Google Maps just won Best Mobile App at the Crunchies 2012 and Daniel Graff, Google's director of Google Maps for mobile talked to our own Colleen Taylor after accepting the award. In the interview, Graff noted that it was a unique opportunity for him and his team to start from scratch. Looking ahead, Graff stressed that the next frontier for maps will be about personalization.

Update: Apple announced the $3 billion deal on May 28th. Why would Apple buy Beats when it could just evolve iTunes into a streaming music service? Well,

Zuck shocked everyone by appearing on stage for the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event for MWC 2016. He wasn't there to push Samsung's new phones or talk about Messenger, his time onstage was all about virtual reality. Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook (which, in case if you've forgotten, is the parent company of Oculus) will be bringing its dynamic streaming technology for 360 video to Gear VR (which, in case if you've forgotten, is powered by Oculus).

Apple has indeed purchased Beats, which includes both Beats Audio hardware and Beats Music, the streaming radio service that was founded by rapper Dr. Dre and longtime music industry exec Jimmy Iovine. The deal was reported to be in the works earlier this month, and was said to be worth an estimated $3.2 billion at the time, though a recent New York Post report said it was cut to $3 billion after Apple completed its due diligence. The price is indeed $3 billion, with $2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in stock.

Google's Arts & Culture team is today launching a new online experience that lets users virtually walk the Great Wall of China. The "Walk the Great