Apple buys global positioning company Coherent Navigation

New York

FOR many of the largest Silicon Valley technology companies, location software undergirds numerous applications and features in their products.

For Apple, it has been a game of catch-up. To that end, Apple confirmed on Sunday that it had purchased Coherent Navigation, a Bay Area global positioning company, further bolstering Apple's location technology and services. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," the company said in an e-mail.