Is This the New Google Maps App for iOS? [RUMOR]

A San Francisco-based developer posted screenshots on his blog late last night that are allegedly from the Google Maps app for iOS 6, which is rumored to be in the works.

The developer, Ben Guild, doesn't reveal how he obtained the screenshots in his blog post, and they're quite blurry (a sample is below). Nonetheless, they clearly show some kind of map app for iOS that has Google iconography (the car icon is a giveaway). Parts of one image have been redacted, but the LTE indicator is visible, which shows the device in question is an iPhone 5.

Without citing a source, Guild says the app is in "alpha," and he reveals a few tidbits about the upcoming Google Maps app: It will be vector-ba…
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