Apple warned over its Maps app by iOS 6 developers

Apple received several bug reports from iOS 6 developers concerning its buggered Maps application prior to its official launch, according to CNET

 

The website has quoted anonymous app developers who claim to have issued complaints using Apple’s bug-reporting system, Radar, but the overwhelming number of problems made the process painstakingly difficult.

"I posted at least one doomsayer rant after each (developer) Beta, and I wasn't alone," one developer revealed. "The mood amongst the developers seemed to be that the maps were so shockingly bad that reporting individual problems was futile.

"What was needed wasn't so much an interface for reporting a single point as incorrect, but for selecting an entire region and saying 'all of this - it's wrong.’"

Another developer also experienced similar issues, saying: "During the beta period I filed bug reports with Apple's Radar system posted on the forums several times, and e-mailed multiple people within Apple's MapKit team to voice our concerns.

"This has been a frustrating experience for us and we don't care where the imagery comes from, we just would like our customers to be able to have the same experience within our app when they update from iOS 5 to iOS 6.

"Instead, the OS upgrade broke some of the features we built within our application despite being told that only the imagery would be swapped out."

It comes just weeks after Apple's CEO Tim Cook issued an unprecedented public apology for the problems users experienced while using its Maps application, which include missing destinations and misspelt street names, amongst others.

Via TechDigest

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iPad Mini release date set for Nov 2?

Apple is reportedly set to send out media invites to a special launch next Wednesday, where it’s expected to reveal the iPad Mini, according to reports

 

It has long been rumoured that the consumer electronics giant will be releasing a miniature version of its new iPad this year, in response to a string of new and upcoming launches, including the Barnes and Noble tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire 2, which is expected to come equipped with a 8.9-inch screen.

It was originally believed that Apple would launch the slate alongside its sixth-generation smartphone last month, but the device failed to make an appearance. Then again, it was also reported that the iPad Mini would launch some weeks after the iPhone 5, hence why the rumours have kicked off again.

Tech site the Register reports a November 2 release date, although some critics remain sceptical as Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs once famously dissed smaller tablets, claiming that their small screens make them ill-equipped to host applications.

But then again, that was a while ago, so it’s possible that the firm could have changed its mind (or conjured up a solution to combat the problem). The iPad Mini is expected to come equipped with a 7.85-inch screen and there were reports earlier in the year of a stylus, dubbed the S Pen. We're yet to hear of other possible specifications but will keep you updated as and when we do.

Via The Register

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