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Now this is interesting – a piece of iOS software being ported over for action on the Mac platform? That is a possibility, at least according to the hints dropped in the iOS code. WWDC 2012 which happened last month saw Apple ditch the old and faithful servant, Google Maps, as the default maps application in the soon-to-come iOS 6. Obviously, a navigational replacement is required, and Apple decided to come up with their very own mapping solution that boasts of real-time traffic updates, turn-by-turn navigation, Yelp integration, vector graphics, and 3D flyovers.

To date, there were two beta version releases of iOS 6 to developers, where these deliver slight improvements to the Maps app, albeit being far from the finished and polished final article. A developer known as Cody Cooper has discovered a rather interesting bit in the iOS 6 code dump that points towards the possibility of Apple Maps arriving on the Mac platform sometime down the road. Are you looking forward to this feature?

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Nokia teased its The Dark Knight Rises 3D map yesterday, and now the full interactive Batman world has gone live – complete with the chance to win Batman’s cowl. Built in collaboration with Warner Bros., the 3D map details director Christopher Nolan’s rebooted Gotham and introduces a series of games.

If you’re only in it for the Batman fun, then you can navigate around some of the better-known landmarks, such as Wayne Tower, Arkham Asylum and City Hall. It’s not street-level mapping, sadly, though you can spin and zoom as you might a regular city on Google Maps.

However, there are also various Batshield icons – currently four, though Nokia says it will be adding more (as well as more explorable locations) in the coming weeks – which open up the gaming element of Gotham. Unsurprisingly you can win Nokia Lumia 900 special Batman edition handsets, but the company is also giving away a Batman cowl and other merchandise.

You can find the 3D Gotham City mapping here, though you’ll need to log in with a Facebook account and agree to “like” Nokia’s page in order to actually access it.

Nokia 3D Gotham map for Batman “Dark Knight Rises” goes live is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Remember when Apple bought a little 3D map company called C3, and now there will be 3D maps on your iPhone? Now Amazon is doing the exact same thing. But why? You know why. More »

Google’s next iteration of Android wasn’t quite the full-point release jump that many of you were perhaps anticipating. Rather than using Google I/O 2012 as the launching pad for Android 5.0, we’re being formally introduced to v4.1 — a mere 0.1 ahead of where Ice Cream Sandwich placed us around six months ago. Aside from grabbing a name change, the minor numerical bump also provides Jelly Bean the opportunity to usher in a few new features for Nexus owners to enjoy.

If you missed yesterday’s keynote, Google revealed that Android 4.1 would arrive on Nexus devices in “mid-July,” but there’s no clear word on when partner companies will begin pushing it to their products. Moreover, pundits are quick to point out the legions of Android products that still haven’t made the leap to 4.0, leaving us to wonder if those Froyo and Gingerbread laggards will simply take the fast track to 4.1 now that it’s (almost) available. Care to see if the latest and greatest will live up to your expectations once it lands in a few weeks? Head on past the break as we discuss some of the larger changes that Jelly Bean has to offer.

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There’s nothing worse than relying on a GPS unit with incorrect map information, so TomTom has opened up its Map Share community so that around 60 million units can take advantage of daily map changes for free. TomTom say that Map Share was previously restricted to a limited number of devices, but now just about everyone can get in on the action.

Any changes in the immediate area, such as new speed limits, blocked roads, or different street names, can now be modified directly on the device. If the user then chooses to do so, they can send the updates to TomTom and the Map Share community so that everyone reaps the benefits for free.

Major changes such as brand new roads or roundabout placements are logged with TomTom, validated, and added to maps on a quarterly basis. The collaborative approach to creating the maps apparently helps TomTom to create “maps [that] accurately reflect reality.”

Want a preview of Map Share? Take a peek at the video below to get a better idea of what it’s all about.

TomTom expands Map Share to all navigation devices is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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