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Apple acquires Toronto-based Locationary to enhance map services

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In a bid to improve its mapping services, Apple has acquired Toronto-based Locationary, a start-up company that specializes in crowd-sourced data such location data such as business hours, parking availability and Wi-Fi access. This information will likely be added to its mapping software to provide additional information about a certain business or point of interest. The terms of the acquisition […]

Apple on a hiring spree to address iWatch design issues?

Apple iWatch conceptApple iWatch concept (Forbes.com)

Despite already having over 100 people working on its upcoming iWatch, The Financial Times reports that Apple is on a “hiring spree” to bring in new expertise to solve what one source calls “hard engineering problems that they’ve not been able to solve.” Apple is reportedly concerned that the launch of its iWatch could still be a year away due […]

New Samsung ad pokes fun at Apple iPhone with dancing ninjas and bighorn sheep

Icelandic Samsung Galaxy S4 ad

Samsung is back to its old habits of poking fun at Apple in its ads. Unlike previous campaigns that were quite humorous, this one is sure to leave many (including us) scratching their heads. The very odd ad comes from Iceland and mocks the lack of language support for Icelandic on the Apple iPhone. The ad opens with a man using […]