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Apple execs to blame for maps, online service failures?

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:39:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1206/BA4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />negative reaction to Maps in iOS 6, the spotlight has once again shone on some of Apple's other large-scale service-based failures. Interviews with former employees, carried out by the

Apple to close iTunes service Ping on September 30

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:39:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1209/Apple-Ping-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />admitting that music-based social network Ping had been one of Apple's occasional missteps, saying "I think the customer voted" on it and that Apple doesn't need its own social network, Apple has be...]]>

Sources say Apple to kill Ping in next major iTunes release

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:40:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1339594916_ping-newandlast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AllThingsD. The software will likely ship in the fall, the site suggests. After that stage, Apple's only efforts at social networking are expected to be integration with Twitter and Facebook....]]>

iOS 5.1 beta 3 revives Facebook code, iPad 3 references

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/ios51-facebook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /> Facebook's Facebook is finally in development of ...]]>

Apple applies for trademark of Ping bubbles symbol

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:50:00 GMT