Google releases Google Earth for iPhone

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Google on Monday brought the popular Google Earth application to Apple’s iPhone, allowing users to fly around the globe with just a touch of the screen.

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Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod Touch is available for free in 18 languages and 22 countries through the iTunes App Store, Google said in a posting on the official blog of the Mountain View, California-based company.

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“With just a swipe of your finger you can fly from Peoria to Paris to Papua New Guinea, or anywhere in between,” the posting said.

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“It may be small, but it brings all the power of Google Earth to the palm of your hand, including all of the same global imagery and 3D terrain,” it added.

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Just by touching the screen, a user can move from point to point around the world, zooming in or out by pinching the screen and tilting the device to get a 3D view of mountainous terrain.

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The “My Location” feature instantly shows a user’s real world location while Google Local Search helps locate nearby places, businesses and landmarks.

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More than eight million photos pictures of landmarks and scenery are integrated into the phone allowing users to take a “virtual tour” of the world.

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The Google Earth application also includes links to Wikipedia articles.

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