Apple is said to be asking TomTom for help as it tries to improve its Maps app. According to a Bloomberg report, Senior Vice President Eddy Cue is “prodding digital maps provider TomTom to fix landmark and navigation data it shares ...
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In what has been described as "the biggest management shakeup at Apple since the Steve Jobs putsch that eliminated Gil Amelio in 1997″ Apple's CEO Tim Cook is said to have fired Scott Forstall, described as an unpopular face at Apple, ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook's apology earlier today was unnecessary, a Wall Street analyst said. "Despite the chorus of negative media coverage around the new Apple maps, Tim Cook did not have to write this letter and bring even more attention to ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook is “extremely sorry” to customers for inaccuracies in its new mapping software included in iOS 6, and has pointed users to competing services in an open letter to customers released Friday. With many users ...
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With the Apple iOS 6 upgrade launch, the company's first turn-by-turn navigation program, simply called "Maps," is now available for iPhone and iPad and included with the iPhone 5. Full of promise, Maps has been subject to much criticism ...
To help you navigate Black Friday sales on portable GPS devices, we have scoured sales flyers from major retailers, identifying the best prices for the deal-crazed shopping weekend. The deals we found all feature navigators from the ...
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Apple has sacked Richard Williamson,the executive in charge of Apple Maps,following months of embarrassment for the company surrounding the application's performance. A report from Bloomberg claimed Williamson was forced out of Apple by ...
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Apple has reportedly fired the manager responsible for its controversial mapping software,as it seeks to win back disgruntled users who have experienced glitches with the software since its September release. Senior vice-president Eddy ...
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Apple has announced the departure of two high profile executives in the firm's biggest management shakeup since co-founder Steve Jobs stepped down as chief executive. The announcement comes after embarrassing accuracy problems with ...
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It's been a busy,bumpy year for Apple since Steve Jobs died last Oct 5.The company won a massive jury award against Samsung for patent infringement and in April it became arguably the most valuable company in history when its market ...
Nokia and Oracle have joined forces on mapping,allowing enterprises to integrate Nokia's location technology with their Oracle applications. To differentiate its smartphones from the competition,Nokia is betting big on location as well as ...
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On the smart-phone battleground, much attention has been paid recently to the quality of the free navigation app--Apple Maps--that comes with the new iPhone 5 (also part of the iOS 6 upgrade available for some other Apple devices). But ...
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