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Job Listing Shows Apple Wants to Take iPhone Maps App “to the Next Level”

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 05:22 AM PST

Apple Map Job Listing

A new job listing shows Apple is looking for an iPhone Software Engineer to work on the Map and MapKit framework team, which is also responsible for the Compass app and other location-based services on the iPhone and iPod touch:

The iPhone has revolutionized the mobile industry and has changed people’s lives and we want to continue to do so. We want to take Maps to the next level, rethink how users use Maps and change the way people find things. We want to do this in a seamless, highly interactive and enjoyable way. We’ve only just started.

While Google’s massive data hose currently powers the iPhone and iPod touch Maps.app, it was Apple who wrote the interface, and in classic Apple fashion, to end users the interface is the app. This means Apple is also free to modify not only that interface, but add, remove, and swap around data hoses in the background.

Add this job listing to previous news that Apple quietly acquired Placebase, a would-be Google Maps competitor, back in July, and it certainly looks like Apple is planning something interesting (and less dependent on Google?) for future Maps.app updates.

iPhone 4.0 speculation anyone?

[Apple via MacRumors]

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Job Listing Shows Apple Wants to Take iPhone Maps App “to the Next Level”


For the iPhanboi Who Has Everything: iPhone App Coasters

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:29 PM PST

iPhone Apps Coasters Overview

Have more money than fanboi shame? Itching for just one more hit of iPhone in your life? iPhone Coasters has a buy now button for you. Cashing in at £12.99 per 6-iPhone app-themed coaster pack, you have your choice of Core (SMS, Calendar, Phone, Email, Safari, and iPod), Home (Notes, Settings, Camera, Clock, and Contacts), and Media (Maps, YouTube, Stocks, Movies, Weather, and Photos). And no, there’s no discount for getting them all.

But if you’ve always dreamed of parking the tasty beverage or spicy drink of your choice on an Apple-designed iPhone app (or getting a nifty set of iPhone-themed safety-ninja stars), iPhone App Coasters is there for you.

Let us know if you order them, and how they turn out.

[via TUAW]

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For the iPhanboi Who Has Everything: iPhone App Coasters


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