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Google Maps returns to Apple's iPhone, adds turn-by-turn navigation
Nearly three months after Apple replaced Google's preloaded mapping services with its own Apple Maps platform, Google Maps is once again available to iOS device users, this time as a native application offered for download from the App Store.
Nokia Maps goes head-to-head against Android and iPhone
Nokia is taking the fight to Google and Apple with the launch a new mapping platform rebranded "Here," which it will make available to iPhone and Android users. The mapping and location platform is a cloud-based, platform-agnostic service that aggregates a variety of location-specific services for the user including maps, directions and local deals.
Report: Google fears Apple will reject Maps app for iOS
Google is "not optimistic" that archrival Apple will approve a dedicated Google Maps application for the iOS mobile operating system, sources within the company tell The Guardian .
Apple's mapping fiasco is trivial, its future is not
The poor quality of Apple Maps app shouldn't be gaining the media traction it has.The real test for Apple and its executive team will be their ability to develop and launch products in the next few years that supersede the iPhone and iPad. A tough call, but a true measure.
Facebook, Maps revamp expected at Apple's WWDC today
Today marks the start of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company is expected to announce the new features of its iOS 6 operating system as well as new laptops.
Google counters Apple with offline Maps access for Android
Google announced a major milestone for its Google Maps application, unveiling offline mapping access for Android users.
Nielsen: Facebook dominates Android app usage across age groups
Facebook is the most popular mobile application across Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) Android operating system, surpassing even Google-owned services like Gmail and YouTube, according to data published by
Google Maps 6.0 for Android expands to airports and retailers
Google ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) unveiled the latest iteration of its Maps for Android solution, expanding the navigation app to encompass airports, shopping malls, retail locations and other indoors
3UK: 97% of our network traffic is data
Hutchison's 3UK said that almost all the traffic on its network--fully 97 per cent--is now mobile data. The company also confirmed that the amount of smartphone data traffic flowing across its
Google's WiFi collection practices: A tangled web of deception?
Scott Cleland, president and founder of Precursor, spells out a tangled web of deception when it comes to Google's claims earlier this year that it mistakenly collected sensitive information from
