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Apple files patent for 'Waze-plus'
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-07-05 01:04
Apple has filed a patent application for something that looks remarkably similar to Google's billion-dollar crowdsourced mapping buy, Waze - which earlier this year was rumoured to be an Apple takeover target.
The fourth-of-July filing for “User Specified Route Rating and Alerts”, US application 20130173155, has one of the briefest abstracts this Vulture South hack has seen:
FTC to cast an eye over Google's Waze buy
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-06-24 02:30
Google's acquisition of Israeli mobile navigation app vendor Waze is going to get an anti-trust examination by the FTC.
Earlier this month, Mountain View's acquisition team flipped open the wallet to the tune of $US1.3 billion for the social map app, its sub-$US70 million revenue, and its claimed fifty million users. When the Chocolate Factory made its buy, Waze was also attracting the interest of Apple and Facebook.
Google buys Waze and puts the squeeze on Facebook and Apple
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2013-06-12 23:40
With Google set to buy app-maker Waze, the question is whether Google actually needs the crowd-sourced traffic app or is simply trying to stick it to its competitors.
On Tuesday, Google confirmed weeks of rumors that it is buying Waze. The company did not disclose the terms of the deal, but early reports put the price between $1 billion and $1.3 billion.
Google appears close to buying Waze for $1B
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-06-10 03:02
Google is close to a deal to acquire Waze, maker of the eponymous crowdsourced mapping app, for at least $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal and others.
The potential deal was first reported by Israeli business site Globes which said it would be worth $1.3 billion, citing sources.
Google Said to Consider Buying Waze Presaging Bidding War
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-05-24 01:22
Google Inc. (GOOG), maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze Inc., setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
Waze is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties and is seeking more than $1 billion, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. The Palo Alto, California-based startup might also remain independent, instead seeking to raise a round of venture capital financing, the people said.