Evidence of Apple Maps for OS X Shows Up in iOS 6 Beta

Technically Personal Reports on some lovely code found in iOS 6 suggesting that Apple's new mapping solution may be making its way to OS X in some form. The evidence was discoveed by a developer called Cody Cooper.

"In this XML file, there is a reference to a set of Intel based graphics chipsets for which certain features like Shading are disabled. 

Cody says that older Intel chipsets are known to not support shading very well, and that’s probably why Apple wants to disable that feature on these Macs or will be software rendered."

 Its unclear exactly what form of Apple's maps would take on the Mac and whether it will be simply the same as what is it on iOS 6 or a significant change on the Mac.

Apple's new mapping system is a massive feature in Apple's new mobile operating system, enabling Apple to break free of the Google Maps relationship it has relied on since the iPhone's launch back in 2007. Apple's maps, developed in partnership with TomTom and other providers. Maps will also include integration of Siri with turn-by-turn directions, "Flyover" 3D-view imagery, and integration with Yelp for local search information.