Apple's iPhone Catches Up To Google 'GPhone' With Street View Maps (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider Nov 21 08
Another free time waster (and useful feature) for iPhone owners, courtesy Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 2.2 software update, which rolled out last night: Google Maps Street View.
This catches the iPhone up with Google's (GOOG) G1 'GPhone', though the iPhone doesn't seem to have the same automatic "digital compass" technology as the G1, so you have to move around manually. That's fine -- either way, very addictive.
The software update also includes some user interface improvements and lets you download podcasts over the air. It does not include over-the-air iTunes purchases, as we had supposed it might. Full story...
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