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As they look to a compete with Google’s mapping services, Apple recently purchased Toronto-based Locationary for an undisclosed sum.  Locationary’s crowd-sourced location data platform will be a be a much needed addition to Apple’s iOS especially after CEO wrote an apology explaining the disaster the company had when iOS 6 was first released.

Locationary received venture backing from Extreme Venture Partners and Plazacorp Ventures.

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Dave Forde

Dave “The Connector” Forde is a 20-year veteran of the Canadian marketing, PR, and tech industries. He is the founder of The Connected One network, including industry news sites Canadian Ad Insider and PR In Canada, and serves as a strategic business advisor. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.


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