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OpenStreetMap gets acknowledged in iPhoto credits

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 4th, 2012)

After iPhoto landed on iOS in March, people quickly discovered the app used OpenStreetMap data for the map tiles. At the time, there was no attribution given to OSM but that has changed in the latest version of iPhoto, which was released earlier this week. OpenStreetMap pointed out in a tweet ...

Apple using OpenStreetMap data in iPhoto for iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2012)

If you purchased the new iPhoto for iOS yesterday, you may be surprised by the map tiles in the app. As noticed by 512 pixels, they are not from Google Maps. After some initial confusion over the source of the map data, the OpenStreetMap Foundation confirmed that Apple is using map data from the ...

First look: Rally Up, a social network for real friends

by Steven Sande (Apr 1st, 2010)

I have to admit it: I like location-based social networking apps. Probably my favorite to date has been FourSquare, which I love because I'm the "Mayor" of a couple dozen locations. But this type of app isn't for everyone. My wife, for example, says that she thinks they're a bit too much like ...