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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What do you guys have to say ? share yo opnions…

Mirror On the goddamn WALL who’s the best of ’em ALL?

Finally the day has come where tablets start selling like hot cakes.   The year 2011 is considered the year of tablets. I mean the tablets like the ipad, kindle, galaxy tab, etc , not the the pills which your granny takes for medication.

If you ever thought of buying one and was really confused , then this is the right place for you to decide. Here we get you an insight of 5 best & latest tablets from which you can choose from….

Let us show you the close competitors before we begin with the comparison.

1. Ipad

Don’t mistake it for an exam pad. It is the already legendary digital pad which is developed and marketed by the american computer bigass giant Apple Inc. Used to access the audio-visual content which includes ebooks, pictures, movies, music, games and other web content to name a few. Runs on apple’s IOS. It is thin, slim, sleek , light and fast. It’s got Apple OS X. (In the pic shown with Griffinn Ipad belt accessory)

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2. Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-based tablet computer produced by the korean company Samsung. Even this tablet looks and works quite similar to the ipad but its however much smaller and lighter compared to it.

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NEXUS ONE PHONE

The smartphone war in the world is intensifying day by day. And with NEXUS ONE its still got tougher.
Google , which is well known as the most popular & powerful search engine releases its Nexus one phone. NEXUS ONE is another masterpiece from the internet giant GOOGLE, to serve it’s reputation once again.

Google Nexus One is literally a “Smart Phone”. I mean it makes you feel dumb!
Nexus One is manufactured by HTC Mobile. Yet another stupendous creation after HTC Diamond
Its an android based mobile phone that is developed on Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair).
Android, as you folks might have known is google’s indigenous operating system. Basically Linux oriented. Of course it’s an open source. Folks around the world can use it & contribute for it for free. Not like mean Microsoft people trying to absorb like freaking virus!
You can build your own applications and use them on it.(sounds cool right…)
With a sleeky design and a strong metal body Google fans are very much impressed with the announcement of Nexus One Technology.
Its got a very cool interface ( ya’d go crazy for sure) and a superb look. Its like the killer of smartphones.