You can never have too much data when it comes to GPS-based mapping applications. Apple appears to be expanding its pool of partner firms supplying data for its Apple Maps app, as the company has recently released an app designed for partner companies to contribute updated information. The new app, dubbed “Surveyor,” is available in […]
Once again, Apple Maps has slowly grown in the background. The application now provides transit directions in the following states: Alaska Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Illinois Kentucky Mississippi Missouri New Jersey North Dakota New York Oklahoma Rhode Island South Dakota Texas Apple has also upped its list of malls and airports where indoor maps […]
Apple is looking to just about completely overhaul and rebrand Apple Maps. In an interview with TechCrunch, Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue stated that the company is ditching its dependance on other mapping services and has been working over the past four years to make its own map data. Cue says the new Maps […]
It’s a rumor, so part of it must be true… Apple is said to be working on implementing a specialized rear-facing laser system in its upcoming “iPhone 8” that will facilitate augmented reality applications, like those produced with ARKit, as well as faster and more accurate autofocus capabilities. Per a source close to the story, […]
Apple is apparently buying up all the 3D camera component components it can for its next-gen iPhone. The current rumor has it that the upcoming handset will feature a 3D camera with facial recognition capabilities and that LG Innotek has been acting as the supplier of these parts. The rumor also coincides with a report […]