Why Apple pulled the plug on Google Maps
The company's real mistake may have been not doing it years ago FORTUNE -- Unbeknownst to me, I've been feeding geographical information into Google's (GOOG) mapping database for years -- searching for...
View Article5 ways Google Maps trumps Apple Maps
Now that both mapping apps are available for the iPhone, we can compare them head-to-head. FORTUNE -- Use an iPhone with iOS6? Then earlier this week may have been serious cause for celebration. That's...
View ArticleFacebook: Please don't buy Waze
One user's reasons for wanting the small mapping company to stay independent. By Doron Levin FORTUNE -- As an unabashed fan of Waze, the Israeli navigation app, I'm disappointed about its possible...
View ArticleHow is Apple Maps doing?
The company's mapping switch was widely decried. Have things gotten any better? FORTUNE -- Nine months after Apple rolled out a much-criticized update to its Maps app for iPhones and iPads, some people...
View ArticleThe worst thing about the iPhone is about to be fixed
Your iPhone is about to get way more useful for navigating around big cities. Apple’s upcoming iOS 9 update will add public transportation data to the default Maps app, according to 9to5Mac. The...
View ArticleWhy 3.5 times more Apple users choose Apple Maps over Google Maps
At WWDC last week Apple announced that it receives 5 billion requests per week for its mapping services and that Apple Maps is used 3.5 times more frequently than “the next leading maps app”--i.e....
View ArticleThe era of the seeing iPhone is here with apps for the visually impaired
The blind man enters the New York City subway station at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, slapping his cane against the pavement, which is wet from a sudden rush of rainfall. A portly guy selling...
View ArticleThis Apple Exec Opens Up About the Differences Between Cook and Jobs
In a wide-ranging interview with Fast Company, Apple’s top brass talked about everything from Steve Jobs to Apple Maps. But it was the comparison between the late Apple co-founder and chief executive...
View ArticleApple Has a Secret Weapon in Its Battle With Google Maps
Apple is hoping drones can help the company compete more effectively against Google Maps, according to a new report. The tech giant is building a team that will use drones to fly overhead and capture...
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