Apple and Google aren't friends anymore, so when Apple was announcing the release of their new iPhone, they casually let slip that the iPhone would no longer be using Google Maps and would instead be using their own brand new map app.
There's only one problem -- it's pretty terrible, and the Tumblr The Amazing iOS6 Maps has been documenting hilarious proof of the work that's yet to be done on the program. Here are a few examples.
With the internet whipped up in a considerable frenzy over the announcement of the iPhone 5 today, we've seen everyone and their brother speculating about Apple's latest revolution in tech, and it has blown our minds in a collective technogasm.
So Apple is releasing a new iPhone (again). It's thinner, lighter, bigger and faster. It comes with headphones that might actually fit your ears. It fits in your hand. It also possesses the ability to explode the Twitterverse. Here's what people are saying.
It's not everyday that you get to see Mitt Romney smacked in the face with a hot dog or President Obama trounced with a balloon sword... Until now. Thanks to a new, free phone game called Vote!!!, you can see it every day. It might seem like they've lost sight of the point of democratic elections by making the two presidential candidates go toe-to-toe, but the folks at Epic Games could actually be on to something.
You've surely noticed over the past few years the proliferation of photos of plates of food on your Facebook feed. While one's first instinct is to blame Zuckerberg for this culinary invasion of your cyber space, the real culprit is the late Steve Jobs, since it is the high quality camera on his iPhones that are allowing all your friends to post these dispatches from the latest trendy eatery.
Say what you will about Apple and the iPhone, but it's still an amazing piece of mobile technology. Someone, namely viral hero Mystery Guitar Man, just found a way to make it amazing-er.
Two-year-old stuck in a well? There's an app for that.
Rescue workers in Mengzi City, China had the daunting task of freeing a toddler who had fallen into a 40-foot well. While they could hear the boy's cries, they couldn't really see him. This posed a problem when he kept slipping out of the adult-sized harness they had sent down the shaft.
Angry Birds fans rejoice! Finnish developer Rovio Entertainment has just released the latest installment in its wildly successful Angry Birds franchise -- Angry Birds Space.