No, I am not turning into an Apple Fan Boy. I really like my Apple iPad and my iPod. They work very well. That’s all I care about. However, I will hit Apple as hard as I hit Microsoft when they deserve it.
And, today, they deserve it. In the newest release of the iOS operating system (Ver. 6 which arrived yesterday), Apple replaced Google Maps with their own maps…and it is not going well. Critics, users, and even some Apple Fan Boys are ticked off about this new, less-than-stellar map program.
Google got it right…Apple has a long way to go. I think that Apple’s hatred of Google got in the way of its good judgment. Late word has it that Google has submitted a new mapping software for Apple’s approval. Most interesting.
In spite of all that, I will say I mostly like IOS6. I installed it yesterday morning, within an hour of its release. To be honest, I have not tested many of its new features. However, I have given SIRI a good run for its money. And…I like it. It has worked flawlessly for all of my requests.
For those who don’t know, SIRI is a voice command program that is designed to answer your voice requests. For instance, I asked it to give me the score of the Giants game. It did, plus showed me the box score. Then I asked who is pitching tomorrow for the Giants. It told me in English and showed me on the screen.
I asked who the 49ers were playing this weekend. It told me that it is the Vikings, showed me the game time and who is broadcasting the game. It’s kind of fun and I am still experimenting. I hope it will become a useful tool. It’s certainly quite amazing.
For fun, I have included a positive and negative review of the new Apple iPhone 5…and more info on the huge security leak in Internet Explorer. It is quite serious. There is some other good information here, so let’s get rolling. -JRC
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