Sunday, March 27, 2011

Apple looking to 'radically improve' iOS Maps experience, may look to you for help

It's tough to read too much into this, but when Apple publishes a couple of job applications hoping to bring on folks who can "radically improve how people interact with maps and location-based services," we can't help but take note. The outfit's currently seeking a pair of full-timers to be labeled as iOS Maps Application Developers, and it's honing in on applicants with "excellent skills in object-oriented software design and programming." We've felt for awhile that Apple's built-in Maps application wasn't even comparable to Google Maps Navigation, but it could be time for that to change. Even now, iOS users need to fork out cash on a legitimate turn-by-turn app if they're hoping to navigate with the iPod touch or iPhone, but we can only hope that these applications are hinting at a more full-fledged internal program for the software's next major iteration.'Course, we're sure TomTom would beg to disagree...

2 comments:

  1. WOW...The hatred displayed in these Apple vs. Android threads is beyond crazy! How about discussion based on reason? Just a thought lol...

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  2. Don't stop there, Apple! The notification system is still a tedious mess, and the lock screen is still a featureless, barren embarrassment. Try not to fuck it up as bad as you did when you introduced folders into iOS. Really. Folders. What is this, windows 95?

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