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3 Apple Stories JPMorgan Is Following
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 1:44pm | 359In a report published Monday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall discussed three Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) related stories he is following. Under-The-Radar Acquisition Apple acquired Coherent Navigation, a GPS start-up that makes high-accuracy GPS devices and software. According to Hall, the...
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Apple Maps Appears To Have Ended Yelp Exclusivity; Tripadvisor, Booking.com Could Be Big Winners
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 11:31am | 251Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Apple Maps appears to no longer be monogamous. The app, which until recently featured Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) reviews for every search where these were available, now offers assessments taken from Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) and Booking.com. First noticed by...
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Gene Munster: Google Will Fall 3-5% If Apple Swaps Default Search Engine
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 11:12am | 901Piper Jaffray Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster – the world's top Apple analyst – is concerned about the possibility that Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) will lose its spot as the default search engine in Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) web...
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NHTSA Wants To Regulate Smartphone Map Aids
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 12:20pm | 585Distracted driving is dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Obama White House emphasized that point in a proposed new transportation bill that would not only place restrictions on built-in automobile navigation aids, but also apply to apps on...
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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...
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Why Does Apple's CarPlay Exclude Pandora And Google Maps?
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 3:52pm | 447When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled details of its CarPlay on Monday, all the buzz was over what the new technology can do. On Tuesday, the buzz is over what CarPlay cannot do. iPhone users who are faithful Pandora subscribers are likely to be disappointed if they were hoping to be able to stream...