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New Apple Maps data, more details maps, begin surfacing in northeastern U.S., along eastern seaboard

Roughly one year ago, Apple announced a huge change to its Maps app, stating that the company was completely overhauling its fundamental map data. The new data would expand upon what was there, now including buildings, rivers, roads, and vegetation in a vastly more accurate and detailed form. Apple began rolling out the new mapping […]

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iOS updates address FaceTime issues

Early yesterday morning Apple released a couple of updates for iOS. Usually you would expect that all we would see is an update to iOS 7. In this case, apparently Apple found something that affected iOS 7 and iOS 6 regarding FaceTime calls. All the release notes say is that it fixes an issue where […]

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Apple purchases HopStop, could focus on public transit and navigation updates for upcoming versions of Maps

Apple has snagged HopStop. Per AppleInsider and AllThingsD, Apple on Friday purchased transit navigation service HopStop, which also has an iPhone app of the same name, in a possible bid to bolster its own in-house mapping solution. Citing sources with knowledge of the deal, Bloomberg reports that Apple has just purchased HopStop, a localized public […]

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Adobe releases Photoshop Touch app for iPhone, iPod touch devices

The app you’ve been hankering for has arrived. Per AppleInsider, Adobe on Wednesday officially released the latest iteration of its mobile Photoshop software, Photoshop Touch for Phone, bringing powerful image editing to the iPhone and iPod touch. The app, which boasts features users of the desktop version have become accustomed to, including layers, adjustment tools […]

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GM announces upcoming “Eyes Free” models with Siri integration

This could be nifty. Per The Next Web, General Motors on Tuesday announced that it will be integrating Apple’s new “Eyes Free” Siri mode in two of its cars early next year, making it the first car maker in the world to implement the technology in a commercial product. The auto manufacturer announced during the […]