苹果收购3D技术地图公司 或自推新地图应用

<div class="show"><div class="chinese"><p>Users of Apple's iPhones could be treated to a serious visual upgrade for their navigation software. </p><p>Apple has reportedly acquired C3 technologies - a mapping specialist which creates photo-real 3D maps, with photographs “painted on” to 3D models of cities. Information such as GPS-located Facebook posts or mapping instructions can be instantly inserted “into” the maps.</p><p>C3 describes itself as, “the leading provider of 3D mapping solutions, offering photo-realistic models of the world for search, navigation and geographic information systems.”</p><p>Video demos show how the company can “insert” Facebook posts and other map information direct into its 3D maps. Apple has already bought other small mapping start-ups - leading insiders to speculate that C3's technology could one day replace Google Maps in iOS devices.</p><p>C3 was bought by an unknown buyer earlier this year - and 9to5Mac revealed that this buyer was Apple, claiming that senior C3 executives are already working for Apple.</p><p>The acquisition of the Swedish mapping company - formerly part of Saab - reportedly cost Apple $240 million.</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="" src="http://himg2.huanqiu.com/attachment2010/111101/449c1edd31.jpg"/></p><p><br/><br/> </p></div><div class="english"><p>据英国《每日邮报》10月31日报道，iPhone手机用户有可能会享受到手机导航软件的可视化升级。</p><p> </p><p>据报道苹果公司已经收购一家名为C3科技的地图技术公司。该公司能利用实景照片制作城市三维立体地图，一些诸如能用GPS定位到的Facebook上的信息帖或地图说明都能即时地插进该地图。</p><p> </p><p>C3形容自己为“领先的3D地图技术解决方案的提供者，为世界范围内的搜索、导航服务和地理系统信息提供了实景照片模型。”</p><p> </p><p>视频演示展示了该公司如何直接把Facebook上的帖子和其他地图信息插入到自己的三维地图中。苹果公司之前已经收购了其他一些小型地图公司。有业内人士猜测C3科技将在未来取代谷歌地图对iOS设备的技术支持。</p><p> </p><p>C3科技于今年年初被匿名买家收购，据9to5Mac透露这位匿名买主就是苹果公司并称C3的高级主管已经供职于苹果公司。</p><p> </p><p>该瑞典地图公司的前身是萨博公司（瑞典航空与武器制造商）的一个分部门。据报道苹果公司以2.4亿美元的价格收购了C3。<br/> </p></div></div>