Tag: Apple Maps

Apple may soon offer ‘topographic maps’ on iPhone, Macbook: What is it and all details
29Mar By adminNo Comments
Technology

Apple may soon offer ‘topographic maps’ on iPhone, Macbook: What is it and all details

[ad_1] Apple may be about to introduce topographic maps to its Apple Maps app across various platforms, including iOS 18, macOS 15, and visionOS 2. This information comes from a recent analysis of code by MacRumors, suggesting that the tech giant is preparing to enhance its navigation offerings.Features of Topographic MapsTopographic maps, first introduced with watchOS 10, provide users with information crucial for outdoor activities like hiking. These maps include trails, contour lines, elevation data, and points of interest, offering users accurate navigation tools to explore the outdoors with confidence. While the feature was initially exclusive to Apple Watch, the company has been steadily expanding its support for topographic maps across the United States. Now, it seems Apple is pl...
Read More
Google lost map traffic with Apple maps switch on iPhones, executive says
21Sep By adminNo Comments
Technology

Google lost map traffic with Apple maps switch on iPhones, executive says

[ad_1] Two years after Apple Inc. dropped Google Maps as its default service on iPhones in favor of its own app, Google had regained only 40% of the mobile traffic it used to have on its mapping service, a Google executive testified in the antitrust trial against the Alphabet Inc. company.Michael Roszak, Google's vice president for finance, said Tuesday that the company used the Apple Maps switch as “a data point” when modeling what might happen if the iPhone maker replaced Google's search engine as the default on Apple's Safari browser. In a June 2020 email to his then-supervisor, Roszak shared data on how Apple's switch affected Google Maps usage on iPhones. “Almost 2 years later we were at ~40% of the prior peak (and assumed the actual loss was greater since Apple Maps usage was also...
Read More
Love it or not, Apple may change your Map experience on iPhone with this iOS 17 feature
10May By adminNo Comments
Technology

Love it or not, Apple may change your Map experience on iPhone with this iOS 17 feature

[ad_1] As iOS 17 announcement nears, there are new features being leaked on the Web, which again proves that the next iOS update will be a game-changer. As per leaks and rumour mills, Apple will announce iOS 17 during the WWDC 2023 event which is scheduled for June 5. After a series of expected features of iOS 17, a Twitter user named @analyst941 again came up with detailed information about a new feature that your iPhone may get, 9to5Mac reported. Apple is said to be preparing a new feature called Apple Maps Live Activity for the Lock Screen. Here's how it will work with iOS 17 update.Apple Maps Live Activity for the Lock Screen in iOS 17Well, whether you love it or not, Apple will bring this big change to your iPhone's Lock Screen while introducing the Maps Live Activity in the forthc...
Read More
1500-foot asteroid strike! HORRIFIC damage; THESE many people will be killed on Earth
10Dec By adminNo Comments
Technology

1500-foot asteroid strike! HORRIFIC damage; THESE many people will be killed on Earth

[ad_1] Just how dangerous can an asteroid strike on Earth be? The horrific damage a 1500-foot asteroid can do is detailed here. With thousands of asteroids floating around our planet, it is a matter of when, and not if, an asteroid will strike. Luckily, anyone who is alive on this planet at the moment has never witnessed an actual asteroid strike where the size of the space rock was larger than a few metres. The closest we came was the Chelyabinsk incident where the incoming asteroid exploded in the sky and still managed to injure thousands because of the shockwave. Just a couple weeks ago another one struck Earth, but only small remnants landed. So, what if a 1500-foot asteroid were to strike Earth tomorrow. For example, New York, a crowded megalopolis. How horrific will the damage b...
Read More