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Although Apple and Google signed a deal to extend the use of Google Maps in iOS, the Cupertino, Calif.-headquartered Company has not overhauled the iOS mapping experience (yet). For those who grew tired of waiting, a company called UpNext partnered with Verizon Wireless on a cool mapping project that brings 3D awesomeness to your iPad and Android tablets. The app is called ‘UpNext HD Maps” and it covers the entire United States, sporting over 20 enhanced 3D cities.Hermes iPhone 4 Case|Hermes iPhone 4S Case

These include New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, and Austin, with more cities coming soon. Other features include local search and discovery, venue reviews; deal finder, the ability to visualize your social and location graphs with Foursquare and pre-cached offline mode. You can see it in action in the clip above. Head over to the App Store andgrab your free copy now.Chanel iPhone 4 Case|Chanel iPhone 4S Case

The app builds on UpNext’s older mapping app for the iPhone and iPad called “UpNext 3D Cities,” also available as a free download on the App Store. While UpNext 3D Cities require you to download each city’s 3D content in-app, the new app loads content on demand and is much more prettified. Clarity and crispness of the graphics engine has been enhanced dramatically. As a result, UpNext 3D Cities feels like a complete mapping solution akin to Google Maps with Navigation for Android. UpNext was founded in 2007 with the goal of providing a better way to explore and discover big cities. According to UpNext CEO Danny Moon, its solution improves on Android’s mapping experience on both platforms with credible metadata and snazzier graphics:Gucci iPhone 4 Case|Gucci iPhone 4S Case

Google launched Google Maps 5 for Android last year. We are bringing the same vector based goodness to iOS, but with more beautiful cartography, faster rendering, and fluid search with our innovative search results system. Our cities are fully textured, our roadways carved in full 3D with overpasses and tunnels and our buildings are all tappable. 

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Its technology has also been used in the video game industry to create immersive 3D maps. It is definitely worth checking out to get a feel of what an Apple-redesigned Maps experience might be like down the road. As you already know, Apple is looking to take iOS Maps to the next level. The company’s effort to rethink what navigation and mapping should be like stems from three related acquisitions: C3 Technologies, Poly9, and Placebase.