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Show -- biggest names and all of technology in -- high stakes battle over the way you view the world.

Apple right now uses Google Maps as the default navigation service on its iPhone and iPad.

But the Wall Street Journal which the parent company of this network owns.

Is reporting now that that could start changing as early as next week that's when apple is said to be.

Preparing to preview its own mapping software part of a plan to drop Google Maps.

And now Google is just revealed some ground breaking additions to its digital mapping services.

All loss in the map wars.

Could be huge blow to the Internet search giant Adam Shapiro from Fox Business is live in New York how much money is at stake for both of these companies.

Well one estimate is that the maps service that Google has generates roughly four and a half billion dollars off of mobile devices one point six billion of that coming from apple devices.

So there's a lot of money at stake and Google just yesterday announced -- -- -- Use Google Maps every month according to Google's they want to make sure those one billion remain customers -- I have what what's new I just what what what is new from Google Maps -- need to know.

You're going to get more precise location.

When you go in a blog Google map but they're also going if they get dumped by apple they're going to be an application you'd get a -- still on apple phone that is hoping to default.

But the the new portion of this is it looks a lot better and for techies they like the fact that things are a lot better.

Now apple is working on its own version of maps and you're gonna to have an interface with -- The voice command the voice control on the iPhone.

And if you don't have to look at the map as you do with Google Maps -- -- -- Tanya turn right turn left that might be more attractive to.

Apple users -- would be giving turn by turn directions depends on what they -- they expect an announcement Wall Street Journal reporting next week if the developers conference this could be the announcement that apple is preparing everybody for love it series been ornery lately I hope she -- a I think so behavior you attitude you're alive -- -- Adam thanks a lot.

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