inspirator schreef op 19 augustus 2012 19:11:
Nog 3 weken dan is TomTom: hot !
Apple iPhone 5 and iPad mini event planned for September 12, iPhone 5 release date for September 21
Apple drops Google Maps in favour of TomTom
The digital maps provided by the Ghent-based technology company TeleAtlas, a division of the Dutch TomTom since 2008, will soon form part of the new iOS6 Apple iPhone and iPad operating systems when Apple drops Google Maps for its own digital map program for iPhones and iPads. TomTom announced the news with a short press release, simply stating that it had “signed a global agreement with Apple for maps and related information”. The company did not provide further details, but the announcement was enough to cause their share price to jump by 14%. Apple did not have much choice as TomTom is the only digital map provider apart from Google Maps and the Nokia subsidiary Navteq. This fortuitous turn for the Dutch company could be attributed to the takeover in 2008 of the Ghent-Dutch TeleAtlas owned by Ghent engineer-entrepreneur Alain De Taeye, currently TomTom’s senior manager. In future, iPhone and iPad navigation programs will use map technology developed in Belgium, with the Apple map service offering 3D-looking fly-over mode images of cities, CEO Tim Cook announced at a conference in San Francisco. The second great draw card of the new application is its traffic information, with Apple relying on millions of iPhone users to anonymously send information about traffic conditions.
TomTom is over the moon, as the Dutch company has been seeking new market niches for months now that the market for GPS devices has become almost saturated. The Apple map application may however soon compete with TomTom’s own iPhone app, which is sold through the Appstore. This could prove detrimental to the sale of GPS devices, but industry specialists believe any alliance with a world player like Apple holds both commercial and prestige value. TomTom may share in some of the advertising income. Google, with its investments in this technology spanning seven years, stands to lose half its traffic to Google Maps once it loses the iPhone and iPad. This breakup highlights the growing rivalry that exists between these super players. As Google is the business behind the Android management system used by Samsung’s mobile phones and tablets, it makes them a direct rival of the iPhone. Tim Cook, who took over at Apple after Steve Jobs’ death last year, further announced that Apple is expanding its work on Siri, the voice recognition software installed in the most recent iPhones. The speech technology, which was originally developed by the Flemish firm Lernout & Hauspie, that went bankrupt during the dotcom crisis, will eventually include more applications and will also be available to iPad users
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