In The news 12-14-2012
Your Weekly Update In The World Of Technology
An Old Friend Returns
Ladies and gentlemen… it’s back. By “it”, I’m referring to Google Maps’ return to Apple’s iOS devices this past Wednesday. Apple ditched Google’s map app back in September and opted to use its own mapping app. Unfortunately this move brought on a lot of criticism, especially since Apple’s mapping app was less than amazing. Much less.
The reintroduction of Google Maps has a lot of iOS users excited and has given Google a chance to boast some upgraded and new features. The app features turn-by-turn navigation, public transportation directions, and live traffic information. These features were either missing or severely lacking on Apple’s mapping app. According to Daniel Graf, director of mobile Google Maps, the app has “detailed information for more than 80 million businesses and points of interest.”
This Google Maps app is actually new to iOS devices. The previous version of Google Maps was actually an app designed by Apple but was using Google Maps data. The app was also pre-loaded on to Apple’s devices.
Welcome back, old friend.
-Mike
Tags: apple, Apple Maps, google, Google Maps
Unless “Google Maps” has been properly reconstructed, I would have nothing to do with it, or any other map applications from non-map makers. More often than not, local areas are completely inverted on the maps I have checked out. The only maps I truts for online viewing amd planning are found on the site of the King of Maps website, Rand-McNally Maps.