Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]

In recent months, major companies that offered dedicated Apple Watch apps have since abandoned the platform, quietly removing support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 59

Apple Maps expands into Middle East with Traffic for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Apple in a recent update to Maps activated Traffic data for two Middle Eastern countries, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, though it appears only major metropolitan areas are supported at this time.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 7

Google's Top News results for 'Great Barrier Reef' directs to fringe political commentary

Google's algorithmic efforts to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" are again facing a critical failure, calling into question confidence in the search giant's unfinished, buggy artificial intelligence that's currently stomping all over its mission statement.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 4

Apple rolls out Maps transit directions in New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras

Apple has once again expanded the availability ot public transit directions in its Maps apps for iOS and macOS, this time brining them to New Orleans a few weeks ahead the city's annual Mardi Gras festival.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 3

Google updates Maps on iOS with better ridesharing UI, end-to-end Uber integration

Google on Thursday updated its Maps apps for iOS and Android alike with a new, more in-depth ridesharing interface, including deeper integration with Uber that lets people hail a car without switching apps.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 7

Apple working to integrate grade crossings in Maps after federal lobby

Citing a recent uptick in accidents at grade crossings, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday issued a safety recommendation asking 11 technology and delivery companies, including Apple and Google, to integrate the locations of more than 200,000 such crossings into their respective digital mapping products.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 8

Inside iOS 10: Apple Maps adds power, simplicity to iPhone navigation

Apple introduced a new look in Maps with iOS 10, but more importantly implemented key search and discovery features, as well as backend tools for app extensibility that make navigating everyday life a little more convenient.

Ashley Wright 9 years ago 18

Inside iOS 10: Apple Maps will remember where you parked your car

Forgetting where you parked could soon be an issue of the past, thanks to a new feature in Apple's newly released iOS 10 that automatically remembers where your car is located.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 76

Apple partner Didi Chuxing to buy Uber China for $1 billion

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride sharing service that Apple invested $1 billion into, appears to be buying out rival service Uber China for $1 billion plus a promise to invest $1 billion into parent company Uber Global.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 25

Apple Maps mass transit information for Vancouver, San Diego goes live [u]

Apple on Monday added public transit directions for Vancouver, British Columbia and San Diego, California for users of the Maps apps on iOS and OS X.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 15

Apple and the Bot War on Apps

A new media narrative is unfolding, replete with statistics all seeking to provide evidence that Apple's success with native apps is over. There's no clear agreement on what exactly will take over—Chat Bots, Voice Assistants, the Web, Augmented Reality or some new and unknown successor—but it is clear that the loser must be Apple. It has to be, because it's desperately needed by Apple's rivals.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 42

Apple Maps adds 29 Flyover locations, expands traffic and transit

Continuing its perpetual Apple Maps feature rollout, Apple on Thursday activated Flyover imagery for 29 new locations, while adding traffic and transit data for multiple international locales including Chile and Vatican City.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 15

Why Apple's Transit Maps are rolling out so slowly

A year ago, Apple launched Transit directions in iOS 9 Maps, but so far there's only a limited number of cities worldwide that support the new feature. Here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 37

Apple Maps to gain Japan transit data in iOS 10

Apple in a recent update to its Japanese website confirmed local transit data will arrive in Maps when iOS 10 launches this fall, further expanding the feature's reach into Asia.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 8

New third party iOS 10 App Extensions designed to extend Siri, Maps in tandem

Developers building support for their ride sharing apps to plug into iOS 10's Siri can be supported within Maps as well, thanks to integrated efforts between the two teams to share a mechanism for deciphering and responding to user intent, whether driven by voice or the multitouch interface.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 4

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