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Apple has purchased yet another mapping company, Jessica Lessin reports. This time around, the target is Embark, which builds transit apps for specific cities. After parting ways with Apple for its official Maps application, Apple has been undergoing a rebuilding process to make up for the loss of Google’s data. Recent location company purchases include Continue Reading →

Amazon has tested a new wireless network that would allow customers to connect its devices to the Internet, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The wireless network, which was tested in Cupertino, California, used spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar, said the people who asked not to be identified because the test Continue Reading →

Years of halting negotiations with cable companies haven’t gotten Apple much closer to its grand vision for television. But a newer strategy of talking directly to content providers seems more promising. Apple is negotiating with production studios and networks to provide content for a television set that would emphasize apps over cable TV, according to Continue Reading →

When Google lifted the lid on its new flavor of Android in October 2012, one feature in particular stood out. With Android 4.2, users were at last able to set up individual user accounts – much like a PC – so that mum, dad and all the kids could create their own little personalized worlds Continue Reading →

First it was iOS, now Android is pulling in more revenue from gaming than the dedicated handheld console industry. That’s according to the latest report from App Annie and IDC, which estimates that Android’s gaming prowess overtook the combined efforts of Sony’s PSP and Vita, and Nintendo’s DS, DSi and 3DS in Q2 2013. It’s Continue Reading →

Apple is supposedly having an event on September 10, and one of the rumored announcements for this hypothetical event is the final version of iOS 7. While support is planned for the iPhones 4, 4S, and 5; the fifth-generation iPod touch; and the iPad 2, iPad mini, and both Retina iPads, a report from 9to5Mac Continue Reading →

This September, Apple’s expected to flip the switch on iTunes Radio, the music service announced at WWDC in June. But how exactly will Cupertino fund its pricey new streaming venture? Ads, and lots of them — according to AdAge, Apple will serve up an audio advertisement every 15 minutes, while video ads will play every Continue Reading →

Apple has asked assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry to begin shipping both a new high-end and low-end iPhone in early September, people familiar with the matter said. The shipping plans suggest that two new iPhone models could be launched as soon as next month, pointing to a strategy shift as Apple attempts to regain its Continue Reading →

KGI’s often reliable Mingchi Kuo is out with his latest Apple Watch forecast with some interesting new info. His latest findings: Components and EMS of the new iPhones will be ready for ramp-up in August and September, respectively. Hon Hai begins manufacturing the TDD-LTE-supported iPhone 5C earlier than expected in August. TDD-LTE supporting models may Continue Reading →

Apple is in the development stages of an long-rumored television, partnering with glassmaker Corning, G-Tech Optoelectronics, Foxconn, and display maker Innolux — if a report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News is to be believed. The paper has a spotty track record at best, but it seems plausible that Apple would be talking with potential suppliers Continue Reading →