There are so many navigation apps available now that one can wish for a navigation app just to find one in the app store. Most are variations on a theme; get from point A to point B efficiently, with information about stops along the way. Maps 3D PRO (U$4. ...

Since the release of iOS 15 in 2021, Apple Maps has been rolling out a more detailed map with custom-designed 3D landmarks in major cities around the world. This week, both the more detailed map and cycling directions went live in Paris. Landmarks app ...

Apple Maps first launched in 2012 and became the default map app on iPhones everywhere. Its first incarnation wasn’t all that well-received, and since then Apple’s been pushing out years of steady updates to get it on track. Now, Apple has rolled out ...

Blink and you might have missed it. FATMAP is back! Well, sort of. As we already lamented here on POWDER, our favorite 3D mapping app FATMAP was shut off for good last fall after being acquired by exercise tracking app Strava. In that process, users lost ...

Niantic continues to push forward in its quest to build a 3D map of the world. This morning the company announced that it has acquired Scaniverse, an iPhone/iPad app for scanning objects and environments in high-resolution 3D. A rep for Niantic tells me ...

Apple's native maps and navigation app will get new features to make driving safer and enable more precise pedestrian navigation. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway and picking up speeding ...

After Strava acquired and shut down the popular 3D mapping app FATMAP, skiers were left scratching their heads. Strava’s CPO and CTO kindly responded to questions about the future of the app. The 2024-25 ski season was a strange one for many reasons ...