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Post by jody on Sept 28, 2012 9:20:15 GMT 10
anyone going to get one? I am up for a new phone in February so yes, i think I will get it. I have been using them since the iPhone 3 and I have to say I love them. Easy to use too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2012 9:41:34 GMT 10
Reason #5204926 for NOT purchasing iCRAP products....Apple CEO apologises for Maps flawsReuters | 11:13AM - Saturday, 29 September 2012SORRY: Apple CEO Tim Cook has apologised to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service. — Photos: Reuters.APPLE INC. Chief Executive Tim Cook has apologised to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc's Maps instead.
The rare apology follows Apple's launch of its own mapping service earlier this month, when it began selling the iPhone 5 and rolled out iOS 6, the highly anticipated update to its mobile software platform.
Users complained that the new Maps service — based on Dutch navigation equipment and digital map maker TomTom NV's data — contained geographical errors and gaps in information, and that it lacked features that made Google Maps so popular from public transit directions to traffic data and street-view pictures.
"We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better," Cook said in a letter to customers released on its website, adding that the company "fell short" of its commitment to deliver "the best experience possible to our customers."
Unusually, he suggested that customers download rival mapping services available in Apple's App Store while the company improves the product.
"While we're improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app," he said in the letter.
Apple is typically loathe to tout rival services and the contrite apology by Cook is an indication of how Apple is changing under the chief executive who took over last year from co-founder Steve Jobs just before his death. It also took the additional step of prominently displaying the rival services on its Apps Store.
"It is a bit unusual but at the same time, Tim is keeping Apple's commitment to provide the best user experience for customers," Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu said. "A key reason for Apple's success is keeping customers happy so we think this is a good move."
"People forget that Google Maps started out inferior to Mapquest and Yahoo Maps," he added.
Apple's home-grown Maps feature — stitched together by acquiring mapping companies and data from many providers including Waze, Intermap, DigitalGlobe and Urban Mapping — was introduced with much fanfare in June by software chief Scott Forstall. It was billed as one of the key highlights of the updated iOS6 software.
But errors and omissions in the maps service quickly emerged after the software was rolled out, ranging from misplaced buildings and mislabelled cities to duplicated geographical features.NEW APPLEThe last time Apple faced such widespread criticism was in 2010, when users complained of signal reception issues on the then-new iPhone 4 model.
A defiant Jobs at the time rejected any suggestion the iPhone 4's design was flawed, but offered consumers free phone cases at a rare, 90-minute press conference called to address those complaints.
While Apple fixed the issue, Jobs had apologized to users only after he was specifically asked if he was sorry. He also said the issue was shared by all the major manufacturers, naming rivals Research in Motion, Samsung Electronics and HTC Corp.
Cook himself played a key role in convincing Jobs to tackle the negative publicity that arose around that issue, something he was initially reluctant to do, according to his biographer.
"Finally Tim Cook was able to shake him out of his lethargy," Walter Isaacson said in his biography on the late Silicon Valley icon. "He quoted someone as saying that Apple was becoming the new Microsoft, complacent and arrogant. The next day Jobs changed his attitude."
It remains to be seen how fast Apple can fix the mapping glitches. Jobs had been in a similar position when he allowed email synchronization software MobileMe to launch in 2008, to deadly reviews. The mercurial CEO took the group to task for it and replaced the group's head. The service is now folded into the iCloud product.
Mapping is a complex process that takes a lot of resources and years to perfect, said Marcus Thielking, co-founder of Skobbler, maker of the popular GPS Navigation 2 app, built using the crowdsourced OpenStreetMap platform.
"It helps a lot if you have great data to start with," he said, adding that it appears that different database were thrown together in building Apple Maps. "They (Apple) can offer incremental updates and that's what they will do."
Cook said that more than 100 million iOS devices are using the new Apple Maps and that the more people use Maps, the better it will get. He also offered some hints on why the company decided to remove Google Maps.
Apple launched the Google-powered Maps "initially with the first version of iOS" and created a home-grown version of the service as it wanted to provide more features, Cook said.
"As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps," he said in the letter.
Google provides turn-by-turn navigation on Android-based devices but the popular feature was not available for Apple devices. Apple Maps replaced Google Maps in iOS 6 and the Google service is now only available through a browser.www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/7747268/Apple-CEO-apologises-for-Maps-flaws
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Post by matt on Oct 2, 2012 23:57:49 GMT 10
I have a Nokia Lumia 710 which runs on Windows Phone 7, and while I don't use it to talk on, I totally love it because it is great for social networking, email, GPS (Bing Maps actually work, unlike Apple), and even some people who use iPhones are jealous when they see it.
I paid for it $300 outright, and it is the "mid range" phone in the Lumia series, but still better than the iPhone.
Sure, the iPhone has 500,000 apps, but most of those apps are shit. The reality is most people only use a few main apps which are also available on Andorid and Windows Phone.
I will be buying the new Nokia Lumia 920 when it is released later this year.
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Post by matt on Oct 3, 2012 0:00:51 GMT 10
Couldn't do this with an Apple iPhone:
Now of course someone wouldn't try and hammer a phone, but the iPhone is very easy to smash, people just drop their phone accidentally and the screen shatters.
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Post by matt on Oct 3, 2012 0:07:26 GMT 10
Is the iPhone 5 the next big thing?
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Post by jody on Oct 3, 2012 8:40:53 GMT 10
see those things don't bother me at all. I don't ever use maps and as for battery, just recharge it.
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Post by matt on Oct 3, 2012 8:57:54 GMT 10
Got an iPod dock? You'll have to replace it because the 'Next Big Thing' has a different size connector!
So glad I'm not an iSheep, and neither are 65% of the rest of the population.
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Post by jody on Oct 3, 2012 9:23:16 GMT 10
lol
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Post by jody on Oct 3, 2012 9:24:01 GMT 10
No I don't have an ipod dock. Never saw the use for one
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Post by jody on Oct 3, 2012 17:00:01 GMT 10
lol....I am a photographer. believe me, my Canon camera's are what I use....iphone take silly snap shots.
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Post by garfield on Oct 3, 2012 19:17:31 GMT 10
Hendrix ... fuckin over rated drug f#cked wanker.
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Post by garfield on Oct 3, 2012 19:38:07 GMT 10
Unfuckin fortunately yes, at least until they have fuckin anger management classes in my area anyway.
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Post by garfield on Oct 3, 2012 20:30:56 GMT 10
Thats really sweet ... but hopefully one day the left will be more concerned about julias mass drownings of the boat people and the electrocuting of the trainee rudd pink batt fitter but I won't be holding my breath.
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Post by garfield on Oct 3, 2012 20:45:56 GMT 10
Yes thats them, the ones that the gillard/rudd three ring circus has put firmly back in business, the refugee/centrelink retirement express.
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Post by slartibartfast on Oct 3, 2012 23:41:37 GMT 10
More than happy with my HTC. iPhone users look at my phone all the time.
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Post by matt on Oct 4, 2012 1:23:30 GMT 10
lol....I am a photographer. believe me, my Canon camera's are what I use....iphone take silly snap shots. The Nokia Lumia 920 takes wonderful pictures, as seen in this short video: Wont be long until Nokia phone cameras overtake DSLR cameras!
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Post by matt on Oct 4, 2012 1:33:06 GMT 10
Jody, not trying to influence your decision at all, but it would be good to compare the Samsung Galaxy S III to the iPhone 5:
The reason why I say this is because the iPhone is quite a bit more expensive, but less advanced to other phones. I have never really understood why people purchase iPhones considering there are better phones out there which cost less.
I don't use Android, I use Windows Phone, so there is no bias from me here advising you to take a look at the Galaxy S III before you fork out for an iPhone 5.
If you go into a phone store they should have demo devices available (I know they do at JB Hi Fi) which are well worth taking a look at.
In short, as with anything, shop around.
Most of the apps available on iPhone are also available on Android so if you did go with an Android, you wouldn't miss any of your apps.
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Post by jody on Oct 4, 2012 7:18:13 GMT 10
sorry Matt but I prefer iPhone. I hoesntly wouldn't own anything made made Samsung. Besides I am not a nerd and having the best phone doesn't bother me. As long as I can text, make calls, take a snapshot, a bit of video and use a few of my apps....I'm happy.
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Post by matt on Oct 4, 2012 12:40:59 GMT 10
You can do all of that for $300.
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Post by jody on Oct 4, 2012 14:05:07 GMT 10
I like my iPhone.
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Post by Salem on Oct 4, 2012 18:53:42 GMT 10
Was a Nokia fan from my first digital mobile, will die a Nokia fan and user. I have an older version of Nokia, and its not like these smart phones, iphones or blackberries. When I feel the need for a new phone (maybe sometime next year) I'll buy the Nokia version of the blackberry or iphone or smart phone or whatever its called.
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Post by jody on Oct 4, 2012 18:57:02 GMT 10
Yeah I used Nokia for years. I swore I'd never change to anything else until I got my first iPhone
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Post by jody on Oct 8, 2012 11:29:47 GMT 10
I've talked to 3 people who have their iPhone 5's and they love them.
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Post by matt on Oct 8, 2012 12:34:33 GMT 10
I've talked to 3 people who have their iPhone 5's and they love them. They would love the iPhone 5 if it was exactly the same as the iPhone 1... well, actually it essentially is, just a different shell with a different Samsung made display. They love it for the brand and nothing else.
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Post by matt on Oct 8, 2012 12:36:03 GMT 10
Was a Nokia fan from my first digital mobile, will die a Nokia fan and user. I have an older version of Nokia, and its not like these smart phones, iphones or blackberries. When I feel the need for a new phone (maybe sometime next year) I'll buy the Nokia version of the blackberry or iphone or smart phone or whatever its called. I have one of the Nokia Lumia phones, does everything (and more) than the iPhone 5 and costs $700 less!
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