Apple announced earlier this year it was replacing its mobile map software from Google with a new Apple-designed system.

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If you lose your phone, Mobile Me will display a Google Map that shows where your iPhone is, as long as it's turned on.

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Most notably, an update to Apple's mobile operating system has replaced Google Maps with an Apple-designed map service that many users say is less accurate or even omits locations altogether.

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But clearly they started to see that the mobile web would demand a map-centric approach, which Google has been building for many years.

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Most notably, an update to Apple's mobile operating system left the phone's map, which replaces Google Maps as the phone's default travel tool, a spotty mess with lots of locations missing.

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