Does anyone remember Apple sharing the stage with Google when the original iPhone was introduced in 2007? Those days seem a distant memory. The most prominate Google application on the iPhone is the built in Maps application. Using Google for their maps must be driving Apple a little crazy, and it looks like it's due for a change soon. According to 9to5Mac, Apple will be launching their own Maps application with the release of iOS 6 this fall.

Apple has been very busy buying maping related companies and I'm excited to see what they come up with. The technology employed by C3 Technologies in particular looks amazing.