Google has distributed a test version of its new iOS-friendly mapping app to select individuals outside of the company, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The app will use Google’s own data and will include turn-by-turn navigation, which wasn’t included in the previous Apple version of Google’s Maps app, thanks to the tension between the two companies. If submitted and approved for the Apple app store, this would turn the heat up on the competition between the two companies, and their respective mapping software specifically. A Google Maps app would sure alleviate the headaches Apple’s own Maps app has created for users of iOS 6. (WSJ.com, Ars Technica)
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