Apple unveils revamped map app to challenge Google


Apple's redesigned Maps program is to begin rolling out in Europe in coming months. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Jan 30 said it has finished rolling out an overhauled map app in the United States in another attempt to challenge Google's popular smartphone navigation software.

Apple spent years rebuilding the application, its cars traveling millions of miles to map roads, after a version launched in 2012 was so problematic it prompted a rare public apology from chief executive Tim Cook.

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