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Google Street View’s Coming Back to the iPhone

Sam Gibbs

Published September 27, 2012

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After iPhone users lost Street View thanks to the Apple Maps mess, it’s coming back, and Apple can’t stop it even if it wanted to. While an official Google Maps app might be miles off, that’s not stopping big G slapping Street View into its web app. It should be here within two weeks. [NYT via Engadget]

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