Thursday's CNET Update feels a little lost:
Apple's map flop stirs new mobile battle
Apple's got a bit of a mess on its hands. A map mess. In the upgrade to iOS 6, Apple has replaced maps powered by Google with its own new creation. But depending on where you roam, map results can be inaccurate or hard to decipher. Examples of glitchy moments, inaccuracies and lack of data have been posted on the Tumblr blog "The Amazing iOS 6 Maps." If you upgraded to iOS 6, you can access Google Maps via the browser. You can also bookmark maps.google.com as a shortcut icon on your home screen.
Google meanwhile pushed an update to its maps for Android users. Users can download maps for offline use and synchronize saved maps across devices. There's no official word if Google will have a map app available for Apple users to download. Count on this Apple mapping flop to stir up a battle over map apps in the smartphone wars.
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