Posts Tagged: maps


Autonavi apps 100 million users

Why Alibaba Invested in AutoNavi

Alibaba has been throwing money around like it’s going out of style recently, and the latest c...

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  • May 13, 2013
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Google Maps adds North Korea details

Google Maps Zoom in on North Korea

North Korea has long been a bit of a blank, unknown wasteland for Google Maps, but that changes toda...

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  • January 29, 2013
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Street Directory Map App Takes You to the Right Place

After the dismal launch of the Apple Maps app, I knew I needed an alternative. I had been using Goog...

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  • December 20, 2012
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Google Maps App is Lost in China, Loses Half Market Share in Q3 [CHART]

It seems clear in which direction Google Maps is heading in China. Down. New stats for Q3 2012 for m...

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  • November 6, 2012
  • at 12:15 pm
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DianDao Already Has 600+ Indoor Maps, Rolls Out New Apps

After launching in January of this year on iOS, the Chinese startup DianDao has rolled out apps for ...

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  • October 22, 2012
  • at 8:00 pm
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Apple iOS 6 Maps

iOS 6 Maps are a Lost Cause for Asia, but Apple Vows to Improve

As an Apple fan myself, I couldn’t wait to get hold of the iPhone 5, which launched in stores ...

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  • September 21, 2012
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Google’s Loss is Baidu’s Gain as Google Maps Tanks in China [CHARTS]

Usage of Google Maps for mobile seems to be tanking in China. New data from Analysys International s...

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  • August 13, 2012
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Satellite Mapping Showdown: Who’s the King of Asia?

Yesterday, I came across the news that Bing has added 165 TB of data to its satellite maps, and it g...

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  • June 27, 2012
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‘Danger Maps’ Invites You to Map China’s Polluted Areas via New Open-Platform Maps

Late last year, I wrote about Danger Maps, a Chinese web service that had tracked and mapped reports...

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  • April 11, 2013
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Autonavi’s Maps Apps Guide Over 100 Million Users in China

Regular readers will recall that Autonavi (NASDAQ:AMAP) makes the most popular mobile maps apps in C...

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  • January 14, 2013
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Qihoo’s Search Engine Taps Autonavi For New Maps

Another day, another new feature added to Qihoo’s (NYSE:QIHU) fledgling search engine service....

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  • November 30, 2012
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Autonavi Maps Hit Windows 8 As Chinese Apps Jump Aboard Microsoft’s New OS

Microsoft’s most radical new OS, Windows 8, is set to launch tomorrow, and lots of Chinese web...

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  • October 25, 2012
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Chinese Customs to Seize Mobile Devices for “Illegal Maps”

Well, the battle for the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands just got a little more annoying. China’s offic...

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  • October 16, 2012
  • at 11:30 pm
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Which Asian Regions Get New iOS6 Features?

In the wake of the iPhone 5 launch, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has published an updated list of internation...

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  • September 13, 2012
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Google Maps Web App Inaccessible in China When Using ‘HTTPS’

It appears that the secure ‘https’ version of Google Maps – at Maps.google.com ...

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  • July 5, 2012
  • at 4:30 pm
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PeaceLearning.jp Archives the Battle of Okinawa on Google Earth

Readers of this site may already be familiar with the work of professor Hidenori Watanave and his la...

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  • June 25, 2012
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