Although it may have, regrettably, lost its place among Apple's native iOS apps, Google has been working tirelessly in updating and improving its Maps service, which is one of the strongest and most polished services available. Since announcing a bunch of improvements back in June, including dramatic enhancements to the quality of 3D images, much work and development has been going on behind the scenes, and the next large update looks finally ready to roll out to consumers.
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Apple CEO Issues Open Letter On iOS 6 Maps App, Says He’s Extremely Sorry For The Frustration Caused
In light of the recent situation regarding the company's first in-house Maps application for iOS 6, Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an open letter to customers on his company's website in an attempt to address the issue. The letter, which can be found in its entirety after the jump, sees Cook make an apology for delivering a feature below standards of expectation, and rather honestly, goes on to suggest a bunch of rivaling mapping solutions one can utilize for the time being.
Since the much-publicized IPO earlier this year, Facebook has worked tirelessly to improve its range of products and, most notably, monetize the huge mobile reach it currently possesses. A large chunk of the social network’s 900+ million users login using their smartphones and tablets, but Mark Zuckerberg’s company has, as yet, failed to turn those numbers into cold, hard cash.
Although the iPhone 5 is, generally speaking, a very solid device which has sold in record numbers, that's not to say the launch and subsequent release of Apple's sixth flagship smartphone hasn't been without its flaws.
Although Apple's iPad has dominated the tablet market consistently since first launching in 2010, Google threw down the gauntlet to its Cupertino-based rival by launching the Nexus 7. Prior to the 7-inch slate, which was manufactured by ASUS, the only non-Apple tablet to create any sort of hype was Amazon's Kindle Fire, and although it - similarly to the Nexus 7 - was priced at an incredibly low price compared to the rest of the market, it didn't quite pack the performance we'd come to expect, and essentially felt like a cheap alternative.
Whether you're an Android fan or iOS lover (or somewhere in between - I've heard it's possible to like both), there's no denying the iPhone 5 from Apple and Samsung Galaxy S III are the two biggest smartphones right now. Both have sold in multiple millions, and although they've been compared in many key areas in benchmark tests, drop tests, and various other one-on-one scenarios, the performance of the new iPhone's camera has yet to be properly scrutinized, at least not versus its fiercest competitor.
Nokia's Lumia range accounted for the only devices worth checking out on Windows Phone 7.x, so naturally, all eyes are on whether the Finnish company can deliver the goods for the yet-to-be-released Windows Phone 8 platform. The omens are good, and as well as packing the best tried-and-tested camera in the smartphone market in the Lumia 920, Nokia also offers a cheaper, mid-to-high-end smartphone in the Lumia 820, and both come in a slew of vibrant colors.
Yesterday, we reported on a major security flaw within TouchWiz on the Galaxy S III, among a handful of other Samsung devices. The issue allowed the devices to be remotely wiped, leaving the user helpless, and to double-up on the attack, the attacker could also make the SIM card completely useless, which in many respects, is more disastrous than the smartphone wipe.
Google's Play Store has just reached an incredible 25 billion downloads, and in order to share the celebratory mood with its hundreds of millions of users, Google has teamed up with some of the biggest app houses to offer a selection of titles for just a quarter.
iFixit's teardown of the iPhone 5 answered many questions unanswerable until one has had a good look inside a new device, and gave the true techies something to ogle over.
