Apple has recently acquired wireless chip-developer Passif Semiconductor. The Silicon Valley-based company specializes in small, low power communication chips and low energy bluetooth devices, technology that could be implemented into Apple's rumored wearable tech project and future mobile devices.

Apple suffered a critical backlash in September when it decided to replace the pre-installed Google Maps on iOS 6 in favor of its own -- admittedly lacking -- mapping solution. They’ve been busy working on improving accuracy ever since, with…