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  • Apple shifts to internal advertising sales for Apple News

    lowededwookielowededwookie
    I'm still waiting on Apple News to come to New Zealand. But we've just got Visual Voicemail so maybe there's hope. However, given that the news media in NZ is in a state of disrepair we NEED Apple News now more than ever because Stuff, NZ Herald, and even TVNZ all seem to be on shakey ground.
    Alex1Nwatto_cobraneoncat

  • Judge not impressed with Apple's request for more time in Epic case

    lowededwookielowededwookie
    Or could it be that the legal system is so bad it needs things in writing which means Apple needs to print out 1.3 million documents?

    Thats a tough ask for even the largest print house let alone a corporate office.

    Even if they can be delivered by email, someone has to check each of those documents to ensure they are what is being requested. Algorithms are pretty poor at the moment.
    appleinsideruserwatto_cobra

  • Apple lays off about 100 services employees across Apple Books, News

    lowededwookielowededwookie
    What gets me is it’s 2024 and Apple News still isn’t available in New Zealand.

    The news apps we have for Stuff and 1News are pathetic to the point I just use the web versions.
    Alex_V

  • Look out MapQuest, Apple Maps debuts on the web in beta

    lowededwookielowededwookie
    StrangeDays said:
    ah yeah, Look Around, I remember that…had so much promise. But never materialized as I’d expected. I’m in a city with multiple pro sports teams and regularly hosts the Super Bowl, and Apple vans drove thru years ago…yet, no Look Around. 
    Really? Am I missing something because we have it here in New Zealand. Works even smoother than Google Maps.

    Next question. How do we get access to the web beta? I'd love to give it a crack.

    My only missing feature I'd love to see in any version of Apple Maps is house numbering like in Google. As a postal worker, being able to see the addresses on the map when zoomed in helps a lot when making up delivery lists. It's the ONLY thing I use Google Maps for which is woefully out of date here in NZ.
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  • How to plan hikes & other outdoor adventures in Apple Maps with iOS 18

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    WilliamM said:
    Will this offer anything outside the USA?
    Not sure but here in New Plymouth, New Zealand we have around 100kms of walkways in the city, excluding Pukekura Park.

    I just did a manual map of the Huatoki Walkway and it was awesome how it follows the walkways on the map. I expected to have to do a heap of points to get the contours right but I didn't. This is going to be an awesome update even for manual updates.
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