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Apple's maps app 'sent Google scrambling,' report claims

For those hoping Google had a version of its maps application on standby in the event that Apple's own maps app shipped, a new report suggests otherwise.

Citing two people familiar with the matter, The Verge says Google was caught flat-footed by the news that Apple would be rolling out its own mapping software, in part because there was still more than a year of mapping service as part of the agreement between the two companies.

As a result, the report claims, Google has been "scrambling" to finish a replacement Google Maps application but the app is &… Read more

Why Apple made the right decision with iOS 6 Maps

Imagine you are Apple CEO Tim Cook. You control the single most profitable phone on the market, the iPhone. You have full control over your mobile OS -- iOS -- and the applications that run on it.

Except that's not actually true. You don't have full control over your mobile OS, because two of your default applications rely heavily on technology and data provided to you by Google, your greatest enemy. I am talking, of course, about YouTube and Google Maps, which have been part of iOS since the very first iPhone.

Removing YouTube is simple enough. Google wanted full control of the YouTube app, … Read more

Google homes in on Maps app for iOS 6, report says

Google is planning to offer up its Maps application to iOS users, according to a new report.

The Guardian reported last night, citing sources, that Google is working on an application that will be available through Apple's App Store. That application will likely deliver the same Google Maps experience users had in previous versions of iOS.

Apple sent shockwaves through the mobile space earlier this year after announcing that it was removing Google Maps from iOS 6 and replacing it with its own Maps program. After iOS 6 launched earlier this week, Apple's software was quickly criticized for a host of errors and omissions, … Read more

Celebrity fantasy leagues on Facebook

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Google gets out of its FTC investigation with only a slap on the wrist

Google launches Google Place Search for local business listings

T-Mobile will be the first to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 10

Sony may be making a PlayStation Phone

Outlook for Mac came out this week

FanSwarm will launch on Facebook this weekend as a way to play celebrity fantasy leagues

3D cell phone

Links from Monday's episode of Loaded:

Barnes & Noble gets set to launch Nook Kids aimed at ages 3 to 8

Microsoft gives some indication that Windows 8 will be along in about two years

A 3D cell phone launches in India

Amazon.com is going to allow book lending on the Kindle

Google admits to gathering e-mail addresses, passwords, and URLs when collecting Street View images

Google adds new languages to Voice Search for Android

And Google adds World War II imagery to Google Earth

Ustream is going to allow pay-per-view broadcasting

The Sony Walkman cassette player is no more… Read more

3D camcorders for consumers

Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Lenovo confirms that it is working to release LePad, an iPad competitor, sometime this year Yahoo begins to integrate Microsoft Bing into search results Samsung updates the DualView camera with a front-facing screen Ford launches the 2011 Explorer on Facebook Google Earth and Google Maps get more-detailed boundaries Panasonic plans a new line of 3D camcorders for consumers Sony and Intel help students build a rocket to launch into space

iPhone 4: What now?

When Apple holds its press conference regarding iPhone 4 on Friday, we will either get a lesson in publicity or a lesson in humility. The company is known for being great at one and not so great at the other. I'll let you guess which is which.

Consumer Reports dealt Apple a painful blow this week when the publication decided it could not recommend the iPhone 4 due to antenna and reception issues. We came up with the same results in our tests. This is not something Apple can be flippant about, but the company is in uncharted territory … Read more

Free phones for all?

Links from Friday morning's episode of Loaded:

T-Mobile may give away free handsets on June 19 Facebook partners with the National Parent Teachers Association to promote safe use of social networks Google News experiments with Editors' Picks History Pin lets you compare images and stories of places on a map, past and present

How foolproof is home test-taking software?

Links from Wednesday afternoon's episode of Loaded:

Google, Intel, AT&T, and others form the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group, or BITAG.China forbids crowdsourced maps with new mapping licenses.GM OnStar users can email their in-dash navigation systems Google Maps directions.New software claims to prevent cheating in at-home tests, although I've got some ideas if you really do want to cheat.