apple’s loss = google gain

 

apple’s loss = google’s gain

 

Google maps are now back with a bang on IOS after several attempts by apple to implement it’s own maps without a glitch. Apple failed miserably after its maps didn’t perform as well as expected which was like a half-baked cake.

Many of you would have already heard about this but not the whole story behind the scene. We will cover the whole story here.

 

It is believed that apple wanted google to extend support for few features like voice navigation and 3D maps for ios devices but google wanted to confine it to android. So , apple removed google maps silently while pushing the latest IOS 6 update to most of its devices. However, the actual reason for this is still unknown.

check this

10 possible reasons which would have forced apple to replace google maps :

http://www.siliconindia.com/news/technology/10-Reasons-Why-Apple-Bans-Google-from-iOS-6-nid-125773-cid-2.html

 

Many navigators & wanderers were shocked for a while with this sudden change but later realized that ios maps were there to rescue them. Unfortunately, they failed miserably. In fact , ios maps have led to lots of complications.

 

As we all know that Apple always wanted to stand out in the crowd and here it is… This time it tried to give a 3D experience in its maps for buildings and navigation but it ended up much worse than expected. Eventually many users ended up being mis-guided in the wrong directions with unnecessary info. But still, it was a good attempt by apple in such a short span of time.

 

Recently there has been a serious case in australia while navigating where users ended up in an isolate part of a national park, some 70 KMs away from their actual destination which was wrongly mapped. Police were concerned as there is no water supply within the Park and temperatures sore to as high as 46 degrees . The police have now warned users about the use of these ios maps. Many such similar complications have come up in various places.

 

After all the unexpected adventures apple users have experienced, apple should have surely been awarded or atleast been nominated for the best event organizer of hunger games.

Apple fired Scott Forstall, its longtime chief of mobile software for its troubled maps app. Atleast it realizes that God made time, but man made haste. Some things cannot be built overnight to excel.

 

Finally a good move by apple by allowing google maps back again.

And google maps makes it’s grand entry to IOS 6 on wednesday (12 / 12 / 12) !

 

New features added to google maps:           

1. Turn by Turn Navigation

2. voice navigation

3. 3D outlines for buildings

4. gesture input

5. etc, etc, etc…

 

 

6 things google maps wins over apple ios maps

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409944,00.asp

 

Sources have confirmed that there were 10 million downloads of google maps in the first 48 hours available.

 

If u own an ios 6 device , then its time to dump your old buggy ios maps and switch to google maps soon. 

Try your hands on them and do come back with your experiences to share them with us.

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Experience the NEO XPERIA!

Finally Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V   has made it to the Indian shores and it looks pretty promising. However it is quite similar to its Big Brother Xperia Neo… But this one comes with an extra V in its name . With the V resembling the roman number 5 for the 5th xperia phone from sony ericsson. And this phone is among the first phones to ship with the latest Delicious Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 , rest of the xperia phones to get an update very soon.

 

 

Both don’t have much of differences except that the camera is downgraded here and of course with a slighlty lesser price tag. Even the Neo V sports the same Kungfu styled 1Ghz Snapdragon Processor with a 512 MB RAM, 320MB ROM (not to worry , you can run your apps directly from your memory card). It just has a 5MP camera sensor (Non Exmor R) compared to the previous version’s 8MP (Exmor R) but the Neo V still shoots amazingly well. We beleive that there has been a shortage of supply for the 8MP sensors due to the earth quake effect in Japan. It still supports HD video recording of 720p.

Still has the front camera for video chatting but not for video calling. That’s a sad thing. Considering that video calling has not become so popular.

And for those nitwits who don’t know about Exmor R sensor, it’s a feature developed by sony corporation to enable low light and fast shooting of pics with your camera.

Its packed with a 3.7 inches (480 x 854 pixels) LED-backlit LCD screen which should be a good news for the big boys with big fingers who text a lot. The display is powered by Mobile Bravia Engine which is another technology developed by sony to display things very sharp and crystal clear.

The design derives from the playstation phone – xperia play but this one comes without a keypad.
The color and finish gives it a rich and premium look even though the body is fully plastic.

– On the front it has three buttons for back – home – options with a front camera, Proximity sensor.
– On the back the 5MP camera sensor sits perfectly inside the phone and of course the sony ericsson symbol.
– On the top it has a HDMI port (to connect to HDMI enbled devices) , pc sych port , 3.5mm audio jack.
– On the right you can spot the volume buttons, camera button, lock button.
  And finally on the left , there’s nothing. Its plane!

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Now coming to the main features about the phone…

You can take snaps in 3D panoramic view. Which when connected to a 3d ready tv , you can see them in real 3d.

Kickass!

Front cam – It is among the first android phones with full skype support.

Skype now supports video chatting on android. And even gtalk video chat works. The front cam is missing on most of the xperia phones.
But lets wish sony hears and sends a patch to enable video calling through 3g.

These days dual core processors are slowly conquering the market share, so this can be positioned in the mid range.

The power packed device just weighs amazingly 126g (including the battery). When i first held the phone i thought it was a dummy phone but , no… it real for sure!!!
It might look slightly bulky , but easily slides into your pocket.

And the best part comes here…, it is priced at around 15k in India. check out www.adexmart.com for the best price.
This is one of the best phones in the mid range from sony at this price.

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