Waze is perhaps one of the most popular third party navigation and maps app available for iOS. The app, which uses crowd-sourced maps, has taken off and soared in popularity partially due to the less-than-stellar reviews of Apple’s own Maps app. Users of the app should be happy to hear that the company is continuing to develop its own app, and released…
1. iWatch concept with Maps This concept looks incredible! Personally, I think it’s the only iWatch concept I’ve seen that I believe could actually be a product Apple releases. At this point, most people agree that Apple is working on some sort of wearable tech, and this is the first thing that got me excited for it. As far as the software concept,…
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…
It has emerged today that a 2011 flight which experienced navigation issues was disrupted by an iPhone on board. As the plane climbed through 9,000 the compasses on board were disrupted, sending the regional airliner off course by several miles. When a flight attendant realised that an iPhone was in use, the passenger was asked to turn their phone off,…
ForeverMap 2 has been updated, bringing a totally new user experience to the navigation app. Version 3.0 launched yesterday, and is in fact an entirely new app. ForeverMap 2 now features global access to online and offline maps, running on skobbler’s brand new NGx map engine. Developers skobbler GmbH claim that the new software will “take your…
Scout developers Telenav has just announced that Scout for phones will soon get 3D buildings and landmarks. The popular free GPS navigation app will get the feature later this year, along with crowd-sourced traffic incident reporting. The 3D buildings and Landmarks feature will use screen space ambient occlusion, a method primarily utilised in gaming…
Navigation giant Garmin updated its NAVIGON and StreetPilot Onboard applications today. Both applications have a host of new features including Bluetooth audio support and in-app integration with Wikipedia. What’s more, the popular map manager function from the NAVIGON app is now available in StreetPilot Onboard as well. This will reportedly allow…
Although Apple’s iOS maps application has received more than its fair share of criticism since its launch last fall, it seems as if some are finally warming up to the app. A couple weeks ago, there was even a report in which Apple Maps outperformed both Waze and Google Maps. The most recent story regarding Apple’s mapping app, however, is that…
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…
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