Just weeks into the new administration, President Trump issued an executive order that has led to significant updates on both Apple Maps and…
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Apple Maps adopts new ‘Gulf of America’ name
Apple is updating the name to “Gulf of America” in its Maps app, in response to an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump…
It’s the ‘Gulf of America’ now on Google Maps, not yet on Apple Maps
Google has changed the name of this body of water from “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America.” There has been no announcement regarding…
When will Apple Maps and Google Maps use ‘Gulf of America,’ ‘Mount McKinley?’
U.S. President Trump swiftly issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and Denali to “Mount McKinley.”
Here’s where Apple Maps beats Google Maps
Apple’s mapping and navigation service, Apple Maps, long considered second to Google Maps, has made significant strides in recent years…
Google Maps lost 60% of its mobile traffic when Apple Maps became iPhone’s default
Apple Maps became iPhone’s default in 2012. By 2014, Google Maps has lost at least 60% of its mobile traffic…
Meta, Microsoft, TomTom, and Amazon team up on maps in effort to crack Apple-Google duopoly
A group of tech companies, including Meta, Microsoft, TomTom, and Amazon Web Services, is releasing a dataset of map data that could…
Apple Maps offline offers more than Google Maps offline
With its new offline maps, Apple has achieved more than parity with Google Maps on this important – if you don’t have connectivity – feature…
Apple Maps’ Look Around feature arrives in Boston, Philly, and D.C.
Apple has rolled out its “Look Around” feature of Apple Maps into three more U.S. cities, with street level views of Boston, Philly, and Washington, D.C…
Google Maps is getting a big new update on iPhone – here’s what’s new
The Google Maps app is getting a redesign that makes more features easier to find and includes new public transit and augmented reality…
Apple to take ‘deeper look’ at how the company’s apps handle disputed borders
Ukraine criticised the tech giant for showing Crimea as part of Russia’s territory on its Maps and Weather apps…
Ukraine denounces Apple for calling Crimea part of Russia in apps
Ukraine said on Wednesday Apple did not “give a damn” about its pain, after the U.S. tech giant began referring to the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula as part of Russia…
Apple changes Crimea designation in Maps and Weather to meet Russian demands
Apple has complied with Russian demands to show Crimea as part of Russian territory on Apple’s Maps and Weather apps…
3 new Apple Maps features you should try now
Apple added several new features to Maps with the launch of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13…
Apple Maps in iOS 13: Sights set on Google
Apple’s path to a home-brewed mapping solution has been long and perilous, but it’s almost arrived….
If you value your privacy, delete these 7 privacy-trampling iPhone apps
Let’s face it (no pun intended), every time you use Facebook, you’re basically telling the company everything it needs to know in order to show you relevant ads that make it billions of dollars…
Google and Facebook are quietly tracking visits to porn websites, even those in incognito mode
Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are always watching you — even when you’re browsing pornography websites in incognito mode…
Apple Maps: What’s new in iOS 13
Apple introduced updates to many of the built-in iOS apps in iOS 13, and Maps is no exception…
Apple Maps’ new ‘Look Around’ feature is way smoother than Google Maps’ Street View
Apple revealed that there would be a new Look Around feature in Apple Maps at iOS 13…
Om Malik likens Apple Maps to Microsoft’s Bing
Seven years ago, Apple decided that it’d had enough of using Google’s mapping data. They realized that maps and mapping services were so strategic…
How Apple is making Maps much, much better
Look Around is a fantastic feature that delivers smooth as silk transitions between different areas, unlike Google’s really rather clunky Street View….
Waze celebrates annual ‘Tim Cook Day,’ attributes success to fubar launch of Apple Maps
The company attributes Waze’s widespread success to Apple and celebrates an annual ‘Tim Cook Day…
Has Apple Maps closed the gap with Google Maps?
Perhaps the biggest surprise about Apple’s new map is how small it is…
Google hit with lawsuit accusing them of tracking phone users regardless of privacy settings
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users…
Google tracks users movements even when explicitly told not to – Associated Press
Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to…
Google Maps is the most popular navigation app by a wide margin
Any smartphone owner who’s ever has been lost can attest to the usefulness of navigation apps…
Apple’s latest iOS 12 beta introduces a cool new, unannounced feature
A month ago, Apple unveiled its latest software innovations across all platforms, with iOS 12…
Why Apple is giving Maps the big reboot
Once upon a time, Google made Apple an offer it thought they couldn’t refuse, but Apple did refuse – and hard…
iOS 12: The myriad ways Apple is about to improve Maps
Apple’s Maps service is hugely important. Location and knowledge about different locations…
Apple granted patent for rendering road signs during navigation
Apple has been granted a patent for rendering road signs during navigation…
TomTom shares fall after report Apple is building own Maps database on
TomTom NV, a maker of digital mapping technology, fell Friday after…
Questions about Apple’s new Maps, answered
Earlier today we revealed that Apple was re-building maps from the ground up…
Apple has been rebuilding Maps from the ground up for years and it’s due to launch very soon
I’m not sure if you’re aware, but the launch of Apple Maps went poorly…
Apple opens up CarPlay to third-party mapping apps like Waze, Google Maps
Since Apple CarPlay launched in 2014, Apple iOS users have been forced to use Apple Maps for navigation…
Android P? Pfft! All the best things from Google I/O are coming to Apple’s iPhone
The annual Google I/O conference is still underway on Thursday, the conference’s third and final day…
Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze
In early 2017, a conversation with yet another Waze fanboy finally nudged me to start a navigation app experiment…
How far behind Google Maps is Apple Maps?
Google seems to have them all, while Apple doesn’t have any…
Apple Maps vs. Google Maps
Apple’s turn-by-turn navigation is better than Google’s offering…
Why Google Maps is better than Apple Maps
I’ve been using Google Maps for years, since before Apple released its own map apps…
Google Maps returning to Apple Watch ‘in the future,’ Google says
Google on Monday responded to revelations that the latest Google Maps update is stripped…
Alphabet delivers Google Maps destination history to Apple’s iOS
As a competitor to Apple Maps, Google Maps does a pretty great job on iOS…
Apple recruits engineers from Berlin-based automotive mapping firm ‘Here’
Apple has poached at least six engineers from Berlin-based mapping company Here…
