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Tag: Google Maps

Apple Maps’ Look Around feature arrives in Boston, Philly, and D.C.

Friday, February 21, 2020 2:57 pmFriday, February 21, 20202 Comments

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

Thursday, February 6, 2020 3:28 pmThursday, February 6, 20209 Comments

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

Saturday, November 30, 2019 10:50 pm10 Comments

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

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 4:04 pmWednesday, November 27, 201932 Comments

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

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 1:01 pmWednesday, November 27, 201917 Comments

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

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:36 am20 Comments

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

Thursday, August 1, 2019 3:00 pmThursday, August 1, 20197 Comments

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

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 10:35 am13 Comments

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

Thursday, July 18, 2019 12:55 pmThursday, July 18, 20195 Comments

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

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 10:25 amNo Comments

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

Friday, June 14, 2019 12:26 pmFriday, June 14, 20194 Comments

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

Thursday, June 13, 2019 2:19 pm21 Comments

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

Monday, June 10, 2019 4:27 pmMonday, June 10, 201929 Comments

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

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 4:33 pmWednesday, December 19, 201811 Comments

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?

Friday, November 2, 2018 3:16 pm20 Comments

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

Monday, August 20, 2018 5:35 pmMonday, August 20, 201813 Comments

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

Monday, August 13, 2018 12:02 pmMonday, August 13, 20184 Comments

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

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 3:01 pmTuesday, July 10, 201821 Comments

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

Thursday, July 5, 2018 9:30 amThursday, July 5, 20187 Comments

A month ago, Apple unveiled its latest software innovations across all platforms, with iOS 12…

Why Apple is giving Maps the big reboot

Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:33 pmTuesday, July 3, 20189 Comments

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

Monday, July 2, 2018 2:00 pmMonday, July 2, 201832 Comments

Apple’s Maps service is hugely important. Location and knowledge about different locations…

Apple granted patent for rendering road signs during navigation

Saturday, June 30, 2018 1:08 pm14 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent for rendering road signs during navigation…

TomTom shares fall after report Apple is building own Maps database on

Friday, June 29, 2018 3:44 pmFriday, June 29, 201811 Comments

TomTom NV, a maker of digital mapping technology, fell Friday after…

Questions about Apple’s new Maps, answered

Friday, June 29, 2018 1:25 pmFriday, June 29, 201821 Comments

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

Friday, June 29, 2018 1:00 pmTuesday, July 3, 201833 Comments

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

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 4:55 pmTuesday, June 5, 201810 Comments

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

Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:02 pmThursday, May 10, 201811 Comments

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

Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:57 amThursday, February 22, 201842 Comments

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?

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 11:06 am38 Comments

Google seems to have them all, while Apple doesn’t have any…

Apple Maps vs. Google Maps

Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:53 am31 Comments

Apple’s turn-by-turn navigation is better than Google’s offering…

Why Google Maps is better than Apple Maps

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 10:58 am43 Comments

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

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:03 amWednesday, May 3, 20177 Comments

Google on Monday responded to revelations that the latest Google Maps update is stripped…

Alphabet delivers Google Maps destination history to Apple’s iOS

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 5:20 pmTuesday, April 18, 201717 Comments

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’

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:27 pm2 Comments

Apple has poached at least six engineers from Berlin-based mapping company Here…

Apple flying drones to improve Apple Maps data and beat Google

Thursday, December 1, 2016 8:55 amThursday, December 1, 201623 Comments

Apple Inc. plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service…

Pokémon GO and business model innovation

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 4:55 pmTuesday, July 12, 20164 Comments

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

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 9:58 amTuesday, July 12, 20168 Comments

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

Monday, July 11, 2016 5:30 pmMonday, July 11, 201612 Comments

iPhone users of Pokémon GO, beware: the app has access to your entire Google account.

Google Maps and Google Earth get sharper satellite imagery

Monday, June 27, 2016 9:28 pmMonday, June 27, 201625 Comments

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

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 12:55 pmTuesday, April 19, 20168 Comments

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

Monday, March 28, 2016 10:57 amMonday, March 28, 20168 Comments

The FBI and Apple reached a cease-fire last week, but it can’t last…

Woman’s home demolished after Google Maps error

Saturday, March 26, 2016 12:26 pm33 Comments

A demolition crew destroyed her building by mistake on Tuesday after Google Maps provided wrong directions…

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