Comments on: For the map makers, Apple giveth and taketh away with the new iPhone features http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/09/for-the-map-makers-apple-giveth-and-taketh-away-with-the-new-iphone-features/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kevin Hall http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/09/for-the-map-makers-apple-giveth-and-taketh-away-with-the-new-iphone-features/comment-page-1/#comment-858419 Kevin Hall Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:48:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108411#comment-858419 It's about time! It's about time!

]]> By: GR http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/09/for-the-map-makers-apple-giveth-and-taketh-away-with-the-new-iphone-features/comment-page-1/#comment-858418 GR Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:59:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108411#comment-858418 You said "The iPhone 3.0 software gives users the ability to purchase and download an app on the spot from the iPhone itself, rather than going through iTunes.".<br><br>In fact you have always been able to do this since the app store opened.<br><br>You said "One of the cool things about AccuTerra is that you can take pictures with an iPhone, and it tags them with the GPS coordinates where the picture was taken."<br><br>This feature has also been present since the iPhone 3G was released with iPhone OS 2.x. All pictures taken with the iPhones built in camera app are geotagged with the current GPS location.<br><br>You said "It would have been ridiculous of Intermap to create a new iPhone app for each piece of territory."<br><br>In fact this is precisely what app developers have been doing up till now. Take a look at the books category, which has been loaded with single-book apps since the app store opened. The new in-app purchasing will improve this situation though.<br><br>Maybe next time you will pay a bit more attention to your reporting? Or own and use an iPhone which it appears from the first statement you do not. You said “The iPhone 3.0 software gives users the ability to purchase and download an app on the spot from the iPhone itself, rather than going through iTunes.”.

In fact you have always been able to do this since the app store opened.

You said “One of the cool things about AccuTerra is that you can take pictures with an iPhone, and it tags them with the GPS coordinates where the picture was taken.”

This feature has also been present since the iPhone 3G was released with iPhone OS 2.x. All pictures taken with the iPhones built in camera app are geotagged with the current GPS location.

You said “It would have been ridiculous of Intermap to create a new iPhone app for each piece of territory.”

In fact this is precisely what app developers have been doing up till now. Take a look at the books category, which has been loaded with single-book apps since the app store opened. The new in-app purchasing will improve this situation though.

Maybe next time you will pay a bit more attention to your reporting? Or own and use an iPhone which it appears from the first statement you do not.

]]> By: Peter Antypas http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/09/for-the-map-makers-apple-giveth-and-taketh-away-with-the-new-iphone-features/comment-page-1/#comment-858417 Peter Antypas Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:32:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108411#comment-858417 I'm really happy to see this. I can't wait to have my next iPhone act as my handheld GPS chartplotter when sailing. Navigating in the Bay Area fog will be much easier with the built-in compass. I'm really happy to see this. I can't wait to have my next iPhone act as my handheld GPS chartplotter when sailing. Navigating in the Bay Area fog will be much easier with the built-in compass.

]]> By: jesse http://venturebeat.com/2009/06/09/for-the-map-makers-apple-giveth-and-taketh-away-with-the-new-iphone-features/comment-page-1/#comment-858416 jesse Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:11:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=108411#comment-858416 Apple provides whatever facility available. Apple provides whatever facility available.

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