Flickr collaborates with Nokia for improved maps on their platform
Flickr has just announced a deal with Nokia for their mapping platform. Flickr is now using Nokia Maps for their platform. This provide Flickr users a much better geotagging experience with their shared photographs. Flickr said that they continue to…
Apple might be using data from TomTom, OpenStreetMap and other sources for their Maps application
Apple has just announced their own mapping app that would be part of the iOS 6 update. The company has made a bunch of acquisitions in the past that relates to mapping technologies. Apple claimed that they have worked hard…
Wikipedia mobile app for iOS and Android updated. Now feature OpenStreetMap!
Wikipedia has become the latest entity to drop Google Maps for the open source offering OpenStreetMap. Wikipedia using OSM for their mapping features makes a lot more sense because of the open source nature of both these platforms. Wikipedia spoke…
Apple iPhoto for iOS using OpenStreetMap data for some regions!
We have already seen that Apple has been working hard to remove the reliance of their products on Google services. One of the critical services has been Maps which is used on all iOS devices even today. But we finally…
Foursquare switches from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap
Foursquare has just announced that they are switching from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap. This is a pretty significant new development for Google Maps as one more major player is discarding them for an open source offering. Foursquare spoke about the…