Apple’s path to a home-brewed mapping solution has been long and perilous, but it’s almost arrived….
Tag: Google Maps
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…
Apple flying drones to improve Apple Maps data and beat Google
Apple Inc. plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service…
Pokémon GO and business model innovation
After months of hype, Pokémon GO finally began rolling out in a few countries this week…
Ten things I wish I knew when I started playing Pokémon GO
I’ve been playing Pokémon GO pretty hardcore now for the past 48 hours or so…
iPhone users: Pokémon GO can spy on your entire Google account
iPhone users of Pokémon GO, beware: the app has access to your entire Google account.
Google Maps and Google Earth get sharper satellite imagery
When Google Earth was first released, it was life-changing…
Apple’s WWDC site embedded Apple Map hints at official public MapKit web API coming soon
Apple seems to be preparing to announce a web version of its MapKit framework, allowing anyone…
FBI vs. Apple isn’t over; Fourth Amendment issues remain
The FBI and Apple reached a cease-fire last week, but it can’t last…
Woman’s home demolished after Google Maps error
A demolition crew destroyed her building by mistake on Tuesday after Google Maps provided wrong directions…
Apple says it may not be needed to unlock New York drug dealer’s iPhone
Apple Inc. said it may not be needed to help unlock an iPhone connected to a drug case in New York…
U.S. Congress likely to side with Apple vs. FBI in iPhone unlocking fight
In the days after the attacks of Sept. 11, law enforcement and national security agencies brought Congress a lengthy list…
The FBI’s case against Apple got kneecapped in Brooklyn: The judges rebuke couldn’t have been stronger
Using the word ‘tyranny’ once and ‘absurd’ nine times, Judge Orenstein accused the DOJ of trying to…
U.S. Magistrate Judge: The U.S. government cannot force Apple to unlock an iPhone in New York drug case
The U.S. government cannot force Apple Inc. to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge ruled…
Apple wants judge to rule if it can be forced to unlock defendant’s iPhone
Apple has requested a court in New York to rule finally whether it can be compelled to assist investigators…
Shootout: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps
We decided to test the two apps on quintessential autumn errands…
