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Today, a good news SA story courtesy of new uber-tech blog Tech central which was launched today by respected local journalist Duncan McLeod.

Google will launch an SA version of its popular Street View service. In the coming weeks Google, using Toyota Prius models, will begin driving around the country, taking photographs of locations, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Durban.

Street View is a popular feature of Google Maps that is already available in more than 100 metropolitan areas around the world. It allows users to explore and navigate virtually a neighbourhood through panoramic street-level images.

The SA Street View images will also be available in Google Earth and on Google Maps for Mobile.

Read the full article here.

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