The updated version of Google’s global mapping program allows you to enjoy a seamless 3-D walk on the streets from the comfort of your chair. Referred as Street View mode, the new interface allows you to enter complete360-degree landscape view of the streets by simply zooming on them. Though introduced two years ago, Street View required activation by clicking camera icon. However, today the same features seamlessly integrated for that perfect view.  

So what does Street View offers? The updated version offers users:

• Highlighted streets in colour blue
• Drag Pegman (orange guy) to help navigate Street View mode
• 3D trees incorporated in tandem with the street view mode for more accurate and aesthetically pleasing geography.
• Enable 3D trees via 3D buildings layer on the left side panel. Click the zoom slider to reach the ground and see it in action in the ground-level navigation mode to walk among the trees.

Read what Goggle says on its blog: 

“Unlike our earlier Street View layer, you can now move seamlessly from one location to another as if you’re walking down the street by using the scroll-wheel on your mouse or the arrow keys on your keyboard.”

While we’ve just gotten started planting trees in Google Earth, we already have more than 80 million trees in places such as Athens, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco and Tokyo.”

Can’t wait to try out the new features, head over to Google Earth 6 now.

Motorola Droid 2 Global is an excellent choice for users who seek Android capabilities in a budgeted range. The phone loaded with 1.2GHz processor, dual GSM/CDMA radios and Android OS is up for sale at the Wirefly’s website.

The Internet’s largest authorized retailer of cell phones – has come out and made it official – Wirefly is offering white and the regular versions of the phone for $99.99 only with a new two-year contract. For add-a-line plans, you’ll be fishing out $129.99 as compared to $150 for existing Verizon customers seeking to upgrade their plans. However, there are no taxes, mail-in-rebates or shipping fees on the deal. Are you game for it? The party starts at Wirefly.

It seems LG is quite eager to display its high-end Android smartphone well before its launch (early next year). The so-called LG Star made another appearance flaunting the UI’s in full view. The device loaded with Froyo (Android 2.2.)  displaying a 4-inch screen will launch along with Gingerbread in 2011. The insider ran this amazing device through Quadrant, producing a score of 1759, undoubtedly ballistic performance that would sharply increase once hackers get their hands on it.

I can’t wait to lay hands on it myself, how about you?

Dropbox has added new features to its existing Android Application, these include:

• Dropbox notification bar tool, displaying the status of your uploads
• Added integration into the Android built in sharing menus

Available in the Android Market, simply download or upgrade to this latest version. For more information on Dropbox, click here.

It seems Sprint wants to grab the last lick of 4G coverage before Verizon flips the switch on LTE. Sprint in a joint venture with Clearwire is launching WiMAX in Los Angeles, Today, a day ahead of schedule. And, it’s not LA that is receiving special treatment, five other cellular markets – Miami, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Washington D.C. will also taste the 5Mbps and 7Mbps download speeds. In case you’re keeping a track, these regions will get some mileage out of that $10 surcharge up to 68.

Soon the special treatment will be rolled out to San Francisco on December 28^th, 2010. An added bonus to locales who may be secretly enjoying 4G already!

Acer will unveil a new Android Smartphone early next year. The unnamed smartphone features 4.8-inch LED-backlit touchscreen display with resolution of 1024 × 480 pixels, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GHz, 8- megapixel camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front facing camera for video telephony.

This 4.8-inch smartphone runs on Android OS Flash Player 10.1 and includes 6-axis motion sensor including gyro and accelerometer. The phone supports full metal body with subtle wavy back and the giving a sense of timeless elegance.

The Acer smarphone is packed with Wi-Fi N, Bluetooth 3.0 and HSDPA connectivity. The large screen (4.8-inch) and good quality resolution (1024 x 480) is excellent for web browsing, and makes you feel as if you’re browsing on your PC, without zooming or scrolling the web page.