On Wednesday, Google vice president of engineering Brian McClendon declined to directly address Apple's mapping efforts, other than to say Google would continue to work on providing comprehensive mapping service to Apple device users.
Thanks to smartphones there's less of a reason to invest in a standalone navigator, and while GPS companies have been selling mapping apps of their own, that doesn't quite make up for plunging device sales, now does it?
Since the ARCHOS GamePad is effectively a portable gaming device and tablet hybrid, the company created a patented game recognition and mapping tool so that any game available on the Google Play store can be played using the GamePad.