
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