U.S. computer giant Apple Inc. has announced a new advanced operating system for its products that will include an Apple-made mobile mapping service for iPhones and iPads, a smarter Siri voice-interaction feature and more FaceTime, or instant videophone communications.
Apple software chief Scott Forstall told the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in California that the new in-house mapping service in the forthcoming iOS 6 operating system is "built from the ground up."
The move will end Apple's reliance on Google's mapping software for its products.
Siri, the voice-activated search feature found on Apple's iPhone cellular devices, will be able to speak turn-by-turn directions aloud - a significant upgrade for the mobile phone's version of GPS - global positioning system - software.
Siri will come in more languages and will also be available on the iPad.
Apple software chief Scott Forstall told the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in California that the new in-house mapping service in the forthcoming iOS 6 operating system is "built from the ground up."
The move will end Apple's reliance on Google's mapping software for its products.
Siri, the voice-activated search feature found on Apple's iPhone cellular devices, will be able to speak turn-by-turn directions aloud - a significant upgrade for the mobile phone's version of GPS - global positioning system - software.
Siri will come in more languages and will also be available on the iPad.
