Apple, Google, Facebook, and OpenStreetMap: The top 5 changes to expect from maps in 2013
Guest Post Apple Maps was the best thing ever to happen to Google Maps.
Only one company can solve Apple’s mapping woes quickly (and it’s not Waze)
January 4, 2013 8:32 AM
John Koetsier
The Apple acquisition rumor this week was Waze, the crowdsourced mapping and traffic app. The only problem? Waze would only slow Apple down. There is a company, however, that could help Apple almost immediately.
No Google Maps on Kindle Fire? No problem: Skobbler launches OpenStreetMap-based ForeverMap 2
December 14, 2012 9:18 AM
John Koetsier
What a shock: Google Maps is not going to be available on Amazon's Kindle Fire. Instead, Skobbler is launching ForeverMap2 on Kindle Fire -- and Nook - to take its place.
Why OpenStreetMap will beat Google and Apple
Guest Post Often forgotten in the great Google v. Apple Map war of 2012 is another challenger -- a platform that is far more suited for the ever-evolving needs of developers and the services they’re building, or one day hope to build: OpenStreetMap.
Road rage: ‘Amazing iOS 6 Maps’ Tumblr shows off best Apple Maps hiccups
September 20, 2012 12:36 PM
Meghan Kelly
As we all know, people don't like change. And chances are, if you've already upgraded to iOS 6, you're missing Google Maps. Apple's Maps app is homegrown, organic, free-range, and not fed any geographical by-products. And yet, for many it's just missing the mark. Here's a funny, new Tumblr to help you with the road rage.
