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Google Maps
General
2 min read

Google Maps beta allows users to preset favorite mode of transportation

Google Maps has become a versatile app that not only helps you get from point “A” to point “B” safely, it also recommends places to stay, where to get a meal, and things to see and do once you do arrive at point “B.” The app has over 1 billion monthly active…

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General
3 min read

Waze users say they are not always being alerted about speed traps

Google Maps is the most popular mapping and navigation app in the U.S. Google also owns Waze which it purchased for a price believed to be in the $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion range. Like Maps, Waze is an app that delivers turn-by-turn directions to help users…

Waze cats dogs
General
1 min read

Waze adds cats and dogs voices and moods, car icons to its app

More voices are coming to one of the most popular navigation app, Waze. This time we have something special to talk about, as Waze is adding cats and dogs voices to its mobile apps. So, regardless of whether you’re a cat or dog person, Waze now has you…

Google Maps
General
1 min read

Google Maps driving directions are going green

Google has been hard at work keeping its Maps app top-notch these days, as it continues to compete in the neck-to-neck battle with Apple Maps. It’s been adding all sorts of features over the years, constantly improving your commuting experience—especially if…

wind power map
General
1 min read

Indonesia-Denmark launch wind power map

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and Denmark’s Development Cooperation Ministry launched on Tuesday a map pinpointing the wind power potential for electrification in Indonesia. Denmark Development Cooperation Minister Ulla Tørnæs said this was part…

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Finance
2 min read

US investor buys into Mitra Adiperkasa

US private-equity company General Atlantic has made its first investment in Indonesia by buying into lifestyle retailer Mitra Adiperkasa (Map). It has subscribed for Rp1.08 trillion (US$80.5 million) in bonds issued by Map which are convertible into shares in…

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E-Tailing
1 min read

Indonesia’s MAP Group is the latest to venture into e-commerce

Indonesian lifestyle retail company PT Mitra Adiperkasa (MAP Group) has launched a fashion products portal MAP EMALL, with an aim to capture the country’s robust e-commerce sector. Targeting the middle and upper class segment, the online store will sell…

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E-Tailing
2 min read

MAP eMall to reshape Indonesian etailing

Whereas Lazada continues to dominate the web retail area in Indonesia, and Lippo Group’s MatahariMall faces a delay till summer time, a brand new participant of Moby Dick proportion is loading its weapons for the eCommerce battle to return. Mitra Adiperkasa…

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General
2 min read

MAP Expects Slower Gross sales, to Spin Off Attire Division

Mitra Adiperkasa, or MAP, a life-style retailer that holds the licenses for Starbucks, Burger King and Zara in Indonesia, forecasts slower gross sales progress this yr, citing climbing prices and the nation’s financial slowdown. Fetty Kwartati, company…