U.S. judge approved the Apple lock-up Samsung Nexus phone application

U.S. District Court judge Lucy Koh approved Apple's proposed ban mobile phone Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Samsung Cases) application before the trial in the U.S. market on Friday. This indicates that within a week, Apple's second round victory in a legal battle with Samsung.

Apple and Samsung in several countries play the patent battle, mutually accused each other of violations of the patent, to compete for the fast-growing mobile market dominance. Since 2010, Apple (iPhone 4s cases) began to set off a patent war on a global scale, to suppress the growth of Android. The competitors said the apple is too active in the use of patents to suppress competition.

A few days ago, Lucy Koh also approved Apple's proposed ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Samsung Cases) Tablet PC applications.

Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet, Hugh Gheit same old bomb allegations Samsung copied the look and feel of the company's products. Samsung is not available for comment.

As a condition of the embargo in force, Apple needs to pay more than $ 95 million bond, once after the embargo proved to be wrong, the margin will be used to compensate the Samsung inflicted economic losses.

The analysts said Apple will release mini iPad in October

Investment company Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves on Thursday released a report forecast that Apple will release 7.85 inches display a configuration iPad, 8GB of storage capacity, for sale price $ 299 in this October.

Hargreaves wrote in the report, we expect the 8GB of storage capacity of 7.85 inches of the entry-level iPad price of $ 299, the first when the gross margin was 31% and we expect the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, Apple will expected to sell 10 million units, 7.85 inches iPad throughout the year shipments will reach 35.2 million units. we expected based on the estimated components ordered, on the iPad mini shipments does not exceed the apple production. we estimate that the iPad the mini 9.7 inches the iPad (the new iPad cases) encroachment rate was 25%, that is, the iPad mini shipments for each additional four 9.7 in. iPad shipments decreased by 1, therefore, our fiscal year 2013 before the iPad shipments is expected to be 65.2 million units to 9160 million units.

There has long been rumors that Apple (iPhone 4s cases) 7 inches in the development version of iPad, but Apple never say yes or no.

Tom Mainelli, a market research firm IDC research director of mobile networking equipment sector, launched the iPad mini to further consolidate the dominant position of Apple in the Tablet PC market.

Hargreaves said, Apple may eliminate $ 399 iPad 2 (iPad 2 cases), a similar price to launch a storage capacity of 16GB iPad the mini. He also expects that Apple will be released in October, the new 9.7 in. iPad configuration lighter batteries, oxide TFT display, the camera will be installed at the new location.

The Hargreaves raised Apple price target from $ 630 to $ 690.

Rumors that Amazon will increase their social function in the Tablet PC games

Amazon will release new tools make it easier for developers to add social features to narrow the Apple Tablet PC (iPad cases) market lead in the Kindle Fire Tablet PC Game.

The source said, Amazon will release new tools to the digital game developers at the end of July. Amazon plans yet to be announced, the source requested anonymity. After the release of the new tools, developers can add a variety of functions in the game, which includes monitoring user game won numerous awards, and track the scores list.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is committed to making the Kindle Fire game more attractive to enhance the sales of equipment. Tablet PC market $ 66.4 billion, the Amazon Kindle Fire accounted for 17% market share, Apple iPad (iPad leather cases) accounted for 55% share. Amazon hopes to attract developers to its share of the global social gaming market bigger a cake. U.S. investment bank Lazard Capital Markets expects the global social gaming market by 2015 will reach $ 8.98 billion.

Cat Griffin Amazon spokesman declined to comment.

Amazon behind Apple in the application downloads. Amazon App Store launched in March 2011, there were only 4000 applications, but now has grown to 43,000, but the App Store of Apple, Google applications has exceeded 600,000. Amazon app store sell Android applications, per-user revenue is higher than the Google application store.

According to data released by the application and analysis firm Flurry, Apple iTunes App Store for every $ 1 in revenue, the Amazon App Store will earn 89 cents a share, Google stores to earn 23 cents. Amazon also has taken steps to let the application more attractive, from the beginning of April this year, they allow the user to purchase within the application to match the functionality provided by Apple and Google.

Increase the diversity of application stores is also the Amazon part of the strategy to enhance the Kindle tablet needs, the Tablet PC is listed in the last year in November to obtain revenue through sales of digital music, books, movies and applications. RBC Capital Markets analyst Ross Sandler is expected to sell movies, books, and provide application download, Amazon Kindle Fire equipment to earn 136 dollars in January this year.

According to data released by market research firm IDC, the Kindle Fire in the fourth quarter in the global tablet PC market share of 17%, while the Apple iPad (iPad leather cases) to 55%.

Facebook latest concept phone exposure

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg personally designed a bright blue wedge-shaped concept phone, with a long strip of touch-screen, there is a "like" button at the bottom of the screen, Instagram and Spotify button on sides, behind equipped are speaker, microphone and camera. We can imagine what it looks like when take this phone out. Like everyone holds a TV remote control. lol

Microsoft original Surface touch screen computer change name

Microsoft's new Tablet PC to be known as the name of the Surface, the company decided to change its launch in 2007 the Surface name of the computer with a new name PixelSense.

This desktop computer has multi-touch function is launched by Microsoft in 2007, mainly sell to retail stores, hotel lobbies and museums, and now Microsoft is re-named PixelSense. The original Surface computer is not suitable for ordinary consumers because the price up to $ 12,500. (iPhone 4s cases)

However, the new name come from a technique used by the old Surface computer. The old Surface computer panel in pixels between two million sensors can be cross-receiving visible light or infrared. The technology of the device identification data per second to identify the 1G data, the Microsoft PixelSense. (iPhone accessories)

In last year's Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft launched the device to upgrade version 2.0. The new version of the device thinner, better touch sensitivity, can be applied to legacy equipment can not be applied in the field. (iPad leather cases)

The new version of device is priced at 7600 U.S. dollars, with 40 inches wide, 4 inches thick display, supports 1080p full HD video aspect ratio of 9:16, with a resolution of 1920x1080.

Google launched the Android voice services Robin focus on car navigation

Apple last week launched the Voice Assistant Service Siri may be the envy of many Android users. Google launched the Android voice services Robin to respond to the challenge from Apple.

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Android users are very lucky, they do not have to buy the new iPhone (iPhone 4s cases) for Apple's car navigation voice services Siri choose, and have waited a few months. Instead, they have their own voice assistant Robin.

And other similar voice assistant is that Robin is focused on car navigation services, mainly to bring relevant information and guidance to drivers. Robin's design can be described as fully consider the needs of motorists, designed to provide direction for the latter navigation, location queries, real-time parking spaces, traffic information, prices, weather information inquiries and a variety of localization services, with voice and gesture interface. In the car, this interface plays a crucial role, because the driver can achieve the complete operation of the blind spot: the input voice can get a voice input instructions. (iPhone accessories)

In addition, Robin Another feature is support for gestures. Hand waving in front of the screen twice, Robin, will be given in response, so you can ensure that drivers always keep the eyes look forward and driving the process. More important is that, Robin, has a powerful engine of dialogue, to protect the dialogue natural and smooth, and able to track the implied context of dialogue.

Robin is still in Beta stage, only to provide services in the U.S. market. Act as the voice navigation aids at the same time, it will also serve as a personalized radio's role by collecting and analyzing large amounts of information, Robin described the personal Twitter news or tell jokes based on personal preferences. (iPhone cases)

Robin's development company Magnifis said, but the company's design for Robin, the first step function. The company was inspired by the popular American TV series "Knight Rider" Knight, Rider, the famous KITT sports car body design Robin voice assistant to a better understanding of the intent of the "master". For example, according to master driving routes and driving style, Robin, can warn drivers about road traffic or speed limit camera top. Robin interactive mode of communication also allow motorists to more easily share information.

Ilya Eckstein, co-founder and CEO in Magnifis, said, today, people still navigate as a major car assistant but in fact, navigation is just one part of a lot of time, we all know that traveling route What we really need in our process of moving or when the 'people' can remind us that at this time is not only the direction of navigation, but all things even if we do not have real-time staring at the screen, it also provide all kinds of help to us, this is Robin wanted to do. "

Angry birds overseas expansion first stop choose China

Yesterday, the developer of the world's most popular mobile phone game "Angry Birds" Finland Rovio announced its overseas expansion is the first step in the election in China, its first overseas office and the first overseas retail stores are located in China (iPhone cases).

It is understood that the Rovio company first overseas office outside Finland - the Shanghai office has been officially put into operation, this July 3 and July 10, will set up an angry bird retail stores in Shanghai and Beijing, which Rovio set up outside the Finland native, the first and the second home of an angry bird retail store. In future, the company will open more angry bird retail store in China (iPhone cases).

Rovio select the beginning of the overseas expansion in China is because China has a lot of "Angry Birds" fan group, the continued expansion in China can better enable the company to provide services to vast China fans.

TomTom announced to provide data relevant to the Apple map service

Dutch navigation device maker TomTom announced Tuesday that the company will provide Apple's map service map data. Through this transaction, it will help the TomTom respond to traditional satellite navigation equipment sales to decline in the impact to the performance of the company.

TomTom said the company signed a global agreement on the maps and related information with Apple (iPhone cases). Although TomTom could not suply more details. By the news to promote the TomTom share price rose 14 percent in Tuesday morning trading.

TomTom Apple Map Service announced that it will provide the map data, Apple said Monday at the annual developer conference, the company's strong launch its own mapping service, to replace Google map, the iPhone and iPad tablet the default navigation system. Apple (iPhone cases) said its own map services will include the proposed route (turn-by-tur) navigation function, called "Night closure of City 3D map, as well as real-time traffic flow report.

Market analysts said that this transaction is beneficial to TomTom, the company's sales of personal navigation devices is suffering from the decline. Independent satellite navigation devices (satnavs) is the foundation of the TomTom business, and now the business has been in trouble. As smart phones and tablet PCs with navigation software, an independent satellite navigation devices were sold in the long-term decline.

Netherlands SNS Securities analyst Martijn den Drijver, dealings with Apple (iPhone cases) to boost the TomTom, because Apple has a huge user base. "But because the details of the transaction is not clear, Dean - Hood River to the deal will affect the TomTom Apple applications, and set up an independent satellite navigation sales doubts.

RABOBANK thus raised the TomTom's stock rating. The bank's investors, the report pointed out that "We believe that TomTom will not only provide map services, but also will provide content and high-value transport services."

Chinese market become Apple's performance engine Apple urge developers focus Chinese market

Apple advanced software engineering vice president Craig Federighi say to the present developers, do prepare apps to enter the Chinese market, urging the developers concerned about China market at the WWDC conference on Monday.

Recent quarters, the Chinese market has become one of the important driving forces of the beautiful performance of the Apple (iPhone accessories) earnings. In April, Apple announced quarterly results, revenues from Greater China reached a record $ 7.9 billion increase over last year to nearly three times. Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the time, "such a good performance in the Chinese market, it is incredible." In fact, Apple Greater China 2012 revenues of more than 12.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first half year, only less than 2011 full-year revenue of $ 1.1 billion.

For these reasons, it is not difficult to understand why Apple (iPhone accessories) take so much length to describe software updates for the Chinese market in this year's WWDC conference. Apple iOS and OS X features customized specifically for the Chinese consumers, and repeatedly mentioned in the WWDC opening speech.

In the upcoming iOS, Apple (iPhone accessories) Safari browser add Baidu as a search engine option. At the same time, Apple will add Youku, Tudou and other video sites and Sina microblogging added to the share option to the content. Apple has also enhanced the Chinese input method, doubling the number of handwritten Chinese character. Finally, Siri will also be updated to support Mandarin and Cantonese.

In OS X Mountain Lion system, Apple also added other than Siri characteristics, as well as other specific changes in the Chinese market. The new search feature will support Simplified Chinese, the new mail program will support the mainstream of Chinese E-mail services such as QQ mailbox, NetEase 126 and 163 mailboxes.

Mac achieve incredibly rapid growth in China, Apple advanced software engineering vice president Craig Federighi say in today's presentation, do a good job for your application to enter the Chinese market.

This is an important global development proposal, and it’s also Apple's major friendly information for release of Chinese market. Clearly, Apple look Chinese market as a huge opportunities market.

iPad 2 is still hot as the biggest rival of The new iPad

Apple released high-definition display screen The new iPad in March of this year, also cut the retail price of the old section of the iPad. Due to lower prices for the iPad 2, more and more discouraged consumers on the iPad 2 now are beginning to purchase this product. According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, hereinafter referred to as CIRP study released data, we found that, since the advent of The New iPad on March 16, its sales accounted for about 59% of all iPad sales, but sales of the iPad 2 also accounted for 41% of all iPad (iPad leather cases) sales share, the strength of the same can not be underestimated.

CIRP joint founder Josh Lowitz said: "This study shows that the market performance of The New iPad since its inception on March 16, we found that the new iPad did a very good job, and even contrary to our expectations but at the same time, the iPad 2 of sales performance is also excellent, it seems of The New iPad, but promote the iPad sales ".

CIRP Partner Michael Levin said, Apple's sales strategy is very smart, apple always release new products quickly eliminated the old models but now, as The New iPad and iPhone 4S (iPhone 4s cases) advent of the Apple has changed the marketing strategy.

Of course, in addition to the old section iPad sales continued to hit the old section of the Apple iPhone equally well. According to CIRP data show that except iPhone 4S, the iPhone (iPhone cases) sales also accounted for 27% of total sales.

In addition, according to data recently released by IDC, the global sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire fell from 4.8 million in Q4 2011 to 750 000 to the previous quarter. Apple iPad market performance is still very strong, rising to the current 68% from the original 54.7 percent market share continue to erode the market share of non-iPad tablet. If Apple continues to use this low-cost strategy, I think only Microsoft Windows may have hope to save the non-iPad tablet manufacturers veering.

Apple apply to lock-up Samsung Galaxy S III in United States

Apple submit their applications to the California District Court on Tuesday evening, requested the court to release initial ban on the sale of Samsung's latest flagship phone Galaxy S III.

Apple (iPhone accessories) did not raise a new lawsuit for Galaxy S III, but hope the court will request to join in the lawsuit against Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

At earlier of this week, Apple submitted to the ITC lawsuit require the implementation of the import ban on HTC smartphone (HTC Accessories), the reason is that HTC has infringed 29 Apple patents. It is worth noting that the patent in a project called " Click-Through Data" Apple sued HTC and prosecution are involved in two cases of Samsung.

Apple also mentioned the lawsuit alleges the ban Samsung Galaxy S III (Samsung Galaxy S III Accessories), the Samsung violation of the company a "universal search technology” patent, the patent relate to Siri voice assistant function in iPhone 4S.

Samsung said in a statement, "Samsung believes Apple apply lock-up request is no legal basis. And we want to ensure that the Samsung Galaxy S III successfully listed in the United States, the equipment sales in accordance with the original plan."

Rumors: Apple will show its own map service next week and will disposable Google Maps at the end of this year

From Apple employees sources said, Apple will be completely abandoned at the end of this year Google map. It is reported that the iOS default map is no longer a Google map, but Apple's own R & D map application.

Since the Apple launched iPhone in 2007, iPhone and Google Maps is like a pair of ideal number of partners. Google map service had caused a sensation, to permit Internet users to find businesses, view traffic information and navigation. The help of Google Maps, the iPhone will soon achieved great success. surge in the number of iPhone users, Google Maps, Google's search engine traffic rose sharply.

But did not last long, because the two tech industry giants on who will dominate the calculation of future war is escalating, leading mobile mapping technology has become the latest battleground between Google and Apple. The news that Apple's current and former employees from the end of this year, the iOS default map is no longer a Google map, but Apple's own R & D map application. Apple will preview next week's annual developer conference this new application, and built in the next version of iOS. Apple will encourage the development of Apple map embedded in your own application, which is somewhat similar to the embedded social network of developers and search services. Technology blog the 9to5Mac earlier has also reported that Apple will release the next-generation mobile operating system, launched its own map application.

According to Apple employees, the news that Apple hatching removed from the iPhone, the Google Maps program for several years. With smart phones equipped with Google's Android operating system market share beyond the iPhone (iPhone cases), Apple's program has been accelerated.

Quietly acquisition

Apple has been quietly acquired a map of three cutting-edge technology companies and their technology into Apple's own technology. Last fall, Apple first developed a patented technology of a map service. In fact, Apple was almost equivalent to release the geocoder - convert the place names for latitude and longitude coordinates of the tool. Prior to this, Apple has been using Google's geocoding.

The market research firm Opus Research statistics show that with the size of the map or location of the mobile advertising market in 2012 to reach a size of about $ 2.5 billion in mobile ad spending by about 25%, higher than 10% in 2010. Found that the growing number of applications with geographic location, this data will also be expected to continue to rise.

However, Apple introduced the purpose of the map application and not just for advertising revenue. Apple's goal is with the map of the market, more in control of major assets in the smartphone war escalating. At present, more than 90% of U.S. iPhone (iPhone cases) users to use Google Maps. Apple believe control of the user mapping experience, Google does not provide new features to help Apple sell more devices, and attract developers to the development of unique applications for iPhone users.

Google staff expressed the short term, Google may lose some ad revenue, as well as consumers search for local business-related data; the long run, this will damage Google to obtain the ability to map-related revenue. Google spokesman responded by saying that is still too early to comment on current events that have not yet occurred.

Direct confrontation
Apple's change in attitude on Google, far more than Google Maps. The war between the two companies will decide the future for many years how people use technology. U.S. private banking analyst Rajeev • Chad and Rajeev Chand, Rutberg said, "Apple is currently in a number of areas with Google to start the direct confrontation. These areas include the data, equipment, services and the future of computing. This is a today with the historic significance of a battle."

Over the years, Google and Apple has been a model of cooperation. Earlier, Google and Apple have in their respective fields within the development - Apple in the production of computers and other hardware devices; Google provides Web search and online advertising. Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, the late former CEO and former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt (Eric Schmidt) has a close relationship, which in 2006 to 2009 also served as the Apple board of directors.

But the rise of the iPhone and other smart phones, changing the relationship between Apple and Google. Google with the Android operating system to the mobile device market forward, and to let Jobs feel under attack. Google then directly into the hardware market, the company announced last year spent $ 12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola mobile handset manufacturers. Google also recently launched the music, movies, e-books and mobile application store, and Apple's iTunes in direct competition. Android phone shipments has gone beyond the iPhone.

To fight back
Google's approach, Apple has to be resolute fight back, reached through the sale of mobile advertising, the advertising market dominated by Google. Last year, Apple introduced a new weapon against Google's search business - voice "virtual assistant" Siri is. By Siri is the iPhone users a new way of information search.

Google executives privately have said that Apple is trying to abandon the traditional web search for iPhone users on the phone. Digital mobile industry analysts believe that the vast majority of the Google mobile search revenue from iPhone (iPhone cases) users use the Google search traffic. Google is accelerating its own voice search assistant for the Android mobile device development. It is said that the fastest Google will be the end of this year launched its own voice voice assistant.

Understanding of Apple's strategy, sources said, the purpose of Apple's development of the whole technology, integrated maps and other Apple software. For example, if the Apple iCalendar calendar users will soon be crossing the city to an appointment, if traffic congestion, it will alert the user to the relevant traffic information.

Apple's iPhone has further deepened the relations of cooperation between the two companies. Halloween 2006 (referring to the night of October 31) - that is, Apple announced the launch of the iPhone a few months before Phil Schiller, Apple's product marketing vice president Phil Schiller, and Apple executives, worked with Google engineers held a meeting to decide on the iPhone how to use Google Maps data to help the user to view location and navigation information. In the time of the meeting, a participating Google employees even wear the revised Women.

The two soon reached a consensus: When iPhone users to open the Google Maps application, Apple will this phone's location information is sent to Google; Google then returns a map image and other data. In January 2007, the conference of the iPhone, Apple once Google Maps referred to as "groundbreaking service."

Relationship deterioration
Google released the Android operating system, the partnership between Apple and Google begin to deteriorate. In 2008, Steve Jobs has warned Larry Page (Larry Page) and Sergey Brin Sergey Brin, two Google co-founder. If Google continues to engage in the Android developers, Apple and Google to court, claiming that Android copied from the iPhone. Google still go its own way, Apple then sued Android device manufacturers. Apple and Android device manufacturers in the world of patent infringement litigation is still ongoing.

Map to increase the hatred between the two companies. Also in 2008, including Schiller, Apple executives, and when he was vice president of Google mobile applications Vic Gundotra and other Google executives, had to redraft the agreement of the iPhone Maps application held negotiations. The source said that Apple was aware of the Google map application data collection, leading to the relations between the two companies to further tension.

Google executives believe that Apple is no reason to adhere to control the appearance of the map application, and decided to Google Maps. The two companies in a bitter quarrel on the issue of the "Street View". Google Android phone map service has launched the Street View feature, but does not have this feature for the iPhone, the Google Maps service. The source said that Google had previously reluctant to provide this feature, which Apple executives feel very annoyed.

In addition, Apple executives also want Google to provide navigation services in the iPhone map service, because the function has become very popular in the Android users, many Android users regard their mobile phone as the car Global Positioning System equipment. But Google is reluctant to do so. The source said that Google think that Apple removed the terms are unfair.

At the same time, Google executives of Apple do not want Google Maps by adding other features that contribute to Google's very angry. For example, Google wants to emphasize its brand name more prominent in the map application. The company is also hoping that Apple can accept its geographical location Latitude, allows users to find nearby friends. But Apple is not willing to do so.

The source said that the relationship Schiller and Gangduotela in the negotiations become tense, Jeff Huber Jeff Huber, Google senior vice president of technical engineering to replace the Gangduotela continue to be responsible for Apple negotiations. Gang Duote opened became responsible for new projects within the Google.

Self-development
Counterparts in 2009, Schmidt had said he was concerned the relationship between Google and Apple will be broken. It was in the same period, Jobs believes that the location services for Apple too important, will become partners of the company formidable competitors can not rely on the service in a. That is, since then, Steve Jobs began outside the company network personnel to create their own mapping technology.

The Placebase the same year, Apple acquired a Los Angeles-based small companies, this company was ready to develop a service similar to Google Maps. After the Placebase the team arrived at the Apple headquarters, the formation of Apple's new geographical team. At that time, the team office locations not far from Steve Jobs' office location.

In August 2009, Schmidt resigned from Apple's board of directors positions. Apple made the decision reached the mobile advertising industry, the relationship between the two companies begin to deteriorate further. At that time, the U.S. mobile advertising industry has yet to Google and several small-scale advertising companies dominate. In 2009, Steve Jobs had planned acquisition of mobile advertising AdMob. Google first in November of that year, to spend $ 750 million acquisition of this company.

In January 2010, Apple acquired a competitor of AdMob, Quattro Wireless. Google AdMob bid, the more determined to cut off relations with the idea of ​​Jobs and Google. Before an Apple employee said, shortly after the acquisition of Quattro Wireless, Jobs said in a company full of the General Assembly, the behavior of Google, "Do not be evil" motto is the lump of cow dung. Steve Jobs's comments, the outside world to understand the cooperation agreement between the Apple and Google violates.

Including Google CEO Larry Page, Google executives have repeatedly said publicly that Google began in 2005 to develop Android, earlier than the time the company learned that Apple plans to develop the iPhone.

According to sources, when Apple's 2010 acquisition of mapping technology company Poly9, has caused great concern for Google, because Google thinks that Apple is careful consideration to build their own map services. Headquartered in the Poly9 of Quebec, Canada, developed a Google Earth (Google Earth), Google services similar technology.

At the same time, Apple's location team to develop new features may have been ahead of Google. Apple has been conservative with the relevant secret, even within the company. The source said that when the thought of the team members asked the other members of the development of what the project, which in addition to shrug also did not say.

Since Apple released the geocoder every iPhone user to open the Google Maps application by Apple's technology to convert the user location information, rather than Google technology. In addition, software developers can also use Apple CLGeocoder, to develop the application to tell friends their location information, or search for nearby businesses.

With Tim Cook as Apple chief executive, he and Page is no longer possible in a public quarrel. However, the hostile relations of the two companies have been continuously warming. The source said, a member of the Google Maps team recently to Google colleagues said, because half of the users of the Google Maps service is Apple device users, they are worried that Apple will use its own mapping service to replace Google Maps.

Learned that Apple may launch a new mapping service next week, Google plans to hold a news conference on June 6, only one purpose: to show the next generation of Google Maps.