Apple and Google team up on photo software
Ever since Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined Apple's board of directors, speculation has been rife on how the move would tighten links between the companies. Here's the latest bit of evidence of Apple and Google cozying up: Sharp-eyed hackers on MacTelChat have found that Apple's iPhoto software has the ability to add links to Google Maps when location information about a photo is available. The feature, known as geo-tagging, was first popularized by Web-photo startup Zooomr and has since been picked up by Yahoo's Flickr. Apparently Apple doesn't want its users to miss out on the fun of showing people exactly where a photo was taken.
Of course, photos are just one possible area of cooperation. The real win-win for Google and Apple would be letting Google sell ads in iTunes. That would expand Google's advertising reach and boost the profitability of Apple's iTunes Music Store. 
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