Google Maps for iPhone shows Apple how to do mapping right We go hands-on with Google's new maps app.
by Jacqui Cheng Dec 13 2012 Ars Technica At long last, Google has released its own iPhone maps app to compete against Apple's homegrown version introduced with iOS 6. For three months, iPhone users have been limited to Google's functional-but-lacking mobile mapping site, and their reaction to the new app tells us all we need to know: people really missed native Google Maps support. Pushed late Wednesday night to the App Store, Google's offering isn't just a re-release of the Maps app we grew familiar with on iOS 5 and earlier. The app has been made over in the new Google style, with the maps drawn in vector graphics for faster (and smoother) loading. In addition to old features like built-in transit directions, Google also offers new features like spoken turn-by-turn driving directions. There's plenty to like here, but also some glaring omissions. Let's take a look. ... http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/google-maps-for-iphone-shows-apple-how-to-do-mapping-right/ _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
