Maps Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Google Maps SDK lets iOS devs use Google's maps in apps

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 13th, 2012)

With the well-hyped release of the new Google Maps app came the quieter announcement that the company is also releasing a Google Maps SDK for iOS. The SDK allows app developers to prefer in-app Google Maps instead of Apple's iOS 6 maps. The SDK will also allow developers to specify in their ...

Google Maps now available on App Store

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 12th, 2012)

As reported earlier tonight, Google has released its native Maps app to the App Store to the joy and relief of map-users everywhere. Some users, however, are saying that the app is not available to them, but I was able to load it just fine. This might be another case of Google releasing the ...

Report: Google Maps for iOS could release tonight

by Randy Nelson (Dec 12th, 2012)

After months of will-they-or-won't-they speculation, it appears that the debut of Google's own Maps app for iOS devices might finally be nigh. According to a report by AllThingsD, the search giant will launch Google Maps on the App Store sometime this evening. The outlet cites "sources familiar ...

Australian government could be source of Apple Maps bad info

by Steven Sande (Dec 11th, 2012)

Remember the story earlier this week about police in Mildura, Australia issuing a warning to motorists about Apple Maps when it was found that the app was taking people into the heart of the bush? Apple fixed the issue, pointing the pin for the town into the correct spot. But now, it appears that ...

Australian town relocated into desolate parkland, per iOS 6 Maps (Update: fixed)

by Michael Rose (Dec 10th, 2012)

Update: Per The Guardian & Cult of Mac, this geocoding error has been quietly remedied by Apple. Australians may now safely drive just as they did before. The town of Mildura in the Australian state of Victoria is home to some 30,000 people and is known for its agricultural bounty, ...

The Wall Street Journal profiles Eddy Cue

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 29th, 2012)

With the recent shakeup of Apple's executive leadership, all eyes are now on Eddy Cue, vice president of Internet Software and Services. Cue was known for negotiating deals with media moguls that brought new content into iTunes, but now the 48-year-old executive has taken on the high-profile ...

Report: Eddy Cue tasked with setting Maps right

by Randy Nelson (Nov 28th, 2012)

More details concerning the aftershocks of last month's executive shakeup at Apple are beginning to surface, focusing on yesterday's revelation that Maps manager Richard Williamson had been shown the door. Bloomberg now reports that Senior VP Eddy Cue is now personally heading up efforts to ...

Reality Absorption Field: Navigating the return of Google Maps

by Ross Rubin (Nov 28th, 2012)

When Apple's exiting iOS software chief forestalled the continuation of Google Maps as the default iOS location source in favor of the long-in-development Apple Maps, the crowd responded with its typical mix of adulation for the exceptional presentation quality of the forthcoming software and ...

Apple shows "father of iOS 6 Maps" the door

by Michael Rose (Nov 27th, 2012)

A tweet from Bloomberg News a few minutes ago says Apple has fired its "Maps manager" in the aftermath of the iOS 6 Maps controversy. Gizmodo points to executive Richard Williamson as the unlucky guy. Williamson's LinkedIn profile shows that he's been with Apple in various roles since 2001 ...

Nokia's mapping app Here now available in iOS App Store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 20th, 2012)

Last week, Nokia announced that it was bringing a mapping solution to iOS and now that app is available in the iOS App Store. Nokia Here is a free, universal app that's powered by Nokia's NAVTEQ mapping data. It includes a garden variety of views like map view, live traffic view, public ...

WSJ: Google nearly ready to submit Maps app to the App Store

by Michael Rose (Nov 16th, 2012)

The mapping back-and-forth between Apple and Google (or as I like to call it, "the Set-To in Mountain View") appears to be entering a new phase, as the Wall Street Journal reports. Sources tell the paper that Google is almost ready to submit its hypothetical standalone Google Maps application ...

Apple Maps finally gets turn-by-turn navigation in Australia

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 15th, 2012)

According to a report in 9to5 Mac (confirmed by Australian Twitter user Beau Giles), turn-by-turn navigation in Apple maps is now live in the land down under. Unlike the US and UK, which launched with turn-by-turn, Australia did not have turn-by-turn navigation when iOS 6 was released earlier ...

Apple keeps silenty improving Maps as Atlanta gets more Flyover coverage

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 14th, 2012)

Reader Andrew Hardin sends us this info: "It seems that Apple has been doing some significant work to update Flyover content in some of the already-supported cities. In Atlanta, GA, they have significantly expanded Flyover coverage from just the downtown/Midtown core all the way out to the ...

Nokia announces Here, a new maps service coming to iOS

by Mike Schramm (Nov 13th, 2012)

Apple's already had plenty of maps-related woes, and here comes what might be even more trouble. At an event in San Francisco, Nokia has announced a brand-new maps service called Here, and in addition to releasing across Nokia's usual platforms, the service also has an iOS app that's already ...

How Yelp's flaws affect Apple Maps

by Mike Wehner (Nov 2nd, 2012)

It's been clear from the start that Apple Maps isn't perfect. In fact, in some instances it's proven to be downright broken. And while the blame ultimately lies at Apple's feet, it turns out that you -- yes, you -- might have played a roll in the new app's less-than-stellar debut. You see, ...