1. App Store hits 50 billion downloads Apple’s been counting down to the 50 billion download mark for a few weeks now, and it finally reached it. We don’t yet know who the lucky downloader is, but we probably will soon – he or she has won a $10,000 App Store gift card! Could you imagine winning 10 grand for downloading an app!? So awesome. 2. New Google…
TiP Daily March 7, 2013: A new rumors suggests Intel could be in the running to provide processors for future iOS devices, Apple Maps beat Google in latest real-world comparison, and more! – Apple Maps bests competition: http://tinyurl.com/cuzvwqz – Apple streaming service troubles: http://tinyurl.com/crdkvww – Intel…
In a new column for PC Magazine, columnist John C. Dvorak, along with TWiT broadcaster Leo LaPorte and writer Glenn Rubenstein, put three of the most popular mobile maps applications to the test, and you may be surprised by the outcome. Each participant in the experiment was in a separate vehicle and using a separate mapping program: LaPorte with…
TiP Daily Jan 15, 2013: An analyst predicts iPhone 5S production will begin in March for a June/July release, a glitch in Sprint’s GPS is leading Find My iPhone customers to the house of a confused Las Vegas resident, and more! – iPhone 5S & cheap iPhone: http://tinyurl.com/ch4mjds – iPad outsold Surface: http://tinyurl.com/chvg6dk – Sprint…
This has to be the most unfortunate glitch to ever hit the iPhone’s system (bar the Maps sending people to certain death in Australia). According to a report from The Las Vegas Review-Journal, one man has been interrupted at all hours at his home by people being lead there by their Find my iPhone apps. In the past two years the 59-year-old retiree has…
Antennagate, Batterygate, WhiteiPhonegate… the list goes on. Each time an Apple device is launched in less than perfect state, it takes no time at all for the world to get on the company’s back. But, before you all form mobs and storm Infinite Loop with protest boards, hear this: TomTom is working on improving its data. At least, it’s willing…
TiP Daily September 19, 2012: iOS 6 is now available to download for all your iOS devices, we have an overview of many major features including Maps and Safari, and more! – Apple launches iOS 6: http://tinyurl.com/9segpct – iOS 6 overview: Phone: http://tinyurl.com/9csq899 – iOS 6 overview: Safari: http://tinyurl.com/96gbru2 – iOS 6 overview:…
AppleInsider has discovered a patent, filed by Apple in May, entitled ‘Synchronizing Mobile and Vehicle Devices’. This patent predictably describes communication between a mobile device and a vehicle. This technology involves a mobile device sharing location information with a vehicle, which would add further refinement to Apple’s new turn by turn…
According to Apple, March 30 saw the sale of 365 Million iOS devices, 80% of which now run iOS 5. Apple have also seen massive success with notification center, iMessage and Twitter integration. But that was iOS 5. The WWDC keynote speech has come to an end, and it would’t be complete without a new version of iOS. iOS 6 has over 200 new features, first…
Category: Navigation Price: $2.99 TiP Rating: 3/5 Release Date: March 22, 2011 Current Version: 2.1 Seller: Skobbler GmbH Rated: 4+ Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Link to app App Store Description: ForeverMap by Skobbler is the most advanced offline maps solution available on iOS….
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