Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicApple’s VP of mapping, Richard Williamson, has reported been given the flick by an Apple senior veep, Eddy Cue, just months after his former boss, Scott Forstall, was installed into Apple’s former executive rubber “waiting” room.
Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicApple’s intelligent assistant, Siri, remains a beta in iOS 6, but there’s a new undeclared beta in Apple’s stable: Apple Maps, thus far clearly stunningly not on par with the Google Maps app it has replaced.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shook up its executive suite Oct.
Apple has just announced that Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple as of early next year, ending his tenure as SVP of iOS Software. As part of the management change, Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi will take on new responsibilities.
Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicNokia’s “Here Maps” for iOS has arrived, but with lower res graphics for maps and satellite imagery than was expected, and a lack of detail like house numbers, some think Nokia’s Here Map is crap, while others think it’s better than Apple’s Maps app.
A report today from Bloomberg claims that Apple SVP Eddy Cue, who took over control of Maps from Scott Forstall when that senior executive and iOS architect departed the company, has fired Richard Williamson, a manager who oversaw the Maps team.
Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicAfter Apple lost its bid in the UK court system to have Samsung deemed a patent infringing copier, and ordered to post a statement on its UK site stating so, Apple has complied, while making its feelings, and contrary judgements in other jurisdictions, well known.
Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: MobilityIn a rare move, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, has issued a letter “on maps” where he states “We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers” and promises the company is “doing everything we can to make Maps better”.
One by one, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is purging its executive suite of senior management behind botched software. According to published reports, the latest Apple head to fall is Rich Williamson (pictured), senior director of iOS services, and the manager responsible for the iOS 6 Maps disaster, fired last week by Eddie Cue, Apple senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.
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