Back in March, Apple shifted away from using Google Maps in its iPhoto for iOS map in favor of OpenStreetMap (OSM), the open-source mapping service that relies on the public for edits similarly to Continue reading…
Wikipedia has announced updates to both its iOS and Android apps — and in yet another data point in an increasingly common trend, they are both dropping Google Maps in favor of the open-source Continue reading…
There's been talk of Apple ditching Google Maps in favor of some rather unattractive proprietary tiles allegedly laid over OpenStreetMap data. Cupertino could do worse than to look at some beautiful Continue reading…
If you open up Foursquare in your browser, you'll notice that it's no longer using the familiar Google Maps API. As of today, the company is switching to MapBox Streets, which builds maps based on Continue reading…
OpenStreetMap (OSM) representatives reported yesterday that miscreants originating from a Google IP address in India had extensively vandalized OSM — a Google spokesperson has since informed us that Continue reading…
