Apple's maps, Walmart vs. Amazon, and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Apple's maps, Walmart vs. Amazon, and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Thursday, September 20, 2012
2012-09-20
it's Thursday September 20th 2012 I'm
William savona reminding you to always
wear your bow tie this is 90 seconds on
the verge as more iphone and ipad users
update to iOS 6 this week the
frustration and apple's new maps app has
intensified people have taken to twitter
and tumblr to post some of the most
egregious failures Apple replace google
map service entirely with its own
in-house solution unfortunately it isn't
quite the same level of quality and
comprehensiveness Google is yet to
comment when or if it will release in
need of Google Maps app for iOS Google
is quick to remind you however that it's
Android app was just updated Walmart is
kicking Kindle to the curb according to
an internal memo obtained by Reuters the
retail giant will no longer sell
Amazon's Erie ders and tablets the move
follows a similar decision by target who
cited a quote conflict of interest
that's not too surprising gaming the
Kindle line it pretty much exists solely
to sell Amazon content like ebooks and
movies content you can instead get at
say Walmart and Target Walmart will
continue to sell Apple's iPad Google's
Nexus 7 and even barnes & noble's know
yeah it's getting personal finally a
logical connection between hobbits and
half life Peter Jackson's wheedle
workshop has gift a developer valve with
a full-scale articulating portal turret
complete with a motion sensor and the
turrets disturbingly friendly yet
haunting dialogue bullets not included
thankfully that's it for today's top
stories tune in tomorrow to find out
which humanoid behind me is actually a
Cylon
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