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Apple Reported to Drop Google data from Maps, Debut Game-Changing 3D Maps in iOS 6
3D view of San Francisco from C3's 3D Mapping technology
When we heard news that Apple had purchased a few mapping companies (Placebase maps in 2009, Poly9 in 2010, and C3 Technologies in 2011), there was a lot of excitement and buzz in the air about a possible ground-up redoing of iOS Maps. While the
Angry Birds Reaches a Billion Downloads, Hints Casey’s Contraptions as the Next Hit Game
Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday we were introduced to those cute little birds, their precious eggs, and those nasty green pigs? Well, that day was actually back in 2009, when the original Angry Birds hit the App Store shelves and proceeded to go absolutely insane… The little physics game stayed in beast-mode for years
Liquidmetal Co-Inventor: Apple Will Need a Few More Years to Use Liquidmetal in a Breakthrough Product
We’ve talked a lot about the possibility of Apple using the new technology known as “liquidmetal” in their upcoming iPhone iterations, but word today from one of the inventors of the substance is that we are at least a couple of years and hundreds of millions of dollars away from that happening, citing a
Too Much Valuable Space Taken Up by “Other” Category? Here’s How to Fix That
If you’ve ever looked at your iOS device’s available storage space in iTunes, you’ve undoubtedly come across the perplexing, and often frustrating, “Other” category. While everything else on your device might be easy to account for—be it audio, photos, apps, and books—there’s that pesky category of “other” that a lot of people just don’t understand,
Apple Seen Likely to Win in e-Book Pricing-Fixing Case After Denying DoJ Allegations
Just a few days after the lawsuit was made official, Apple has taken a clear stand in defense of its actions regarding its alleged involvement in ebook price fixing. Not only does spokesman Tom Neumayr deny that Apple colluded with publishers, but he also indicates that the move to an agency model for book prices had
