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Redesigned Apple Maps rolled out to Germany and Singapore

As of today, Apple has expanded its rebuilt Apple Maps app to Germany and Singapore. It means that users in these territories can now enjoy such features as more detailed…

Crimea now shown as part of Ukraine in Apple Maps

As the Russia-initiated conflict in Ukraine continues to unfold, Apple’s Maps and Weather apps are now once again referring to Crimea as part of Ukraine when accessed outside of Russia,…

Review: iPhone Google Maps lags Android version

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Every time my husband and I drive the 677 miles from New York to my parents’ house in Michigan, we dread the long stretch of Interstate 80…

2012: Consumer Tech Takes Center Stage

For technology, 2012 seemed equal parts innovation and confrontation as the world’s tech giants seemed willing to spend as much time in the courtroom as in their R&D labs. In…

Google Launches ‘Scan and Match’ Music Service

LOS ANGELES–Google is turning on a “scan and match” service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a year…

iPhone Features Into Season Finale of The Amazing Race

The winners of this season's The Amazing Race know where to go when they need help … an iPhone. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell were minutes away from winning the…

Tim Cook on Rock Center: Who Wouldn’t Trust This Man?

We don't really know that much about Apple CEO Tim Cook. As much as Steve Jobs was the face of Apple, Cook seems to just be the unassuming guy in…

Apple Shares Photo Stream Ad Highlighting the Thanksgiving Turkey

Just in case you aren't already starving yourself today in preparation for eating the huge turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, Apple released their newest ad aimed at making us hunger for…

Apple Does Its Best to Fix New Maps App. Is It Enough? (UPDATED)

If Apple would have quietly made changes to their Maps app, when it was released as part of iOS 6 months later, it probably wouldn’t have been put under much…