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    babyknight
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 19 Feb 2011

    Some highlights of complaints about Apple Maps reported to the BBC - almost comical!

    • Some towns appear to be missing, such as Stratford-upon-Avon and Solihull.
    • Others, like Uckfield in East Sussex, are in the wrong location.
    • Satellite images of various locations, particularly in Scotland, are obscured by cloud.
    • A search for Manchester United Football Club directs users to Sale United Football Club, a community team for ages five and above.
    • Users also reported missing local places, such as schools, or strange locations. Another screenshot showed a furniture museum that was apparently located in a river.
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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      @babyknight:

      • Some towns appear to be missing, such as Stratford-upon-Avon and Solihull.

      I grew up in Solihull, it going missing is probably a good thing….

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        urbanwoodsman
        Banned
        Joined: 16 Aug 2011

        I guess specs don't really matter.

        http://www.anandtech.com/show/6324/the-iphone-5-performance-preview

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          crankyfart
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 17 Feb 2012

          @urbanwoodsman:

          I guess specs don't really matter.

          http://www.anandtech.com/show/6324/the-iphone-5-performance-preview

          those numbers…... geez! just wanna know if its worth switching over from my iPhone 4. 😞

          make peace, not war. <3

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            bagley920
            Joined: 10 Oct 2011

            So my brother's Passbook let him scan in his Walgreens card but now won't do anything but show the card.

            Mine won't even do anything other than send me to the App Store

            If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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              derivative666
              Joined: 30 Jan 2011

              I don't understand passbook

              "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                bagley920
                Joined: 10 Oct 2011

                I understand what it's supposed to do but at the moment it does absolutely nothing

                If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                  derivative666
                  Joined: 30 Jan 2011

                  Agreed

                  "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                    joesaintjohn
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                    Joined: 9 Aug 2012

                    Interesting article in light of the current release of iPhone 5. This is from 2011, but, after seeing the new Samsung "attack ads" during the games today, I thought it was a relevant post.

                    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/06/why-do-people-hate-apple

                    Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                      urbanwoodsman
                      Banned
                      Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                      @joesaintjohn:

                      Interesting article in light of the current release of iPhone 5. This is from 2011, but, after seeing the new Samsung "attack ads" during the games today, I thought it was a relevant post.

                      http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/06/why-do-people-hate-apple

                      I like that.  😉

                      "Many people try to make a product that everybody will love; Microsoft is a good example," he explains. "If you make a product that everybody loves – you do all your market surveys, and when people don't like something about it you change it – you end up with a bland product that everybody will accept but nobody truly loves."

                      Apple isn't like that, he says. "Apple says 'We're not going to even worry about it. We're going to make something that we ourselves love. We just assume that anything that we really love, lots and lots of people will love. And if other people really dislike it and hate it, so what. Tough on them.'"

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                        GimpKid
                        Joined: 20 Jul 2010

                        @bagley920:

                        So my brother's Passbook let him scan in his Walgreens card but now won't do anything but show the card.

                        Mine won't even do anything other than send me to the App Store

                        @derivative666:

                        I don't understand passbook

                        Passbook isn't a stand alone app. It's really not supposed to do anything other than be a "wallet" for other apps. Other apps load cards into Passbook so you can use them in stores (via the on screen QR codes).

                        So, once you load the Walgreens card, that card is now ready to use. The store can scan the QR code attached to that card on the phone rather than having to carry the physical card. Your brother probably doesn't have any other passes in his passbook so that's the only one showing up.

                        The real issue is that Passbook requires infrastructure within the retailers that use it (devices to scan your phone). For instance, Fandango has Passbook support so you can send your ticket to Passbook and the theater can just scan your phone on entry. But not many theaters have that yet.

                        So if developers and retailers choose to use it, it could be cool.

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                          Finn666
                          Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                          … 😉

                          Sent from iPhone 4GS using Tapatalk!

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                            crankyfart
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 17 Feb 2012

                            @Finn666:

                            … 😉

                            Sent from iPhone 4GS using Tapatalk!

                            nice one mate! 😃

                            make peace, not war. <3

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                              FurattoHeddo
                              Joined: 25 May 2010

                              @babyknight:

                              I don't know how to explain it other than that it is total shit.  There is a 45 page thread devoted to how awful it is on MacRumors.  Examples of problems:  awful quality satellite view; no streetview; directions are apparently a disaster; inaccurate; local towns missing or in the wrong place.  Etc.

                              Them DC4 boys are surely wishing they had those 32oz peacoats:

                              "Don't ever be sorry"

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                Hahahaha

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  zwer
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 11 Apr 2012

                                  Seriously - how many people have gotten themselves lost because of the Map app? It needs work, but really, who cares?

                                  Rather they spend the time fixing the Podcast app anyway. That thing's been crap since day 1.

                                  last edited by 24 Sept 2012, 18:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    rocket
                                    Joined: 6 Jan 2011

                                    @FurattoHeddo:

                                    @babyknight:

                                    I don't know how to explain it other than that it is total shit.  There is a 45 page thread devoted to how awful it is on MacRumors.  Examples of problems:  awful quality satellite view; no streetview; directions are apparently a disaster; inaccurate; local towns missing or in the wrong place.  Etc.

                                    Them DC4 boys are surely wishing they had those 32oz peacoats:

                                    nice…

                                    rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                    It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                    R.I.P. Geo

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                                      davito
                                      Joined: 27 Oct 2011

                                      lmao 🙂

                                      Cheers,
                                      David

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                                        emceeQ
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 11 Jan 2012

                                        Continuing with the theme of apple maps, this article (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/24/apples-smart-maps-maneuver/) makes some interesting points.  While it is currently a huge step down from Google Maps, having their own mapping app puts Apple in a better place competitively…

                                        last edited by 24 Sept 2012, 21:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          elclintor
                                          Joined: 30 Dec 2010

                                          volume buttons are sticking on my iPhone 5 😕

                                          Geo

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