This is in addition to Apple's previous acquisitions of PlaceBase and Poly9, two companies that also offer mapping technologies. Given these three acquisitions related to the same thing ...

It’s now the headquarters of her unique theater company, PlaceBase Productions, which she co-founded and brought to this town of 2,700 that sits on the Minnesota River in the southwestern part ...

As 9to5Mac reported in 2009, Apple scooped up their own mapping software development company called Placebase. In the summer of last year, Apple went one step further in their obvious pursuit of a ...

Computerworld reveals that Apple quietly acquired mapping company Placebase back in July. Placebase is similar to Google Maps in that it is a mapping service and has the world mapped out.

Apple’s purchase of Placebase actually took place this past July, and a founder of a partner company that was using Placebase maps tweeted about it. But it slid under most people’s radars as ...

Using Placebase instead of Google Maps could continue to deepen the apparent rift that has formed between the two companies, dating back to Apple's rejection of a Google Voice app. The evidence ...

This summer, Apple quietly purchased the worldwide mapping company Placebase — one that competed with Google's own Maps product, featured on the iPhone. Reports of the purchase of Placebase ...

The project was part of PlaceBase Productions, a Minneapolis-based traveling theater company that works with Minnesota communities to create site-specific plays. Its goal is to help a town chart ...

Los Angeles-based Placebase, a developer of interactive mapping and mashup tools, has quietly been acquired by Apple Computer, according to a report from Computerworld. No details or announcement of ...

The Apple/Google divorce continues to come into focus: Apple quietly bought Placebase, a mapping service company, back in July. Apple doesn’t buy companies it’s not going to use. Meaning ...

In early July, Apple reportedly acquired mapping service provider Placebase. The deal went unnoticed until someone checked the LinkedIn profile of Placebase CEO Jaron Waldman who now lists his ...

No way can Apple replace Google. For one thing, Google's damn good at what it does. For another, Google's bigger than Apple and how many resources can Apple devote to Google's core competencies? I ...