The lines globally for the iPhone are long and Julio Ojeda-Zapata (site; tech column; twitter) was in one at the Uptown Apple Store during the show recording (SB note: Julio does not actually live at the Stillwater State Prison). We talk iPhone 5 (again) but this time the show has a distinct “Apple goofed” theme since the new Apple maps app — and the removal of Google’s Map app as a former strategic Apple partner — is seen as a fundamental and potentially fatal flaw by many.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins, Phil Wilson and Julio Ojeda-Zapata.
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Discussed during the show…
- Apple
- The iPhone 5 Scores Well, With a Quibble?
- iPhone 5 Teardown
- The 10 Best Things About iOS 6
- Wrong turn: Apple’s buggy iOS 6 maps lead to widespread complaints
- iOS 6 Maps vs iOS 5 Maps vs Android Maps
- OpenBox, A Developer For Apple iPhoto’s OpenStreetMap, Gets $575K From The Knight Foundation
- Julio: Target, Valleyfair to employ Apple’s Passbook for coupons and tickets
- Kindle/Lumia
- MHTA‘s Tekne Award Finalists
- Tweetbot
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