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Good news for Apple Maps users: It uses 80% less data than Google Maps
Apple's iPhone 5 may well be one of the finest smartphones on the market, but when it comes to maps, it's a shambles. Whole towns relocated, long-closed shops miraculously re-opening, bridges so bendy that they looked like they've been mapped…
iPad Mini launch invites landing 10 October? Event to follow on 18 October?
With the iPhone 5 launch hysteria having suitably died down, Apple are now turning their sights to their next big launch. Or should that be miniature launch? Apple are rumoured to be sending out invites to the launch of their…
iPhone 5 now in Samsung's patent-feud sights
Samsung and Apple's court-based patent saga continues today, with Samsung announcing that the iPhone 5 will now join the growing list of devices they believe impinge upon their patents. The iPhone 5 is in eight of Samsung's complaints, six relating…
RIP Ping: Apple remove failed social network from iTunes
Apple have pulled the plug on the Ping social network, removing the doomed social sharing service from iTunes. The announcement to cut Ping was made quietly alongside the iPhone 5 launch, with Facebook integration in iTunes 11 taking over social…
Top 15 accessories and cases for Apple's iPhone5
The highly anticipated iPhone 5 was officially released in stores last week or sent out to those who had been busy pre-ordering online. But now you've got your shiny new handset, how should you dress it up to ensure you…
iPhone 5 shortages caused by Sharp touchscreen display delays
It's already toting up record sales figures, hitting 5 million handsets sold in its first weekend on sale alone and smashing previous records by a whopping million sales, but Apple's iPhone 5 could have sold even more were it not…
UPDATED: Google Maps for iOS 6 NOT ready to go, says Schmidt. Apple off the hook?
Apple's latest operating system upgrade brings with it a raft of new features, including improvements to the Siri voice activated assistant and deep Facebook integration. But for many, it's becoming defined by what it has removed: Google Maps. iOS 6…
iPhone 5 sales reach 5 million over launch weekend, but shortages loom
Five million iPhone 5 handsets have been sold during the smartphone's opening weekend of sales, smashing the 4 million opening weekend sales record set by its predecessor the iPhone 4S. So popular is the iPhone 5 that Apple are now…
APP OF THE DAY: Auto Trader (iPhone / iPad)
On the market for a new set of wheels, but can't be bothered trekking about a load of dealerships on the hunt for the car of your dreams? The new and improved Auto Trader app for iPhones and iPads will…
Apple headhunting Google Maps devs to fix iOS 6 cartography problems
So, Apple's own Maps app, introduced with iOS 6 last week, has proved a bit of a disaster. Nowhere near as comprehensive or accurate as the Google Maps app previously available to iPhone and iPad users, it's becoming the butt…