A pair of buildings have popped up inside and outside of Apple Park, with one built to house a demonstration area for its hotly-anticipated mixed-reality headset.Apple Park's new structures [Cider Collective]Apple Park is a very large campus, but it seems the launch of an entirely new platform for the company may be too much to be confined to its existing buildings. For WWDC, it appears that Apple has added more structures specifically to show off its new products, including the Apple VR headset. Read more...

Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge It’s easy to blame trackers when fitness goals don’t go according to plan, but sometimes the problem lies closer to home. I almost quit this year’s New York City Half Marathon. The moment is seared into my brain. I’d been running for nearly two hours in freezing temperatures, straight into the wind. The Apple Watch Ultra on my left wrist buzzed to tell me I’d just passed mile nine. On my right wrist, the Garmin Forerunner 265S said I’d only run 8.55 miles. A short-ish distance ahead, I could see the official mile nine marker. I had no idea which distance was “true.” It didn’t matter, though. All I wanted was to beat…

Public testing of redesigned Apple Maps for Taiwan has begun, but the full release isn't expected until June.Apple Maps image of Taipei, Taiwan. Image source: Justin O'BeirneFirst-party mapping data collected by Apple enables detailed maps with greenery and 3D buildings. This redesigned version of Apple Maps began rolling out in 2019 and is different from the Detailed City Experience introduced in 2021. Read more...

Public testing of redesigned Apple Maps for Taiwan has begun, but the full release isn't expected until June.Apple Maps image of Taipei, Taiwan. Image source: Justin O'BeirneFirst-party mapping data collected by Apple enables detailed maps with greenery and 3D buildings. This redesigned version of Apple Maps began rolling out in 2019 and is different from the Detailed City Experience introduced in 2021. Read more...

Public testing of redesigned Apple Maps for Taiwan has begun, but the full release isn't expected until June.Apple Maps image of Taipei, Taiwan. Image source: Justin O'BeirneFirst-party mapping data collected by Apple enables detailed maps with greenery and 3D buildings. This redesigned version of Apple Maps began rolling out in 2019 and is different from the Detailed City Experience introduced in 2021. Read more...

The redesigned version of the Maps app that Apple has been rolling out worldwide since 2019 is now being tested in Taiwan, according to Apple Maps expert Justin O'Beirne. The refreshed look is not available to all Apple Maps users as of yet, and Apple has not officially announced it. With the updated design, landmarks and buildings are shown in 3D, and green spaces, parks, trees, roads, and other areas are displayed in more detail and with more accuracy. Apple's revamped map experience also provides iPhone, iPad, and Mac users with better navigation, turn-by-turn walking directions with augmented reality, and in general, a much more detailed and immersive Maps interface. This design began rolling out in September 2018 in Northern…