Last week, Tim Cook did something unexpected. He apologised for Apple Maps, the Cupertino company’s stab at a navigation app following its shunning of Google Maps.
An apology is pretty much unheard of from Apple, especially one followed by suggestions of which third party apps to use from rivals. So could this be the start of an altogether more likeable and approachable corporate ethos at Cupertino?
Wow. Just wow. In an unprecedented move from Apple, Tim Cook has written an open letter apologising for the royal balls up that has been Apple Maps. You really want to read this. Read more
We’re not about bandwagon jumping. We’ve all seen the complaints about Apple’s new Maps application, but, you know what? It’s not as terrible as all that. Still, people don’t really like change. Good news, then: if you long to have Google Maps back on iOS, you might not have to wait for the official release. Read more
Have you upgraded to iOS 6 yet? It’s a lot more of the same really, save for a few tweaks and the one main difference: Apple’s proprietary maps service. But it’s not been to everyone’s liking. In fact, there’s been so much outcry over its bugs that Apple’s had to release an official statement. Is it too little too late? Read more
iOS 6 launched yesterday, with one very notable absence: Google Maps. As part of its fallout with Google, Apple ditched the big G’s mapping service in favour of its own homecooked version.
But the new service isn’t going down well with people who’ve tried it.
Pop quiz, hotshot: you leave a lofty position at Google to launch your own innovative mapping app – which platform do you set up on first? If you said ‘Android’, you failed. It’s the logical answer, but the wrong one. Why? Because, according to the Google horse’s mouth, Android suffers from too many hardware fragmentation problems.
Nothing new there, perhaps, but when a man who used to head up the development department at Google develops for iOS before Android because of that, you know something’s amiss. Read more
It turns out the Nexus Q home streamer has an easter egg. But it’s not the first time Google has played the prankster and slipped a hidden gem into one of its products or services.
Join us as we count down the best of the big G’s easter eggs, throwaway gags and secret tricks.
Next week, Apple’s widely rumoured to be showing off iOS 6 for the iPhone and iPad. Bundled inside is likely to be a completely new inbuilt maps app to replace Google’s, but Google’s not going to take that ousting lying down, and without getting something special ready itself.
That’s exactly why the company has just held a conference to announce the “next dimension of Google Maps”. What’s the story? Read on to find out. Read more
