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Apple Apologizes For Maps Fiasco, Recommends Rival Services
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized Friday, Sept. 28, for the flawed iPhone mapping application the company released last week with iOS 6. Cook reckoned the company "fell short" of meeting expectations, and suggested users try rival map apps until Apple fixes its software.
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Google Chrome For Android Ready For Intel-Based Android Devices
Intel-powered Android devices are less widespread than those with ARM processors inside, but Intel is slowly making inroads into the smartphone market. The latest smartphone to have an Intel chip for a brain is the Motorola Razr i, and Google Chrome for Android is coming its way very soon.
Street View Comes To Safari As Google Takes Dig At Maps
The problems with Apple's new Maps app do not seem likely to go away in the short-term. Apple recently released statements describing Maps as a long-term service. Google, developers of the former Google Maps app for iOS, will be implementing StreetView into Safari for iOS.
Eric Schmidt: We Cannot Force Apple To Keep Google Maps
The controversy over Apple's new Maps app continues, most recently with the news that the company is hiring Software Engineers to work on the service. According to numerous interviews, Apple had a year left on its deal with Google, and the latter is building a Google Maps iOS app.
'Maps' Problems: Apple Hiring Software Engineers As Woes Continue
With major problems in its new Maps application drawing criticism, new postings on Apple's career website reveal that the company is hiring software engineers to work on Maps.
Starbucks Confirms It Will Support Apple's Passbook On iOS 6 By September End
Coffee giant Starbucks seems to be on track to incorporate Apple's Passbook app from the end of September. The news means that the company will integrate its existing Starbucks digital payment card into the new app for users to pay for coffee.
iOS 6 Maps: What’s The Problem?
Apple's launch of iOS 6 on Thursday introduced a major feature in the mobile operating system: Maps. Apple ditched Google Maps and replaced it with an in-house alternative, but issues have blighted the service and prompted users to ask why Apple did not keep Google Maps.
Roku Updates iOS And Android Apps As Streaming Stick Is Unveiled
Roku unveiled its Streaming Stick, a peripheral designed the bring the functionality of Roku in a USB-sized stick which connects to HDTVs. The Streaming Stick is available for $99.99. The size of a hand, it connects via a HDMI port on a MHL TV allowing devices to be powered by high definition TVs. The device functions essentially as a Roku box, without a remote.
Google Goes Up Against Facebook And Instagram With Purchase Of SnapSpeed
Google is on a roll with top level purchases of late. When Facebook acquired Instagram, the purchase became one of the hottest topics on the internet, and in many respects, it still is. Not to be outdone by its rival, Google purchased Nik Software, the developer of an Instagram-like application called SnapSpeed, which leaves observers wondering what Google plans to do with it.
Twitter's New Apps Put The Focus On Users: The Details
On Wednesday, Twitter unveiled a complete redesign to its mobile apps, bringing a focus to user content. The changes move the Home, Connect, Me categories to the left of the screen.
Apple Sets The Trend: Tablets Used By Almost 50 Percent Of Users
A new survey revealed that just 50 percent of smartphone users buy apps, according to a survey from App Developer's Alliance. Android users in particular were described as "cheap" for downloading apps for free, though the behavior seems more widespread than the Android platform.
Shazam Asks Users 'What's That TV Show?" With Show-Tagging Functionality
Popular music-tagging app Shazam, which answered the common question of "what's that song?", revealed that it now boasts 250 million app users, making Shazam one of the top ten most-used apps of all time. The company also announced that users now have the ability to tag television shows.
Apple iTunes 11: Top New Features
Apple's new iPhone 5 smartphone has been officially announced, to more fanfare than tech pundits expected after deeming the handset less than revolutionary. At the same event, Apple unveiled the new iTunes 11, potentially a more impressive product. Currently, iTunes has over 450 million accounts, all of which are tied to credit cards, making the service the most commercially successful mobile application known to man.
