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Apple is taking a new direction I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update google maps are back on iOS a new google map app is available for Apple users to download and it includes spoken turn-by-turn directions and public transit information within just a few hours of it being in Apple's iTunes Store Google it was the number one free app ever since apple cake Google office latest operating system update it's been nothing but chaos for anyone who tries to use apples Maps bridges are collapsing entire cities are wiped out steak restaurants are showing up in the middle of a baseball field and in Australia people have needed rescue after getting lost in the wilderness there's really a noticeable difference between the quality and usefulness between googles and apples Maps so if you've been holding back on upgrading to iOS 6 because you didn't want to lose that google map well this could make you feel better but upgrading you can watch amazon videos now on more devices amazon instant video streaming app is now on the iphone and ipod touch users can buy or rent a show and Prime members can also access the library of content included in that subscription and amazon's cloud player can now also be accessed on roku and samsung smart tvs the cloud player is a free virtual Locker of all the music you buy on amazon as well as imported song files in the glory days of blackberry it was the must-have phone for businesses and government agencies well looks like blackberry has a shot to win back the hearts of professionals the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency will run a pilot program to test new BlackBerry 10 devices back in October this agency said it was going to switch over to iPhones but research in motion is hoping to sway them not to switch and just when you thought a smartphone screen couldn't get any bigger prepare yourself for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 because a report from The Korea Times says Samsung is working on a 6.3 inch display for the next note which many call a phablet between a phone and a tablet the current version of the node has a 5.5 inch screen and while some may make fun of the size it's a hot seller for Samsung I began the show with news about Google's Maps coming to apple devices but Windows 8 users won't be hearing similar news anytime soon in an interview with British tech publication v3 the product manager for Google Apps said his team has no plans to build apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone if Windows becomes more popular then Google might consider releasing apps for things like drive docs Gmail and calendar for now users have to stick with the web versions that's your tech news update you can find links to all of these stories on the blog cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey