You can add another name to the list of companies dropping Google Maps in favor of OpenStreetMap. When Wikipedia announced its new app for iOS today, they also announced that they would be using OpenStreetMap exclusively for the nearby view in both their iOS and Android mobile apps. Wikipedia feels this change will be a better fit for their goal of making knowledge available in a free and open manner to everyone.

This also means we no longer have to use proprietary Google APIs in our code, which helps it run on the millions of cheap Android handsets that are purely open source and do not have the proprietary Google applications.

It’s been a long time coming, and many of you have waited patiently while the rest of you well… didn’t. If you own a Sprint Nexus S 4G, you can now officially join the Ice Cream Sandwich club thanks to an update rolling out now. Sprint has announced software update IMM76D (Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich), bringing the much anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich and all of its tasty treats:

Google’s CEO Larry Page just published a pretty lengthy letter to Google’s investors, talking about the current state of Google. Page talks about what Google has accomplished over the past year and what the company hopes to accomplish in 2012. He talks about Google killing off roughly thirty products, the company’s new UI across its services, and more. But what Page talks about the most is Google’s current investment in Google+ and Android.

For those looking to get their hands on the Galaxy Nexus, boy do we have a good deal for you today. Undercutting the lowest price we’ve seen by $30, Ebay is offering an unlocked version of the GSM Galaxy Nexus for only $430. At such a low price you’re getting one of the best Android handsets out there, featuring Android 4.0, a 4.65-inch AMOLED display, 1.2GHz processor, and 16GB of internal storage. If a new handset isn’t up your alley, perhaps a new tablet is. Ebay is also offering a great deal on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer: 

Yesterday, Ice Cream Sandwich was supposed to roll out to Motorola’s RAZR and RAZR MAXX on Verizon, according to a shot of Best Buy’s internal system. However as you’ve probably noticed, April 4th passed with no update in sight. Today we have another look at Best Buy’s internal systems, which confirms that the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the RAZR and RAZR MAXX has been delayed.