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Apple Maps Now Shows Ads in the US and Canada: Where They Appear
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (297+ words) The Mac Observer Apple Watch watchOS 27 Update: The iPhone Step Apple Requires First, and the 50 Percent Battery Rule 18 Groups Tell Brussels Apple’s October 1 EU App Store Terms Still Break the DMA Apple’s iPhone NFC Question in the UK Has Gone…...
Ford’s New Electric Truck Will Take Apple Maps Off-Road
1+ week, 3+ day ago (562+ words) While most automakers have been eagerly embracing Android Automotive (aka Google built-in), Ford has surprised everyone by going in the other direction. As we reported in July, Apple announced that the carmaker would be going with Apple Maps for its…...
MapQuest reaps rewards for not changing Lake Ontario to Lake America
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (459+ words) A pioneer in online mapping for travelers is seeing a sudden climb in popularity for refusing to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. MapQuest, based in Denver's LoDo, climbed to be the top downloaded navigation app for iOS in late…...
MapQuest Wins by Keeping Lake Ontario Named
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (150+ words) MapQuest has gained unexpected attention and positive recognition for refusing to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The mapping service resisted pressure to rebrand the iconic Canadian-American waterway during a period of nationalist fervor. The decision to maintain the traditional…...
Apple Considering Ads Inside Visual Intelligence, iOS 27 Code Suggests
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (551+ words) Imran Hussain is the founder and editor of iThinkDifferent, which he launched in 2008 to cover Apple news, reviews, and how-to guides. He has spent over 15 years writing about iOS, macOS, and the wider Apple ecosystem, with a focus on hands-on…...
MapQuest Doubles Down On Lake Ontario
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (353+ words) MapQuest hit the number-one spot on the Apple App Store after refusing to follow an executive order by President Trump to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America.” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Lake Ontario is much older than the…...
Apple and Google, show some backbone: refuse to change ‘New Mexico’ to ‘New America’ on your map platforms
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (266+ words) Apple has a history of kowtowing to the Trump administration, but even the tech company wouldn’t change the name of “New Mexico” to “New America,” would it? Let’s hope not. New Mexico congressional leaders have asked Apple and Google not…...
Apple May Be Prepping Ads for Visual Intelligence on the iPhone
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (207+ words) MacRumors' Aaron Perris, who spotted ad-related code in an iOS 27 build, likened it to Apple 'allowing sponsored images like you see in Amazon or Google listings.' You may soon get ads when using Visual Intelligence on your iPhone. Code spotted…...
Associated Press Will Retain "Lake Ontario" Despite Trump Name Change
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (171+ words) The AP’s guidance is below: The guidance is significant because AP style is still widely accepted across the news industry. Last year, the AP issued similar guidance after Trump issued an executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the…...
iOS 27 code points to ads in Visual Intelligence
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (461+ words) Thu Sep 10 2026, 09:56 AM EDT · 1 minute read Apple may allow sponsored content within Visual Intelligence Visual Intelligence may eventually support sponsored results from search providers like Google, allowing advertising to appear alongside regular search results. The change appears to be part…...