Comments on: Nokia announces ‘HERE’ maps application for Apple’s iOS devices

By: Bizlaw

Bizlaw — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:23:00 +0000

I completely disagree. Apple Maps has been nothing but accurate and has selected better routes than Google Maps ever did for me.

By: MrMcLargeHuge

MrMcLargeHuge — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:22:51 +0000

It definitely makes sense. Nokia is the company that receives all of the GPS data from FedEx and UPS. They have more mapping data on hand than any other company in the world.

By: Agent Provocateur

Agent Provocateur — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:26:20 +0000

Tested it last week and it was as wrong as could be with location, about as smart as a cinder block choosing routes and still looks like a 99₵ app that belongs in the Fandroid store.

By: Scrump

Scrump — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:34:47 +0000

Sing along – you know the chorus.

By: Bongo

Bongo — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:59:27 +0000

If transit directions work well I will be using this. That is the one thing Maps lacks and it’s a big flaw (the app suggestions are inconvenient and poor). This could be good for those of us without cars, or who walk and bus frequently despite having cars.

By: Rorschach

Rorschach — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:35:41 +0000

As compared to the Apple satellite view in my area; the shots of an airfield a few miles north of me were taken back in June…

By: pdr400

pdr400 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:36:27 +0000

Ha ha! Good one.

By: Magic iBall

Magic iBall — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:31:30 +0000

“Here” today, “Gone” tomorrow.

By: breeze

breeze — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:17:42 +0000

Yep, same cannot be said for Google Maps.

By: What?

What? — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:12:24 +0000

I also us apple maps all the time and love it. If you do find somthing off you can send them the correction. Not finding any problems lately.

By: steve h.

steve h. — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:10:50 +0000

Agreed.

The sturm und drang following Apple’s dropping the hamstrung Google Maps is reminiscent of a similar outcry when Steve Jobs banished Flash from iOS. We all know how that played out.

By: Mäkkihöperö

Mäkkihöperö — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:05:54 +0000

Russian president Medvedev says about the difference between him and the Finnish prime minister Katainen:
“While I use mostly Apple products he digs Nokia phone from his pocket”

By: BoC

BoC — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:56:02 +0000

Many years too late.

Will it save Nokia? Doubt it.

By: steve h.

steve h. — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:54:32 +0000

Maybe the first move from Nokia that makes sense. I say “maybe” because I haven’t seen the app yet.

For the record, I rely on the new Apple Maps app on my iPhone 5. The turn-by-turn directions in the greater Los Angeles and greater New York City areas have been excellent.

I’ve always relied on third party apps for local mass transit: Tube Deluxe, Routesy Pro, Station Stops, RailBandit (special mention to CityTransit, ITrans NYC and others) have served me well. MapQuest and GPS Nav 2 (Skobbler) have a niche appeal.

The loss of Google Maps was a mere flesh wound at worst, an opening for superior ways of navigating on a wireless device at best.

By: breeze

breeze — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:53:56 +0000

By the way Apple Maps turn by turn is kck ass compated to Google Maps and has come a long way to be even better in all other specs and comparisons too, in just a very short time…

Where’s the acknowledgement from the jerks that created ‘map gate’ ???

By: sunbeamrapier

sunbeamrapier — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:53:42 +0000

The satellite view in my part of the world is more than 7 years old… And the maps are littered with ads, making them difficult to read… No sale here…

By: Zulkifli

Zulkifli — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:38:53 +0000

Lets see how good it is when paired with substandard Hardware and even worse Win OS .