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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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