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Maps have become a major selling point for mobile devices. The arms race to provide the best offering will continue to put impressive new features in the hands of travelers.
At the iPhone 5 launch event today, Apple Senior Vice President in charge of iOS Scott Forstall provided additional details about the company's new Maps product for iOS 6.
Maps replaces Google Maps, which had been pre-installed on every iOS device since the first iPhone. The move has been seen as another sign of the all-out-warfare being waged between the two tech companies over which one will dominate mobile. Although it's Apple kicking Google Maps off the phone (as well as Google's YouTube app), Google has been using a better version of its maps on Android phones that offers enhanced views, turn-by-turn navigation, and other features it did not include in the iOS version of its app. Users will still be able to download Google Maps via the App Stor
