There’s a new mapping application available for the iPhone… and it’s been created by one of Apple’s biggest competitors.
Following the introduction of Apple’s own Maps app in September - and Apple CEO Tim Cook’s apology for the quality of the map application - Google Maps has been released into the Apple App Store.
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Podcast - 21st November 2012
There's plenty of talk about mobile networks in this week's podcast. We start with a new charity-focussed MVNO before moving on to Ofcom's plans for avoiding a mobile capacity crunch.
There's also talk about WiFi offloading, BlackBerry's free voice calling service, Nokia's map business and much more as well.
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Confusion by numbers
Mark Bridge writes:
The last few days have been particularly busy for UK telecoms regulator Ofcom. It started the week by announcing its rules for next year’s UK 4G mobile spectrum auction – expect services to go live in around six months – and it ended the week with plans to avoid a 5G capacity crunch.
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Company also announces new acquisition and new partnerships
Nokia has rebranded its mapping and location business as HERE, describing it as “the first location cloud to deliver the world’s best maps and location experiences across multiple screens and operating systems”.
One of the first HERE products for non-Nokia devices will be a free HTML5-based maps application for iOS, which is expected to be available in the next few weeks.
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VOA News writes:
Some map applications are stirring up trouble, virtually erasing South Korea's claims to an island chain also claimed by Japan.
Both Apple and Google have removed the Korean name for the islands from their English and Japanese map services.
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