Apple, Google: Battle of the Cloud Maps

Posted by timothy on Friday June 1, 2012 @02:42PM from the what-about-open-street-maps? dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes "Google has sent invitations for a June 6 event in which it will apparently unveil 'The Next Dimension of Google Maps.' Meanwhile, rumor suggests Apple is preparing its own mapping service for iOS devices. The escalating battle over maps demonstrates the importance of cloud apps to tech companies' larger strategies." I only wish my phone would hold by default the X-million data points that my outmoded (but cheap and functional) dedicated GPS device does, without quite so much cloud-centric bottlenecking, and leave all expensive data use for optional overlays and current conditions.

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Google Colon View by theodp · 2012-06-01 15:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Google Colon View: Google Research has developed a self-propelled capsule endoscope that can be inserted into the anus and driven through the colon via remote control and a magnetic field, capturing images along the way.