Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in iOS 6

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Granted, Apple and Google [aren't quite][3] the bosom buddies they once were, but how far is Cupertino going to free itself from the Android-maker? Well, Apple's [picked up][4] a number of mapmakers and is now reportedly getting ready to unveil a [Google map competitor][5] for iOS. _9to5Mac_ is reporting that the mapping solution will be in-place for the next major version of the mobile operating system, combining technologies gathered with the acquisition of Placebase, C3 Technologies and Poly9. The star of the show is said to be the 3D mode with graphics nabbed from C3. _All Things D_ has "independently confirmed" the forthcoming app reinvention, with sources adding, (hopefully a bit hyperbolically) that it will "blow your head off." According to rumors, we'll be finding out a lot more come WWDC next month.

[Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in iOS 6][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][6] on Fri, 11 May 2012 13:56:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][7].

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