Apple Mapocalypse Sends iOS 6 Users Into a Tizzy, Riverbank
Following the official launch of iOS 6 Wednesday, disgruntled users across the globe flocked to share their collective displeasure with Apple's new Maps app. The seemingly premature launch of this...
View ArticleTim Cook Apologizes for Mapocalypse Debacle
Apple CEO Tim Cook published a formal apology Friday for failures in the company's Maps app in iOS 6.
View ArticleiPhone 5 ‘Problems’ Explained
With Apple's most recent iPhone launch, it seems that a wide range of possible "problems" are affecting users -- but are people just nitpicking because it's, well, Apple? Some are complete non-issues,...
View ArticleIgnore That Report About Apple Blocking the Google Maps App
A report from The Guardian suggests that sources at Google are "not optimistic" that Apple will approve a dedicated Google Maps app into the App Store, but this doesn't sound reasonable. Here's why.
View ArticleNokia Launches Mapping Service, Promises Relief for Lost iOS Users
Nokia announced its cloud-based location service Here, which includes mapping products across multiple platforms, including a new website and a mobile app for iOS.
View ArticlePeek Inside the ‘True Cars’ Behind Nokia’s 3-D Mapping
Google isn't the only company with tech-decked out cars dedicated to mapping out every single road. Nokia, too, has a fleet of cars that are dedicated to capturing the world in 3D. They are called the...
View ArticleApple Fires Maps Lead Following iOS Chief’s Ouster
After firing iOS chief Scott Forstall last month, senior VP of Internet Software and Services Eddie Cue fired the manager responsible for the most nightmarish feature of iOS 6: Maps.
View ArticleApple Fixes Maps Snafu Dubbed ‘Potentially Life-Threatening’ by Police
The troubles with iOS 6 Maps are so great in the Outback that Australian police officials are urging drivers to use other mapping services until the product improves.
View ArticleHallelujah! Google Maps Returns to Apple’s iPhone
Google Maps is back on the iPhone after an absence of almost four months. And it has a few things Apple Maps still lacks -- like public transit directions, Zagat listings and Google's Street View...
View ArticleFrom Apple Maps to Epic Hacks: The Year’s Top Tech Fails
2012 saw the launch of a hundred dazzling new products and services ... and more than a few stinky duds. Here are the winners for the year's biggest tech fails.
View ArticleGamify Your Commute With This Super Mario-Themed Subway Map
If you walk through parts of NYC during rush hour, it can feel like you're participating in a videogame -- one that combines the dodge-everything antics of Paperboy and the smells of Oscar's Trash Race...
View ArticleThis Week’s Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible
This week's Apple rumors include quantum dot displays and more improvements to the company's Maps app.
View ArticleHow to Use Your Google Maps — Offline
To access one of Google Maps' best hidden features, you have to know the magic word. Well, it's a phrase, really, and that phrase is: "OK Maps."
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