AllThingsD Confirms New iOS Maps App Will 'Blow Your Head Off'

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Posted May 11, 2012 at 8:16pm by iClarified

AllThingsD's John Paczkowski has independently confirmed that Apple indeed will replace Google Maps with its own Maps application in iOS 6.

We've independently confirmed that this is indeed the case. Sources describe the new Maps app as a forthcoming tentpole feature of iOS that will, in the words of one, "blow your head off." I'm not quite sure what that means, and the source in question declined to elaborate, but it's likely a reference to the photorealistic 3-D mapping tech Apple acquired when it purchased C3 Technologies.

Apple is expected to unveil the new app at WWDC 2012.

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O'rly? - May 12, 2012 at 8:22am

And how long will this take to load on AT&T's network? I'm sure we have the needed bandwidth, it's not like I can barely stream videos and we are not even mentioning the 2 GB data limit. Or do they plan to store terabytes of data on the phone?

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Bill - May 12, 2012 at 5:13am

Blow my mind is enough thanks. Lets see if its up to the hype!

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Sabtain - May 12, 2012 at 2:54am

This would be good

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Russell - May 12, 2012 at 2:31am

With a gay CEO, "blow your head off" can have a different meaning.

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Bla - May 12, 2012 at 1:04am

Baidu map is already doing 3d

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boreddrummer - May 11, 2012 at 11:05pm

only thing i see is another feature used to drown out the older generations of the iphone

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Leggoman - May 11, 2012 at 10:17pm

And just how many people need a map of that place And google maps is crap so apple only have to get a map to run for it to blow your mind lol I'll wait and see As its always the same it great it will blow your mind it will have so and so as long as apple make money they won't listen to what we would like to see added to a great phone pad computer And a map is just crap news for a start

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Randell - May 12, 2012 at 2:35am

Leggoman next time you wright a comment please make sure everyone can read your sentences. Thanks

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