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iPhone users welcomed Google Maps with open arms when it was finally released by Google late last week. The app quickly vaulted to the No.1 spot in Apple’s App Store as more than 10 million people rushed to download it during the its first 48 hours of availability. Apple executives weren’t happy. Australian citizens were. Continue Reading →

Google Maps’ return to the iPhone and iPad this week may not be permanent, an analyst said. “It would have been out of the question,” said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research, referring to a rejection of Google’s submission of Maps to the iOS App Store. Not only would that have been a Continue Reading →

A new app has just launched on the App Store, looking to give parents a better way to store memorable photos of their kids. Given the fact that we’re in a digital era, it only makes sense that parents would want to store photos of their children digitally, rather than storing physical photos in drawers, Continue Reading →

After some intensive testing since its yesternight release, there’s no doubt about it: Google Maps for iOS is, hands down, the best maps application, perhaps on any platform. So good, so fast, and so clean. There’s really no contest. They nailed it, and shamed Apple in the process. I thought that maybe my first impression—playing Continue Reading →

Apple has launched its Best of 2012 section for the year, listing the top apps, iBooks, movies, music and TV Shows for the year. The section is an annual event that features both Editor’s Choices hand picked by Apple and the top sellers in every category. The iPhone App of the year in the US Continue Reading →

Google has released a native version of its Maps app for the iPhone. It follows Apple’s switch to its own map software which stopped Google powering the handset’s default app. The move was widely criticised after numerous mistakes were found in Apple Maps’s search results. Google’s new iPhone app introduces some functionality previously restricted to Continue Reading →

TIME magazine published its list of the top 10 gadgets of the year, and the iPhone 5 came out on top. The list also includes other goodies Apple users love, but there were some surprising omissions as well. The magazine praises the iPhone 5 as “melding hardware, software and services so tightly that the seams Continue Reading →

Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S will reportedly launch this coming June with a number of enhancements including a new “super HD” display and camera, integrated NFC, a better battery and between six and eight different color options instead of just black and white. The report comes from Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek, who says Apple Continue Reading →

Using Apple’s new maps system could be potentially life-threatening, police in Mildura, Australia, have warned, after a number of people trying to find the town of 30,000 people have become hopelessly lost in scorching temperatures. One man was stranded for 24 hours last week in temperatures of up to 46 degrees centigrade, and at least Continue Reading →

It’s time to come out of denial and acknowledge that the holiday shopping season is indeed upon us. And if you’re aiming for the traditional December 25 for Christmas, you have just over two weeks left to decide on what to procure for your friends, family, and coworkers. Even if you’re the type who avoids Continue Reading →