iOS

Apple to drop Google Maps from iOS 6: report – Xinhua News Agency

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 (Xinhua) — Apple will drop Google Maps from its upcoming mobile platform iOS 6 in favor of its own mapping system, it was reported on Friday. The application design is said to be fairly similar to … Continue reading

iOS 6: Apple drops Google Maps, debuts in-house ‘Maps’ with incredible 3D mode – 9TO5Mac

According to trusted sources, Apple has an incredible headline feature in development for iOS 6: a completely in-house maps application. Apple will drop the Google Maps program running on iOS since 2007 in favor for a new Maps app with … Continue reading

Apple is replacing Google maps in iOS 6? You don’t say – Beta News

The tech blogosphere is abuzz today following a report by Apple news site 9to5Mac claiming “trusted sources” say Google Maps will get the boot in iOS 6, replaced by an in-house solution. It is no secret these two companies have … Continue reading

Biz Break: Gilead pins hopes on HIV drug; Apple rumors; and chipmakers’ outlook improves – San Jose Mercury News

Foxconn is the Taiwan-based main supplier of Apple devices such as the iPad and iPhone. iOS 6 — the new operating system software for Apple’s iPhones, iPads and newer iPods — is expected to be unveiled in June at the … Continue reading

Study: iOS Surpasses Android in Enterprise Usage – PC World

Consumerization trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple’s iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google’s Android, as well as end users migrating …

3D maps coming to iPhone 5, iOS 6: report – The Christian Science Monitor

Writing at 9 to 5 Mac, Mark Gurman alleges that the new mapping software, apparently simply dubbed Maps, and set to debut with iOS 6, is a “much cleaner, faster, and more reliable experience” than the one provided by Google. … Continue reading

OS X 10.7.4 Includes More Evidence of Retina Display Macs – Softpedia

Sadly, our report got little attention at the time. This wasn’t the first time Apple had included ultra high-resolution “HiDPI” graphics in its Mac OS, but it certainly showed the company’s ongoing efforts to expand the Retina standard to Macs.

Apple To Drop Google Maps In iOS 6; Will Debut Homebrewed Mapping Solutions – Techie Buzz

Apple is ready to ditch Google Maps in favor of home brewed mapping solution on its iOS operating system that powers iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, reports 9To5Mac. 9To5Mac also reports that the application design is similar to the current Google … Continue reading

Why Apple iOS 6 Will Drop Google Maps For In-House Maps; Release Date Expected in June 2012 [VIDEO] – International Business Times

Google Maps has been a signature feature of the iPhone since its initial launch in 2007, but that looks to be changing. According to 9 to 5 Mac, Apple is reportedly dropping Google Maps in favor on a new in-house … Continue reading

Come iOS 6, Apple Will Reportedly Kiss Google Maps Goodbye – TechCrunch

Google’s map data has been baked into the iOS Maps app since the days of the first, thick, aluminum-backed iPhone, but that may no longer be the case once iOS 6 hits the streets. Unnamed sources told 9to5Mac that the … Continue reading