Apple Maps: Not as good as Google

These days there is so much to talk about cell phones. We have so many phones coming up in the market with unique features, trying to overtake other competitors. While LG has thrown the Optimus G monster and Motorola has announced a 2GHz Intel processor for its RAZR, the focus of attention remains Apple's iPhone 5 and its features.

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For a change, Apple has this time tried to rely on its own apps and technology, rather than banking on the borrowed one. And the new map app for iPhone 5 is one of the many features of iPhone 5 under scrutiny by analysts and users.

MG Siegler at TechCrunch: "I don’t think they’re as good as Google Maps, but they’re not bad by any stretch of the imagination," however he says that no public transit in the app sucks if you live in a town where public transit is important.

Well that is one view point, but others disagree and say that Apple's indigenous map app is a flop and difficult to handle. What do you say?

Read more: Business Insider

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Top Seven Apps this week

Good news for App Lovers!!

Keeping up with all the new apps to hit the scene is a tough job. But you’re in luck: You don’t have to, because each week Mashable rounds up favorite apps and app updates from the week.

Some of our favorite new apps this week include one that lets you make your own stop-motion superhero movie using Lego, and an app that makes your Ford Focus sound like the Ferrari of your dreams.

For example, if you’re into photos, we found an app that will customize your pics with unique filters for you, allowing you to pick the best one. Another app from the week will let you take photos of your friends and turn them into memes.

The seven selected apps for the weeks are as under:

1. Lego Super Hero Movie Maker
2. Jazz
3. MemeMaker
4. Twizgrid
5. XLR8
6. Plants vs. Zombies
7. Draw Something

Read details about each app given above in the form of a slide show at: Mashable

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Top 5 Podcast Apps for Android

Whether you’re new to podcasts or just tired of syncing the latest episodes to your MP3 player, there are plenty of “podcast catchers” for Android that can pluck those shows from the cloud. 

Here is a listing of Top 5 Podcast Apps for Android!!

Two of the Top 5 Podcast Apps for Android

The Apps include:

1. Google Listen
2. BeyondPod
3. Pocket Casts
4. Podkicker
5. Stitcher Radio

For details on each read: Mashable

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17 Excellent Google Chrome Apps You Need to Download

There is a growing trend among hobbyists to download Apps either for their mobile phones or for their browsers. This may come as a good news for App lovers that Google's Chrome web browser has made huge strides this year, growing by as much as 84%, according to StatCounter.

Some of the 17 Google Chrome Apps

And one of the unique draws of Chrome is that it allows you to install "Chrome apps," applications that run within your browser.

Many of these apps are mere shortcuts to websites, but many of them are much more than that. 

Click Here to see a slide show of these 17 Google Apps.

[ via Business Insider ] 5 Jan

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100 Useful, Entertaining and Gaming iPhone Apps Of 2011

Full Story: iPhone AppCafe [via Imposing Headlines]

Everyone is obsessed with Apps these days and would like more of these stuffed into one's iPhones. iPhoneAppCafe has compiled a list of 100 Apps - split it into three categories: Useful apps, Entertainment apps and Games apps. 

Some of the Useful Apps include NY Times Himalaya Reader, Office Time, Mogasa, and IScreen HD (1-33). For entertainment, you may consider  BooksVirtual, Power Chords, SigNote, Stricken and My Vacation, last on the list from 34-66. As for Games Apps, starting from serial 67, the first one is Aurum Blade: Zelda, Eat your Heart Out, Piffle Content, Plants vs Zombies, Tiny Tower and ending at 99th and last entry of Z: Commander Zod scores a hit.

The list being quite long, you may click HERE to go right to iPhone AppCafe for the complete list and see if these can fit into your iPhone !!

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