There was a recent cause of concern over a report from The Guardian that indicated Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may have a hard time approving Google Maps for iOS. The report read, “Sources at Google, familiar with its mapping plans say they are ‘not optimistic’ that Apple will ever approve a dedicated Google Maps iOS app. Though the app is reportedly in development and should be ready to ship by the end of the year, the...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is searching a replacement for John Browett as chief of the company’s retail business. The Cupertino-based iPhone and iPad maker confirmed yesterday that two of its senior executives are leaving the company by next year. The other executive is Scott Forstall, chief of the mobile software division. A report from the Wall Street Journal cited that Forstall was pushed out of the company, following his refusal to sign his name in...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) revised the promotional description of the iOS Maps service in the company’s website. The company dropped its claim that its iOS 6 maps provides the “most powerful” navigation service following the apology of Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) users regarding the poor features of the application last Friday. In his apology letter to customers, Cook wrote, “At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the...
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Disagreements over Google’s voice guided navigation pushed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) away from Google maps, and compelled it to implement its own mapping application in the iOS 6, according to the report of John Paczkowski of Allthingsd. According to multiple sources knowledgeable about the issue, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) failed to convince and sign a deal with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) to bring the voice guided turn-by-turn navigation to the iOS 6. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) felt that it...
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Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) has one gem that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn’t have: a solid mapping application. Nokia is taking this as a golden opportunity to offer their maps as an alternative. As of this year, Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) has offered both iOS and Android users an application with voice-guided navigation, via the mobile internet. Nokia tooted their own horn with the following statement on Twitter, “Nokia Maps is award winning. There is no need to be...
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility has joined the bandwagon of companies that have come out strongly to criticize Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS 6 maps, as an attack on the new iPhone 5. The troubled Apple maps App has sparked criticism from industry rivals in recent times including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, and Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), following the transition from initial Google maps. Google’s Motorola Mobility division becomes the latest smartphone maker that runs Google maps app...
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If you have updated your device to Apple’s latest mobile operating system – the iOS 6, then you must be wondering where has the reliable Google Maps app gone. Many people didn’t liked the new Maps offering in iOS 6, as it’s kind of buggy. The new Maps app lacks Google’s Street View, and many users have reported major problems with maps, directions, and strange satellite photography. For now it really seems that the...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has come under fire heavily in the last two days, regarding its less than perfect Maps application in the new iOS 6 operating system. We reported yesterday that Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) had blogged about the Maps system, and that Gizmodo had gone as far as to declare Maps an “apocalyptic horror show.” Now a new report has surfaced this morning, which indicates that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s biggest competitor, and the one...
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The growing rivalry between two of the world’s most innovative tech giants has reached a new level. Apple plans to bump Google Maps as the default mapping app from iPhone and iPad, the present and former Apple employees reported to Wall Street Journal. Apple has developed its own mapping app with 3-D mode, which will be an integral part of iOS 6. Not very long ago Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) were...
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