Report: iOS 8 Will Overhaul Apple Maps

Apple will reboot its maps app for iOS 8 when it reportedly launches later this year, a move that would be a part of an effort to better compete against Google and become a superior mapping platform

Apple is working on a major maps overhaul for iOS by adding public transit directions and making key points of interest — such as airports, highways and so on — easier to find, according to 9to5Mac.

Maps in iOS 8 — which has a rumored codename of Okemo, after a ski resort in Vermont, a common theme for Apple's internal code names — will also include data obtained in the recent acquisitions of BroadMap, Embark and HopStop. Read more...