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Posts Tagged ‘ Apple Maps ’

Facebook Inc (FB) Hires Former Apple Inc. (AAPL) Maps Chief [REPORT]

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April 17, 2013
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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) recently hired yet another member of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone team, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The executive is none other than Richard Williamson, who was the head of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s mapping team. The iPhone maker had fired Richard Williamson after it began to lose customers’ trust due to the mapping blunder. The Menlo Park-based social networking site hired Williamson in the past couple of weeks to join its rapidly growing mobile-software group....
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Checking Smartphone Maps While Driving In California Is Banned

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April 8, 2013
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California has come a long ways from the days of The Beach Boys, where promises of surf, sand, sun, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, at least until “Daddy takes the T-Bird away”, and beautiful woman were promised to all who made the journey westward. Hundreds of thousands did make that trip and made California the diverse and fantastic state it is, or was? California is the ultimate in the “Nanny States” these days. Capable of fining...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Apologizes To China, iOS 7 Delay, iPhone In Brazil

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April 8, 2013
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) apologizes to Chinese consumers, revamps service Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) apologizes to Chinese consumers, revamps service; iPhone prepares to launch in Brazil, and rumors of iOS 7 delay. Goldman Sachs’ summary: After two weeks of criticism from Chinese state-run media, Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to Chinese consumers on Monday. The issue at hand was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s warranty policies in China, which media outlets decried as shorter and less comprehensive than in other countries. Mr....
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Google Maps for iOS Gets Its First Overhaul

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March 5, 2013
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Imagine my surprise when I woke up one morning on a fjord in Northern Norway. Given that I had gone to asleep in Guatemala, this came as a big surprise to me. Had I been drugged and kidnapped? No. I simply made the mistake of updating my iOS and having Google Maps replaced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s creation. Thankfully, within three months, in December of 2012, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) released a Google Maps version...
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Maps Will Not Improve On Waze News

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January 3, 2013
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has, since the release of its latest operating system iOS 6, dealt with criticism of its homegrown mapping service. News today revealed that the rumored acquisition of the social mapping service Waze, will not happen. It has become clear today that there is no such deal in the works. The rumors made sense to almost everybody who heard them. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) needed something to improve its mapping service, not just...
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Google Maps App For Apple’s iPhone Is Almost Ready [REPORT]

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November 16, 2012
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Google has a great product and they know it. Their maps application is considered one of the best mobile map programs in the world, and now they want to improve the program for iOS users. According to Wall Street Journal, Google has been distributing their test version of the map. This test version was designed to work on the iPhone for those outside the country. They are currently finishing up the design process before...
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Apple’s Map Service Uses Less Data Than Google Maps: New Study

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October 3, 2012
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Following profound criticism from notable competitors like Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (LON:BC94), alongside industry specialists, Apple’s map service finally appears to be catching a break. A fresh report from analytics firm Onavo has revealed that Apple Maps uses less data than Google Maps. This suggests that the map service will appeal more to subscribers, who are fixed on a strict data plan. According to Onavo, Apple Maps uses...
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Apple Maps Debacle Bolsters Nokia’s Position

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October 2, 2012
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Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) has been a double beneficiary, amid the rising tensions between the iPhone maker, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), and the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) camp. As per a report from ABG Sundal Collier, the rising tensions, which benefit Nokia, are the direct result of “Nokia Maps bolstered by Apple’s candid admission and surprising promotion of competitors’ solutions”. The Finnish handset maker was able to bolster its position last month, owing to Apple’s victory over...
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Apple Should Have Stuck With Google Maps: Schmidt

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September 25, 2012
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During the past week we have established one thing for certain, everyone hates Apple Maps. The latest open criticism came from where it was most-expected, that is to say, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). The executive chairman of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Eric Schmidt, cannot see any reasonable value in the new application. While talking to reporters, he commented, “In my opinion it would have been better to retain our maps,” WSJ reports. “It’s their decision, I’ll let them...
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Google Maps For Apple’s iOS 6 Not In Works: Eric Schmidt

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September 25, 2012
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  Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman at Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), has said that the rumors regarding Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) working on a new Google Maps project for Apple’s iOS 6 are not true. He told reporters in Tokyo that Google has “not done anything yet” to ready a Google Maps program for the latest version of iOS. We reported earlier this week that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had released their own version of Maps, with...
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Hacker Brings Google Maps To Apple’s iOS 6, But With A Few Bugs

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September 24, 2012
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Ryan Petrich, a self labeled hacker and engineer, claims that he has found a way to make Google Maps work on iOS 6. He made these claims via Twitter, saying that he had found a way to make Google Maps for iOS 5.1 run on the new OS platform. While he won’t say exactly how he accomplished the feat, he does point out that he is running it on an iPhone 3GS, and it...
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