Video and presentation slides from Apple’s “Introduction to MapKit JS” session at WWDC yesterday afternoon. MapKit JS is, as I mentioned Tuesday, a method for developers to embed Apple’s maps on their websites. Apple is… More
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MapKit JS: Apple Maps Gets an API for Websites
MapKit has been around for a few years as an API to allow iOS developers to embed Apple’s maps into their apps. What seems to be new this year is MapKit JS, which enables developers… More
Apple Maps on the Web
Apple announced yesterday that Apple Maps is now available on the web as a public beta. Prior to this it was mostly available through its iOS, iPad and Mac apps, except that developers have been… More
DuckDuckGo Adds Directions to Its Search Results
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo, which added Apple Maps to its search results in early 2019, has taken the next step and added walking and driving directions to those maps. Like the maps, the directions use… More
DuckDuckGo Now Uses Apple Maps in Search Results
Google integrates its maps into its search results: synergy! What, then, is scrappy upstart search engine DuckDuckGo, which makes a point of not tracking its users, to do in response? Answer: use Apple Maps. “We’re… More
Apple Maps at WWDC 2019: New Map Data, Look Around and More
Apple announced new features coming to Apple Maps at their Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this week. Said features include the rebuilt map data previously announced for iOS 12 (previously: Apple Maps Data Being Completely Rebuilt… More
Google Maps Changes API Pricing, Competitors Respond
Earlier this year Google Maps changed the terms of its API and in the process jacked up its prices, leaving web developers to consider other alternatives. These include (among others) OpenStreetMap, which posted a switching… More