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Will Apple’s new indoor location services acquisition lead to better maps?
TransportThe fate of an acquired startup is never certain, and that’s especially true at secretive Apple. This question hangs over its latest acquisition, a small Silicon Valley indoor location company called WifiSlam. Apple may have simply wanted its Stanford-educated founders, or — more likely — it wants to integrate WifiSlam’s technology into its mobile products and develop [...]
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We’re getting closer to an Apple-themed hotel: Starwood opens Aloft in Cupertino
DigitalA hotel near Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., is now using some of the iPhone and iPad maker’s home entertainment technology in its rooms. Starwood Hotels’ Aloft Hotel has put an Apple TV in all 123 of its rooms, the company said today. Of note, the hotel is located on the same block as one [...]
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Thomas Cook CEO: Future is “more Apple than travel”
SkiftXThomas Cook CEO Harriet Green insists she is committed to maintaining a strong retail network, although in the future the shops will be “more Apple than travel”. She insists the Thomas Cook brand will grow, she repeatedly states that it “won’t shrink to greatness”, but to do that she’s prepared to chop away the excess. [...]
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In-flight wi-fi users really love Apple over Android
DigitalThe tech habits of U.S. in-flight wi-fi users should make Apple happy, amidst all the doom and gloom scenarios on its stock price and fortunes recently. In-flight wi-fi provider Gogo has complied some data on the users of its service — which is installed on American, Alaska, US Airways, Delta, Frontier and Virgin America — [...]
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Walt Disney World turns the iPod touch into a mobile ticket turnstile
DigitalVisitors to the Magic Kingdom in Central Florida will notice that Disney has done away with turnstiles completely at the park’s entrance. Instead, visitors are greeted by the company’s “cast members,” holding iPod touches in their white-gloved hands. The change is part of a larger initiative by Disney known as “MyMagic+,” which has the ultimate [...]
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Suddenly, Apple seems vulnerable in its digital dominance
DigitalApple Inc. warned Wednesday that the blockbuster sales growth of the last five years is slowing drastically, as iPhone sales are starting to plateau. The outlook sent Apple shares plunging by 10 percent, wiping out a year’s worth of gains. Analysts said the warning suggested that Apple can no longer sustain its growth without some [...]
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Skift global trend for 2013: Digital maps are one of travel’s key battlegrounds
DigitalLast week we released our first report, “13 Global Trends That Will Define Travel in 2013” outlining the major trends that will define travel in 2013. Below is one of the trends we see as playing out over 2013 and beyond. Download the full report below. Now that smartphones are at the center of our lives, [...]
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Apple speaking to Foursquare to integrate local data into its mapping app
DigitalApple is in early discussions to integrate local data from Foursquare into its mapping application…as the company continues to build an arsenal of local data to try to take on Google…Apple has been talking to a number of companies that collect local data to improve its new mapping product. The maps service, released in September, [...]
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Google’s iOS Maps app navigates its way into iTunes
DigitalUPDATE: The new Google Maps for iPhone is now live. You can download it here. Google plans to release its much-awaited iOS Maps app tonight, according to sources familiar with the matter. The app should be a welcome addition for many iPhone users, who have been unhappy with an Apple-made replacement. Google Maps had been pre-installed [...]
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Thomas Cook copies Apple wholesale for new store and isn’t ashamed about it
SkiftXThe UK-based travel agency group Thomas Cook is jumping on the Apple store bandwagon, and unabashed about it. It is opening a new 1,400 sq ft “concept” store in the White Rose shopping centre in Leeds by Christmas. And if by “concept” it means copying Apple’s concepts wholesale, then so be it. The company’s retail [...]
