Fan boys antics and daily device activations aside, both Android and iOS are excellent products. The tremendous growth we’ve experienced over the past three years in the smartphone industry is unparalleled. While some may argue iOS is the premier platform based on application libraries alone, Google’s Android OS brings plenty to the table — and quite frankly, outshines iOS in several categories. Here’s five things iOS can learn from Android.
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A fresh new job posting has appeared for the Cupertino camp with its sights set on landing an iOS Maps engineer. Duties include working on “innovative features” and “sophisticated user interfaces”. Could this be a sign Apple is ready to challenge the Google Maps experience on Android with its own rendition?
Another failed service for Google today, as it drops Google Maps real estate on the pile of failures along with Google Wave, Google Video, Google Web Accelerator… the list goes on. Will Google’s losing streak never end?
The next time three percent of Germans request that their buildings be made fuzzy in Google’s Street View they might want to think twice. Reports that Google fans are pelting some of the blurred-out homes with eggs are coming in from across the web. Eggs now, what’s next?
Google Maps is getting an update today, which includes new street view functions. The updates are subtle but mean that via your Android mobile, you can get a lot more in depth with the street view you’re exploring.
Google has launched Google Navigation: walking today, with tweaks specifically designed to appeal to pedestrians, ramblers and those too boozed up to use Google Navigation in their car.
Google said it has found that while people used turn by turn navigation whilst driving, they also use the service whilst walking. To fill the gap in its service, it’s launched turn by turn navigation that’s been tweaked for walkers.
Not content with directing us around the web, Google wants to direct us to our next house too. Reports that Google is to branch out into the UK property industry are being taken pretty seriously by those slick haired, Hugo Boss wearing city-boys. Early reports led to a 10% decrease in the value of Rightmove on the FTSE in one day.