The latest beta releases of iOS 6 are now giving a clearer indication of which of Google's services Apple will drop or replace with its own, with several reports indicating upcoming design and hardware changes that you'll have to keep in mind. Until the new iPhone is announced on September 12, as reports indicate, here are the changes being discussed and what they mean.

Apple bought several mapping companies to produce its own mapping product -- replacing the . The main difference between Apple's and Google's maps products is that the first uses resolution independent vector maps, while the latter uses layered images for each zoom level. The to Apple's solution is that you don't have to wait for blocks to load as you zoom in, because maps are being rendered live on the phone, which gives you a smoother experience.

Like Google Maps for Android, Apple is introducing in its iOS 6 Maps app 3D buildings and turn-by-turn (voice) navigation, but there will be one main thing missing: Google's Street View, which Apple's app doesn't feature. Google already has the Earth app for iOS, so it's entirely possible the company would release a standalone Google Maps app in the App Store, just like it said it would with another soon-to-be-gone iOS app: YouTube