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Amazon acquires UpNext, a 3D mapping upstart

Amazon acquires UpNext, a 3D mapping upstart
  • Posted July 3, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Amazon may be planning to provide its own in-house mapping solution, following a trail recently blazed by Apple. According to GigaOm, the online retailer has snatched UpNext, a four-person, 3D mapping company. Details regarding the deal are being kept quiet…

Rumor: Apple to drop Google Maps in iOS 6, may add 3D maps

Rumor: Apple to drop Google Maps in iOS 6, may add 3D maps
  • Posted May 11, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Sources close to 9to5Mac have reported that Apple intends to replace Google Maps in iOS 6 with an "in-house" maps application. Interestingly, this discovery is further supported by Apple's quiet acquisitions of Placebase, C3 and Poly9 -- all of which…

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