The New York Times reported yesterday that Apple and Google are now in a mobile maps war.
In lay terms, that's a far sexier rendering engine, and users of the mobile Maps products will already be familiar with how it feels.
And despite the stumble with mobile maps, the iOS software, which powers iPhones and iPads, remains the one that rivals like Googleare scrambling to match.
But for many, such issues pale against the idea of a world without "free" mobile maps, and Apple's entry into the sector is seen as a driving force for further innovation.
There, he ran the mobile apps lab before taking the role of director of Google Maps for mobile, where he oversees the Android and iOS versions of the iconic mapping app.
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Recent improvements to IE mobile and Google Maps now deliver a better experience and we are currently working to remove the redirect.
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Focus areas listed in the jobs descriptions cover nearly every aspect of mobile development, including data synchronization, social networking, cloud services, search and maps, mobile commerce and improvements to the Windows Phone 7 applications platform.
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First, according to comScore ( SCOR) newest Mobile Metrix report Facebook ousted Google Maps as the number one mobile app.
It used its mobile app, which maps the signal strength of cell networks, to take measurements.
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But strategically position Apple to be a leader in mobile, search, and maps in the future.
We periodically test Google Maps compatibility with mobile browsers to make sure we deliver the best experience for those users.
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Unlike the single-player game, a mobile mothership, variations in maps, game types, starting forces and rules only make the game more intense.
"We periodically test Google Maps compatibility with mobile browsers to make sure we deliver the best experience for those users, " the statement reads.
The division's first product, Smart Steps, will provide retailers and other bodies with location "heat maps" of mobile phone users' movements throughout the day.
Good thing, because 50 percent of the Google Maps usage comes from mobile devices, obviously.
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Nokia brings real time, contact management maps, storefront, mobile payments and global experience.
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We will continue to test Google Maps compatibility with other mobile browsers to ensure the best possible experience for users.
Most notably, an update to Apple's mobile operating system has replaced Google Maps with an Apple-designed map service that many users say is less accurate or even omits locations altogether.
Google has rolled out applications that enhance shopping on-the-go including indoor maps as well as mobile coupons and targeted local search with rich data such as inventory, store hours, and consumer reviews.
Case in point is Windows Phone, as Microsoft has just announced that it's adopted traffic information from Nokia into the Maps app of its mobile OS. In addition to providing Windows Phone users in the US with more detailed overviews of traffic flows and congestion, the functionality will soon become available for many cities across the globe.
Supplanting Google's popular maps on its millions of mobile devices would be a big blow in the rivals' ongoing slugfest.
The reason is simple: maps are the place where mobile matters most.
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In our last test, IE mobile still did not offer a good maps experience with no ability to pan or zoom and perform basic map functionality.
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On Friday, Google followed up with a blog post giving step-by-step directions to consumers for how to access a less robust version of Google Maps through Apple's mobile Web browser.
Mansfield was named to head a new Technologies group in October, part of a series of management changes led by Apple CEO Tim Cook after the company was criticized for the new Maps app in its iOS mobile software.
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Its itineraries aren't formatted to be easily viewed on mobile devices, and the printout versions lack maps and driving directions.
Apple CEO Tim Cook put to rest today any doubt that Apple has had its engineers working round the clock to fix the bugs in the new Maps app in its iOS 6 mobile operating system.
"It was the first phone with a really good mobile Web browser, and we saw five times the average usage of things like Google Maps and YouTube" compared with online habits, says Vic Gundotra, Google's head of mobile developer relations.
They point to the release of the not-ready-for-prime-time Maps apps in the new iOS 6 mobile software in September.
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The company announced at its annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco that it will offer a new Maps program as part of its latest mobile operating system, iOS 6, which launches this fall.
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