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Apple unveiled a brand new Maps app at WWDC 2012 that ditches Google Maps once and for all. It includes everything users have been asking for and more. The new Maps app features complete turn-by-turn navigation (yes, get out all the laughter, Android users) plus the long-rumored 3D mode Apple is nicknaming “Flyover.” The 3D…
The first new tentpole feature of iOS 6 according to Apple is all the new features coming to Siri. It has integration with sports, movies, restaurants, and even your own car. Siri is learning all about sports in iOS 6. You can ask about players’ batting averages, check scores for the last game, or just…
OS X Mountain Lion is really geared toward bringing features that have made the iPhone and iPad so successful to the Mac. Today at WWDC, Apple senior vice president of Mac software Craig Federighi walked up on stage to announce some new additions to the next version of OS X that push the trend of…
Apple CEO Tim Cook just kicked off the WWDC 2012 keynote presentation with a few interesting statistics about the iOS App Store. Most notably, it now houses 650,000 apps, which lets it retain the title of the largest app marketplace in the world. 225,000 of those are made for the iPad alone. Who’s going to…
With WWDC 2012 kicking off on Monday with an annual keynote presentation, iOS 6 is all but confirmed at this point. There’s plenty of rumors about what is to come, but what about all of the small features that haven’t been mentioned in the media? I, for one, think they can definitely improve the OS,…
Psh. Google and Apple — these two mere mapping mortals; don’t they know they face much bigger competition than each other? “The next dimension of Google Maps” — give me a break. In the midst of all the I-can-jump-rope-longer-than-you-can type warfare between these two amateurs, Nokia wants to give us a friendly reminder of who…
To coincide with today’s release of DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted in theaters, Amazon is offering the storybook app for free as part of its Free App of the Day promotion. It follows the humorous story of Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, the four main characters always off on various adventures together. They are…
ETradeSupply, a mobile phone parts maker, allegedly has gotten its hands on the next-generation iPhone’s back casing. Rumors have circulated for a while that the new iPhone will get an updated hardware design with a slimmer profile, metallic back, and a larger display. More recently, some leaked images suggest the headphone jack will move to…
Yesterday I wrote up a post calling out Eric Schmidt for inaccurately predicting that six months from December 6, 2011, Android development would surpass iOS development. I used a few examples off the top of my head over the past six months of apps that did end up expanding to Android after gaining success on…
FixYa is a common online Q&A destination for finding a solution to a problem you might be having with just about any gadget: phones, cameras, computers, cars, appliances, etc. Now it’s wisely launching an HTML5-based mobile web app so if you have a quick issue while you’re out, you can quickly load up FixYa to…