• Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • July 5th, 2013
Apple Seeks to Patent Waze-like Maps Functionality

Apple Seeks to Patent Waze-like Maps Functionality

Soon-to-be-available on the Mac, Apple Maps could gain route feedback system

iOS 7: Setting Preferred Directions in Maps

iOS 7: Setting Preferred Directions in Maps

Choose whether you want driving / walking directions set as default

Apple iOS Maps Extends 3D Flyover Support to Paris

Apple iOS Maps Extends 3D Flyover Support to Paris

Support extends to Versailles, Aulnay-sous-Bois, and even Disneyland

Apple Now Requires iOS 6.1 to Find Your Friends and Send You Notifications

Apple Now Requires iOS 6.1 to Find Your Friends and Send You Notifications

Find My Friends app adds new UI to search for and set location-based notifications

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 28th, 2013
Apple Wants More “Ground Truth” for Its Maps Application, Expands Hiring Worldwide

Apple Wants More “Ground Truth” for Its Maps Application, Expands Hiring Worldwide

New managers to be “responsible for regional map quality and ground truth”

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 13th, 2013
Apple iOS Maps Updated with New Flyover Views, 3D Buildings

Apple iOS Maps Updated with New Flyover Views, 3D Buildings

In addition to Japan, Apple also made a number of updates for Chinese customers

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 12th, 2013
Apple Updates Maps Software Without iOS 6.1.3 in Japan

Apple Updates Maps Software Without iOS 6.1.3 in Japan

Improved pronunciation of roads, optimized directions, 3D buildings

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • January 24th, 2013
Apple Maps Causes Bar to Lose Customers, Thousands in Revenue

Apple Maps Causes Bar to Lose Customers, Thousands in Revenue

Owner says the mapping service is sending people “blocks away” from Metrovino

Clever Google Promo Takes a Jab at Apple Maps <em>Updated</em>

Clever Google Promo Takes a Jab at Apple Maps Updated

“Never get lost in the Big Apple,” says the search giant

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • December 11th, 2012
Apple Fixes iOS Maps in Australia After Mildura Fiasco

Apple Fixes iOS Maps in Australia After Mildura Fiasco

Cupertino promptly addresses glitch that left motorists stranded in the bush

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • December 10th, 2012
Apple Maps Inaccuracies Can Be “Life-Threatening,” Says Australian Police

Apple Maps Inaccuracies Can Be “Life-Threatening,” Says Australian Police

People stranded in no-water areas after relying on iOS Maps

TomTom Updates Navigation Apps to Work Apple Maps, iPhone 5

TomTom Updates Navigation Apps to Work Apple Maps, iPhone 5

“When you find a place to visit using the Apple Maps app, TomTom can guide you there”

Nokia HERE: Anything but a Rival to Apple Maps — Review

Nokia HERE: Anything but a Rival to Apple Maps — Review

A cumbersome, washed-out interface with more-than-disappointing search results

  • iPhone
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • October 15th, 2012
Google Maps for iOS 6 Screenshots Leaked

Google Maps for iOS 6 Screenshots Leaked

A new set of pictures proves that Google is indeed working on an iOS maps app

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • October 12th, 2012
ChangeWave: Apple Maps Issue Is “Irrelevant”

ChangeWave: Apple Maps Issue Is “Irrelevant”

Consumers also don’t really mind the switch to the Lightning connector

Survey Says iOS 6 Customers Are Satisfied with Apple Maps

Survey Says iOS 6 Customers Are Satisfied with Apple Maps

Poll conducted on a handful of people indicates that the Apple Maps problem is overblown

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • October 10th, 2012
Apple Knew Maps.app Didn’t Work Well But Launched It Anyway, Devs Say

Apple Knew Maps.app Didn’t Work Well But Launched It Anyway, Devs Say

Developers step forward accusing Apple of carelessly crippling third-party apps

 
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