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Baidu Move Into ‘Indoor GPS’ Takes On Apple, Alibaba

When China’s Baidu (BIDU) made a $10 million investment in indoor mapping provider IndoorAtlas last month, it vaulted into an emerging technology that’s captivating retail and other industries. IndoorAtlas has developed software that lets the compass contained in smartphones pinpoint a person’s indoor location by analyzing variations that buildings cause in the Earth’s magnetic fields. The technology, often described as an “indoor GPS,” can let

Video: Baidu Into ‘Indoor GPS’ Takes On Apple, Alibaba

When China’s Baidu (BIDU) made a $10 million investment in indoor mapping provider IndoorAtlas last month, it vaulted into an emerging technology that’s captivating retail and other industries. IndoorAtlas has developed software that lets the compass contained in smartphones pinpoint a person’s indoor location by analyzing variations that buildings cause in the Earth’s magnetic fields. The technology, often described as an “indoor GPS,” can let

Baidu Mobile Gains Spark Oppenheimer Upgrade

Saying that Baidu has made “solid progress” in boosting its mobile presence, investment bank Oppenheimer upgraded the China online search leader to outperform from perform and gave the company a price target of 280. Baidu (BIDU) stock was up nearly 3% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 211. Baidu stock touched an all-time high of 231.41 on Sept. 19. Baidu has led search in China since at least 2004. It’s one of the few countries