I wrote a guest post on TechCrunch about Apple and its Maps app on the iPhone.
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The Maps app reaping the most reward from Apple’s stumble is…
MapQuest. I kid you not.
Demand remains high for iPhone 5
iPhone 5 goes on sale in 22 countries today including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Tim Cook’s letter to customers on Maps
An apology from the CEO.
RIM posts less of a loss than expected
The company sold 7.4 million BlackBerry phones and 130,000 PlayBook tablets last quarter. Analysts on average predicted 6.9 million smartphones and 217,000 tablets. Apple, meanwhile, sold 5 million units of its latest iPhone in a single weekend.
Wow, that’s pitiful compared to the iPhone.
Google faked NY address to make Apple Maps look bad
Stay classy Google.
I’m not in the habit of kicking your ass, but…
I think that’s what Matthew Panzarino meant to say.
LTE vs Wi-Fi
Those are impressive LTE speeds.
The timing of Apple Maps
Gruber lays out the timeline.
Asshole
Who knew that someone could jump on the Apple bashing bandwagon faster than David Pogue.
Subtle UI changes in iOS 6
Nice article from Chris Armstrong.
iPhone 5 launch was ‘epic’
I don’t understand how some analysts could say the launch was disappointing.
On switching to Verizon
I must say, that sounds really easy.
Facebook SDK adds support for iOS 6
We’re happy to announce the Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS that adds support for the Facebook integration in iOS 6. This integration opens up new opportunities for mobile app developers as you can easily build the foundation for a social app, Facebook Login and sharing functionality, into your product.
Clock now appears during FaceTime call
Nice, I like that.
iPhone User Guide for iOS 6 available on iBookstore
Published by Apple, so it’s official.
What the ever loving fuck is RIM doing?
A message from RIM to its developers. Nice guitar tone though.
Samsung phones can be reset by clicking a link
Click a link and your phone resets. Perfect, open wins.
Disappointing
Funny how people people can take a successful iPhone 5 launch and try to say it’s disappointing.
How Corning developed the glass used in iPhones
The story of Corning’s Gorilla Glass, the hardened glass used in the iPhone.
Report a problem with iOS 6 Maps
Good idea if you can do it.
Verizon says its iPhone 5 units won’t be ‘relocked’
Verizon says it won’t “relock” iPhone 5s.
Hacker gets Google Maps working on iOS 6
No release date yet and you’ll need a jailbroken phone.
Google mocks Apple Maps
I understand why people would be upset for with Apple’s Map application, but if you are going to mock it, you should have a product that, you know, people want.
RIM deathwatch
“This is the first quarter we are expecting zero subscriber growth – a loss in enterprise [customers] offset by a small gain in international consumer subs,” said Kris Thompson of National Bank Financial. “Starting next quarter, we see the sub base in a downward spiral with Blackberry 10 potentially slowing [the losses], but we’re not holding our breath.”
Dead.
iPhone 5 video camera review
A nice look at the capabilities of the iPhone 5 video camera.
About iPhone 5 sales
Eric Slivka:
Marshall notes that many of those first-day pre-orders, as well as ones made after that date, have yet to be delivered, and thus Apple can not yet count them as sold.
That would boost the sales numbers by quite a bit.
Apple sells more than five million iPhone 5s on opening weekend
Apple has sold more than five million iPhone 5 models since Friday.
iPhone 5 vs. Canon 5D Mark III
I certainly don’t need a $4,000 camera, but a lot of people do.
iPhone 5 boxes at FedEx
Wow.