In September Apple dropped its contracts with Google. Apple wanted to write a new app, based on its database of the world. Apple made a hugh mistake. Rumor had it that Google would make an iPhone app that would use it 7 year old database. It was true. Apple and Google both collect data from at least 24 different sources. Google however has had hundreds of employees and several years hand editing the maps and fixing thousands of errors. In the new app you can report a mistake by just shaking the phone. Also, since 2006 Google’s Street View vehicles have covered 3,000 cities and five million miles of road.
Apple is testing large-screen, high res TV prototypes. It is still in the early stages but Apple is showing a lot of interest. They have been testing designs internally for years. Apple’s chief executive says that it has gone beyond being a “hobby”.
After numerous people got lost in Murray-Sunset National Park when Apples map led them there instead of the city Apple has corrected the issue. This time of year is the beginning of their summer and temperatures reach 146 degrees. There is no water source in the park. Police have had to rescue stranded people. There map had the city 45 miles from where it actually was. Police posted the error on their website and reached out to Apple to correct the issue. Apple has corrected the issue and apologized for the problems.
Motorist are getting stranded in Murray-Sunset National Park trying to reach the city of Mildura using Apple maps. Police in Victoria, Australia are warning motorist not to use the app because Mildura is actually 43 miles away. Police tested the app and confirmed that it is incorrect. There is no water supply in the park and the temperatures can reach 107.6 F. Police have saved some people that have been stranded for 24 hours that walked long distances to get cell phone reception. The police have reached out to Apple about the discrepancy. In the above photo the red pin is where Apple list Mildura and the purple is the actual location.
Next year iPhone will come to T-Mobile. This will be very interesting because T-Mobile has been on a crusade to end phone subsides and show the public that they are actually paying more to when they take a discount on a cell phone. This will be a hard sell for the iPhone because they range between $650 to 850. T-Mobile has financing that will allow the customer to purchase a phone and put it on a payment plan for an additional $15 to $20 a month. This financing will make the bill look competitive to other carriers. T-Mobile allows customers to bring unlocked phones onto their network which is cheaper for service. By T-Mobile not doing subsides they say that the plans are going to be cheaper.
Samsung is trying to get a federal judge to throw out or lessen the 1.05 billion patent judgement against them. Meanwhile Apple is trying to get 535 million more because the jury found that Samsung willingly infringed on the patents. Apple wants 26 Samsung products banned some of which are older and will not hurt Samsung. But a win could give Apple a global edge over Samsung.
