From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Google Earth imagery update!

December 14, 2008

We haven’t heard anything official, but Google Earth has just received an imagery update.
Some places with updates include:

New York, US (Manhattan in particular, but likely more widespread)
Dubai
Christchurch, New Zealand
Cape Town, South Africa
Bucharest, Romania
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
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If you find others, please let us know and we’ll add to the list.  Remember, to find out if something has [...]

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StreetView arrives on S60 and Windows Mobile

December 10, 2008

Wow, Google is going nuts with StreetView lately.  Within the last month they’ve added support for the iPhone, revamped the web interface, introduced imagery for New Zealand, doubled the data in the US, and now they’ve brought out an updated client (version 2.3) of Google Maps Mobile for Nokia S60 (N95) and Windows Mobile phones.
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HUGE StreetView imagery update

December 9, 2008

Google has announced today that they’re doubling the amount of StreetView imagery in the United States.  This includes places like:

Memphis, TN
Birmingham, AL
Charleston, SC
Places in Maine, West Virginia, North Dakota and South Dakota.

There’s not a complete list of updates, but it covers a LOT of areas in the US.  Check it out and post your best [...]

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Google Earth plug-in finally released for Mac

December 3, 2008

Just a bit over six months since it was released for Windows, the Google Earth plug-in has been made available for the Mac.
Once you get the plug-in, there’s a lot of neat stuff you can do with it.  Some places to start:

Earthswoop — Lots of tours
Mini flight-sim
Monster Milktruck — Just a demo, but lots of [...]

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StreetView bug in Chrome to be addressed soon

December 2, 2008

A StreetView glitch in Google’s Chrome browser will be fixed, based on a thread in Google Groups (reported via Search Engine Roundtable), but no timeframe is given.
If you’re using Chrome and in StreetView, toggling the left sidebar will turn the StreetView pane solid black.  You can’t escape this without refreshing the browser, which takes you [...]

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StreetView being rolled out in New Zealand

December 1, 2008

If your calendar says December 2 (as it does for a few people already), you can now check out StreetView imagery in New Zealand.  The rest of us will apparently need to wait until midnight tonight, or use a proxy server to access it (http://maps.google.co.nz/streetview).  If you’re able to see it before then, please let [...]

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