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Google Maps becomes first third-party navigation app with Apple CarPlay support
boltsfan17 said:For me personally, I think Apple Maps look so much better compared to Google Maps. On Apple Maps, all the houses and buildings are in 3D in my area and that looks way more aesthetically pleasing on the eye compared to Google Maps. One big pet peeve of mine on Google Maps is the lack of labeling on bodies of water. While trying out Google Maps in CarPlay this afternoon, I drove over a river and next to a lake. Neither were labeled. On Apple Maps, they are. There is a setting to show speed limits, but so far, I haven't seen any while use Google Maps in CarPlay. Apple Maps shows speed limits on all the roads where I live.
Apple Maps' capabilities varies by location. Driving in Norway and Sweden, I've yet to see anything 3D. I don't think I miss it, though. No speed limits either. And while the POI database of Apple Maps is orders of magnitude better than when it was launched, it's still far behind Google's offering.
For non-Carplay purposes, I could also add that Google maps shows public transport, while Apple maps doesn't support this.
From my limited testing yesterday, Google maps was also much better at interpreting spoken addresses than Apple Maps via Siri.
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Apple's new 4-inch handset rumored to be named 'iPhone 5e,' sport A8 CPU & 1GB RAM
This would be sad. I'm in the market for a new iPhone this year. I like the smaller form factor, but I'd like everything else. It doesn't have to be a lot cheaper then the others - I'm after the size, not an economy model.
Of course, that means I want feature parity - A9, 2GB memory, force touch. Smaller screen is desirable, and I don't need 128 GB - after I stopped carrying my iTunes library offline on my phone, there's no need. 32 or 64 GB is just fine.
