Apple, in response to questions from a U.S. congressional probe into tech antitrust matters, revealed it has invested billions of dollars in the revamped Maps app and corresponding service, a product designed to compete against segment stalwart Google Maps. Via: AppleInsider.com
Apple has been deploying the enhanced maps up the northeast United States over the last few months, with the rollout recently extending to New York state. Now it has expanded west to cover West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and North Illinois. The data is gathered by Apple’s own fleet of sensor- and camera-equipped vehicles, as […]
Look Around, a new iOS 13 Maps feature that’s designed to provide a street level view of what’s around you similar to Google’s Street View is now available in Los Angeles and New York City. At launch and during the iOS 13 beta testing period, Look Around in Maps was limited to the Bay Area […]
The improvements first rolled out in Northern California in July 2018, followed by Hawaii and Southern California in November 2018, and Arizona, New Mexico, and the Las Vegas metropolitan area in April 2019. Now, the updated data is available across Texas, Louisiana, and the southern half of Mississippi, as Apple continues its pattern of rolling […]
