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Apple loses its direction with iPhone 5 maps

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http://www.itwire.com – Written by: Stan Beer | Published in: BeerfilesWhen I first heard that Apple was ditching Google Maps on iPhone for its own in-house maps application I had misgivings. It turns out that I was right. (IT news)

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