Google Maps; everyone knows it and everyone loves it! Well actually no it would seem not everyone, certainly not Apple.
Apple have announced that they will no longer be running Google Maps on their devices as a rift between the two companies, which developed some time ago, has ended with Apple taking the decision to create their own Maps. Which let's face it will come as no surprise as they have more than likely been developing their own Maps for some time.
Apple were apparently getting more frustated at Google rolling out better versions and updates for their own operating system Android and with this only ever set to continue the IOS6 operating system will no longer update the Google Maps software.
Both Apple and Google have showcased their new 3D Maps software with both companies using fleets of planes to capture the images.
We are loving this competition at One Media Solutions as the two rivals are only wanting to do better than each other which is good news for us as consumers.
However, we must admit that when the news was first announced we were saddened that our so much beloved iPhone will lose our so much beloved Google Maps. We know Google Maps, we love Google Maps and changes like this are not always welcome. However we feel Google is coming off a lot worse after this defeat. Google are going to lose millions in advertising revenue, which is naturally in turn going to go to Apple.
Apple will now be able to learn what their users are doing, be able to keep that information and use it wisely in the future, making sure that the final result for the end user is as relevant as it can possibly be.
We feel Apple is going to continue to grow and grow but how Google fights back with Android is going to be very interesting indeed.
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Wednesday 25 July 2012
Sunday 8 July 2012
Murray....... He Came So Close
All here at One Media Solutions have had Wimbledon fever.
Even though most of the country has been under a constant down pour of rain, the weather (surprsingly) has held up for most of the Wimbledon tournament.
There is a lot to make us Brits proud this year, our Queens jubilee, the London Olympics (more on that to come later) and of course Murray.
It has been no mean feat for him to get to the final, the first Brit to do so, in more decades that we care to mention and we salute him.
He played well to begin with, having much of the upper hand in the first games however our pesky wet weather came and a break was called.
The roof on centre court was closed making it the first final to be played with the roof closed, however with the closed roof came a different atmosphere and a different game.
Federer came back with a stronger game and Murray looked like he ws flagging way before he lost the match.
Murray played well and he came so close, however he lost and his emotions at the end showed us just how much it meant to him. He wasn't quite sure he would make it through his runners up interview but he thanked us all for his support.
Of course throughout the day Twitter and Facebook have been alive with who was their favourite and as far as we could see here at OMS opinions have been divided across he two popular mediums. Both names have been trending on twitter and statuses across the land have been celebrating and commiserating.
Congratulations to Federer and also to our Murray, we always believe in next year.
Even though most of the country has been under a constant down pour of rain, the weather (surprsingly) has held up for most of the Wimbledon tournament.
There is a lot to make us Brits proud this year, our Queens jubilee, the London Olympics (more on that to come later) and of course Murray.
It has been no mean feat for him to get to the final, the first Brit to do so, in more decades that we care to mention and we salute him.
He played well to begin with, having much of the upper hand in the first games however our pesky wet weather came and a break was called.
The roof on centre court was closed making it the first final to be played with the roof closed, however with the closed roof came a different atmosphere and a different game.
Federer came back with a stronger game and Murray looked like he ws flagging way before he lost the match.
Murray played well and he came so close, however he lost and his emotions at the end showed us just how much it meant to him. He wasn't quite sure he would make it through his runners up interview but he thanked us all for his support.
Of course throughout the day Twitter and Facebook have been alive with who was their favourite and as far as we could see here at OMS opinions have been divided across he two popular mediums. Both names have been trending on twitter and statuses across the land have been celebrating and commiserating.
Congratulations to Federer and also to our Murray, we always believe in next year.
Rain Rain Go Away
Here we are nearing the middle July and in typical British fashion we've had rain. This summer has been a little wetter than previous ones as we've had the most rainful since records began.
To help us cope with the terrential down-pour a company, based in Shrewsbury, has developed a real time flood map.
A live flood warning system went live this week, enabling people to track areas in danger of flooding. The real time updates flag areas on maps in England and Wales where users can zoom into their location to see if there is a flood alert. The data for the map warnings is gathered from the Enviroment Agency's nationwide network of montioring stations.
Timing is crucial when it comes to weather warnings and real time map warnings enables the likes of schools and businesses the chance to prepare.
The system was originally launched on Facebook in April and has reached 2,000 likes and up to 40% of those likes have gone onto register the map.
We are loving this kind of work here at One Media Solutions, it shows how social media and interactive sites can be a life line to those who are fretting.
We're guessing this can also mean when it comes to winter and we are in danger of snow the same technology can be applied so communites have a real time update of what to expect.
To help us cope with the terrential down-pour a company, based in Shrewsbury, has developed a real time flood map.
A live flood warning system went live this week, enabling people to track areas in danger of flooding. The real time updates flag areas on maps in England and Wales where users can zoom into their location to see if there is a flood alert. The data for the map warnings is gathered from the Enviroment Agency's nationwide network of montioring stations.
Timing is crucial when it comes to weather warnings and real time map warnings enables the likes of schools and businesses the chance to prepare.
The system was originally launched on Facebook in April and has reached 2,000 likes and up to 40% of those likes have gone onto register the map.
We are loving this kind of work here at One Media Solutions, it shows how social media and interactive sites can be a life line to those who are fretting.
We're guessing this can also mean when it comes to winter and we are in danger of snow the same technology can be applied so communites have a real time update of what to expect.
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