According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in early talks to integrate local data from Foursquare into its Maps application, which has received the ire of users and a waterfall of bad press since its debut. This adds some weight to rumors that such a deal was imminent when Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue posted a Foursquare check-in on Twitter last week. This reflects a notable shift for Apple, which is clearly gunning to assert itself in the realm of local information, where it has a formidable foe in Google. Yelp and other data providers are already enlisted to help Apple with reviews and listings. Foursquare would stand to reap potentially big rewards from a deal with Apple, especially since it hasn’t quite pleased investors. (WSJ.com, The Verge)
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