Apple has a bad reputation with maps. Seven years ago, Apple replaced Google Maps with its own Apple Maps service in iOS 6…
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Apple Maps vehicles to begin surveying final U.S. states
As part of its efforts to rebuild Apple Maps, Apple has been collecting street-level data…
DuckDuckGo taps Apple Maps to power private search results
Map and address-related searches on DuckDuckGo for mobile and desktop are now powered by Apple Maps…
Apple Maps turn-by-turn navigation launches in India
Long a staple in places like the U.S. and Canada, turn-by-turn directions…
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…
Apple’s CarPlay now lets you use Google Maps, but you’ll want to stick with the more reliable Apple Maps
You can now use Google Maps, Waze, or some other navigation app in CarPlay…
TomTom raises full-year outlook, sees no damage from U.S. tariffs
Dutch digital mapping company TomTom on Tuesday raised its full-year outlook as upbeat sales of software and services…
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…
Huge Apple Maps outage prevents all users from searching, getting directions
Those who attempted to use Apple Maps this morning during their commutes were met with a frustrating situation…
Five reasons to choose Apple Maps over Google Maps
Appel Maps was released in the fall of 2012 with iOS 6…
10 of the most useful free Mac apps for travelers
Traveling can be a wonderful mind-expanding adventure, but it also comes along with its own unique set of challenges…
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…
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…
Apple recruits engineers from Berlin-based automotive mapping firm ‘Here’
Apple has poached at least six engineers from Berlin-based mapping company Here…
The rapid tectonic movement of Australia is screwing up GPS systems
Australia, which rides on the world’s fastest-moving continental tectonic plate, is heading north so quickly that…
Google Maps and Google Earth get sharper satellite imagery
When Google Earth was first released, it was life-changing…
Shootout: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps
We decided to test the two apps on quintessential autumn errands…
Apple Maps is now used three times as often as Google Maps on iPhone and iPad
In total, Apple Maps is seeing more than five billion map-related requests each week…
Apple Maps, once a laughingstock, now dominates iPhones
Apple Maps quickly became the butt of jokes when it debuted in 2012…
Apple quietly launches new indoor mapping app
Without much fanfare, the company launched the Indoor Survey App on iOS, which will allow businesses to map out their venues
Google Maps arrives on Apple Watch
The Google Maps app for iOS offers maps in 220 countries and territories and now the ability to get directions to places on your Apple Watch…
Apple buys 11 map startups, but still trails Google Maps
HopStop users are mourning the demise of the go-to transit app. Apple bought HopStop in 2013…
Apple acquires Mapsense
Mapense builds tools for analyzing and visualizing location data…
BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen’s Audi to buy Nokia’s HERE maps
German carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes, will pay around 2.5 billion euros…
Apple Maps is used 3.5 times more frequently than Google Maps on iOS devices
At the 2015 WWDC Apple stated that it receives 5 billion Maps requests per week…
Apple: We’re driving vehicles around the world to collect data for Apple Maps
Apple has confirmed our April report that the company is driving vehicles…
Apple Maps will become available cross-platform via the Web, job listing reveals
While Apple Maps is currently restricted to dedicated apps on iOS and OS X…
Apple’s vans are collecting next-gen Maps data, grabbing Street View storefronts and 3D images
Three years after Apple launched its own iOS Maps app to replace Google…
Apple vs. Google: The mapping war that’s just beginning or something
Apple Inc. might soon be launching the public transportation directions…
Apple’s new iOS 9 ‘Home’ app to use virtual rooms to manage HomeKit accessories
Apple’s plan to manage upcoming HomeKit-compatible accessories…
TomTom extends Apple mapping agreement
TomTom has renewed and extended its global agreement with Apple…
Apple’s Coherent Navigation acquisition a big boost to Apple Maps
Coherent Navigation was founded in 2008 by a group engineers from Stanford and Cornell…
Nokia wants Apple to buy its money-losing HERE maps business
Nokia Oyj, the Finnish company selling its money-losing maps business…
Apple’s sensor-covered minivans invade Texas
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Apple’s modified minivans…