Nokia to Launch Free Maps App with Offline Mode and Transit Directions for iOS
Macrumors:
To further extend its location services, Nokia is launching a maps application for iOS under the HERE brand. Based on HTML5, it will include offline capabilities, voice-guided walk navigation, and public transport directions. The application is scheduled to be available for free download from Apple’s App Store in the coming weeks.
Google Maps usage in China plummets with Apple iOS upgrade
Macworld:
Google’s mobile maps product saw its market share in China decline by close to 50 percent in the third quarter due to Apple switching to its own maps product for its iOS 6 upgrade, according to a Beijing-based research firm.See, not all hate them.
Apple’s Maps Is A Black Eye, Nothing More
Jim Dalrymple, for Techcrunch.
How to report problems in iOS 6's Maps
We have complained, now let’s do something proactive about it. Or use some other app, or another phone if it bothers you that much.
Why Apple pulled the plug on Google Maps
Philip Elmer-DeWitt:
“The mistake was not getting involved in maps sooner, which was on Jobs’ watch. Nokia saw the writing on the wall five years ago and burned $8 billion to get in front of the problem. The pain Apple feels now is deferred from when they decided to hand over that franchise to Google at the beginning of iPhone.” Asymco’s Horace Dediu
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