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Three overlooked Apple apps you should start using right now

Software—good software, at least—is in a continual state of evolution. It’s one of the most impressive things about the current state of affairs in technology, even if it’s something most of us take for granted. Once upon a time, you bought a device, and how it was at that point was basically how it was for the rest of its lifetime.

But software can change and improve. Case in point: A recent story in The Wall Street Journal suggested that opinions on  have changed in, it’s now become a respectable piece of mapping software in its own right, a worthy competitor to Google Maps.

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