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Is Apple's Acquisition Of Coherent Navigation A Step Toward Ending Google Maps Dominance?
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 3:27pm | 424Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently acquired GPS startup Coherent Navigation. As is a tradition with the company, Apple hasn't revealed the purchase price or the size of this deal. Tom's Guide Associate Editor Mike Andronico was on CNBC Monday to explain why Apple needed to go for this...
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Weekly Tech Highlights: Apple Watch Sales Potential, A New Yahoo Rumor & More
Saturday, January 3, 2015 - 4:28pm | 193A new year and a new slate of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) headlines. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is ready to bring Apple Pay to more locations -- including those outside of the United States. Apple could also dominate the wearable tech space even if only a small fraction of...
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Apple Hit With Lawsuit Over iOS 8 Storage Issues
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 1:31pm | 189Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been hit with a lawsuit filed in the Bay Area's Federal Court over storage issues related to iOS 8. According to The Mercury News Silicon Beat Blog, the lawsuit alleges that Apple “doesn’t inform users just how much storage its new operating...
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Apple's 5 Biggest Catastrophes Of The Last 5 Years
Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 1:27pm | 648Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has had a lot of hits in the form of computers, MP3 players, smartphones and tablets. Not every venture has been successful, however. Some of Apple's issues proved that it is not always wise to Think Different. 5. Supporting The Wrong Sapphire Supplier Apple can't be...
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What We Know About Apple's HealthKit
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 3:21pm | 678According to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), HealthKit is a framework that centralizes the personal health data of users and enables app and hardware developers to save, query and interpret that data in order to make apps and devices "more engaging and personal." Part Of iOS 8 Built into...
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What Is Apple Most Likely To Announce At WWDC?
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 12:22pm | 124The Worldwide Developers Conference is upon us -- are you ready? Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce something unexpected this week, and investors can be sure that iOS 8 and the next version of OS X will make an appearance. That's the predictable stuff, but what about the awe-...
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Sources: Apple Set To Offer iPad Multitasking
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 11:58am | 647According to 9to5 Mac, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iOS 8 will offer split-screen multitasking similar to that on Microsoft's Surface tablet series. Sources told the website the feature would allow users to run and interact with two iPad applications at once, including the ability to drag...
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Weekly Highlights: iOS 8 Maps Strike Back, Dreaming Of Tim Cook's Retirement And More
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 3:43pm | 242Depending on who you are and what you love, this may not have seemed like an overly eventful week. After all -- if you don't love Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), you may not have cared that it went down. But if you do love the social network, this week might have seemed like a nightmare. The same could be...
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iOS 8 Apple Maps To Take On Google Maps
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 12:02pm | 633According to sources who spoke with 9TO5Mac, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finishing up work on a completely upgraded version of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Maps app, set to come out with the next major iOS release. Sources indicated that the new Maps product would be designed to compete head to...