According to trusted sources, Apple has an incredible headline feature in development for iOS 6: a completely in-house maps application. Apple will drop the Google Maps program running on iOS since 2007 in favor for a new Maps app with an Apple backend. The application design is said to be fairly similar to the current Google Maps program on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, but it is described as a much cleaner, faster, and more reliable experience.
iOS 6: Apple drops Google Maps, debuts in-house ‘Maps’ with incredible 3D mode
May 11th, 2012 § § permalink
Google+ puts iOS ahead of Android
May 10th, 2012 § § permalink
http://betanews.com/2012/05/09/google-puts-ios-ahead-of-android/
May 9 is, in a way, a watershed day for Android — and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Many developers I communicate with repeatedly say they confront the same quandary: Android or iOS first? Maybe they choose to develop for iOS, only to ask: Android or iPad next? Google is a software developer, too, and this day put its priorities in order with a stunning iOS-first update. The new iPhone app for social network Google+ is stunning, breathtaking, immersive and makes the already great experience on Ice Cream Sandwich seem outdated — although some of the best visuals migrate to iOS.
Dragon TV – Experience the Possibilities
May 9th, 2012 § § permalink
Facebook Social Readers Are All Collapsing
May 7th, 2012 § § permalink
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/facebook-social-readers-are-all-collapsing
The Washington Post was the first publication to experiment with a “frictionless” social reader app, which launched last year. If you use Facebook you’ve probably come across it: it manifests as a clustered list of stories that are almost completely unrelated except for the fact that they all come from the same publication.
Google Currents – the Future of Content Aggregation?
May 5th, 2012 § § permalink
http://managewp.com/google-currents
Google Currents is essentially an app that pulls various elements of a website’s online presence (be it their RSS feed, YouTube channel, social media outlets, and so on) into a centralized platform for easy access. It is essentially an advanced aggregation service, with built-in features including offline access and language translation.



