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Business Info Added to Google Earth for iPhone, Desktop

Business Info Added to Google Earth for iPhone, Desktop

Looking at satellite imagery on Google Earth can be fun time waster, but figuring out which restaurant or store you’re actually looking at can be a bit tricky.

With this in mind, Google announced on Wednesday that it has added a “business layer” to Google Earth for the iPhone as well as the desktop version. Touch (or click) on a particular building and the information will pop up.

“You’ll find businesses like restaurants, bars, banks, gas stations, and grocery stores all just a touch away,” Google’s Carmen Erni wrote in a blog post. “By clicking on the icons, you’ll get additional information like the telephone number, reviews, hours, and much more.”

The business layer will be automatically added to Google Earth the next time it is launched. Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod Touch debuted in October 2008.

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