2012 Year in Review: Technology

Apple Maps gets slammed

When Apple released its new mobile operating system iOS 6 on Sept. 19, it had one big omission that users sorely missed: Google Maps. Users complained of missing landmarks, wrong directions and the lack of public transportation directions.

Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to customers a week later and said the company was working to make Maps better. After months of criticism, and days after a warning from Australian police to stop using Apple Maps, Google Maps made its return to the iPhone on Dec. 13. The app quickly became No. 1 on Apple's App Store.

At left: a side-by-side comparison of Google Maps app, left, and Apple Maps apps, right.

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