Apple completes Embark mapping company acquisition: reportAugust 23, 2013 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple has reportedly completed the acquisition of mapping company Embark, Digital Spy said. The start-up builds applications that help users find their way around public transport systems in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and more. Embark employees will be integrated into Apple's Maps team in a bid to improve the much-criticised service, according to former Wall Street Journal editor Jessica Lessin. The news follows confirmation that Apple has acquired transit navigation service HopStop, and supports rumours that it is planning to add transit information to Maps. The firm also purchased GPS navigation start-up Waze for an estimated $1.3 billion (£833 million) in June. Apple Maps launched with iOS 6 last year, but was heavily criticised at launch following reports of misplaced landmarks, absent towns and cities, and obscured satellite imagery. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |