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Google beefs up resolution and coverage of Google Earth to the level of aerial photography -- even showing people walking in some places.
Google Earth 4.0, unveiled on Monday, shows a high-resolution version of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, in Australia.
Related: Google Earth zooms in
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Google has launched an impressive 3D geographic imaging application called Earth useful for education, travel and business. Best of all, it's free.
MSN's answer to Google Earth, MSN Virtual Earth, offers a few unique features but mostly falls short of its competition.
Google Earth is now officially available for Mac users.
Google SketchUp is a flexible, powerful app for quick 3D sketching on the fly, but professionals will want the US$500 version.
Designers and editors who lean on Dreamweaver for complex dynamic websites will find plenty of tweaks and improvements in version 4.
Google has rethought the Internet browser — some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel — but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.
Microsoft's release should retain its browser base but doesn't yet have enough to lure loyal Firefox users back to Internet Explorer.
MobileMe is the successor to .Mac, Apple's subscription service for publishing photos and other personal content to the Web.
If only for the speed, lightness of being and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best internet browser.
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bobmac
26/07/2007 04:26 AM
excellent
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bill brown
12/08/2007 08:53 PM
great coverage
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joeroman47
08/10/2007 09:18 AM
I'm looking for high resolution version of google earth , which covers only NSW australia . how do i find one
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loi
02/01/2008 11:52 PM
good thanks
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bird
25/08/2008 07:08 AM
i find they should make d zoom on google earth clearer.......
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