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Google Maps and Google Earth now offer detailed 3D imagery of London

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by on July 17, 2014 at 9:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

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London is the latest city to be updated with 3D buildings and terrain in Google’s popular mapping services. If you’re using Google Earth or the ‘Earth’ layer in Google Maps, you can now explore some of the capital’s iconic landmarks from the comfort of your living room. Using 45-degree aerial imagery, Google has updated its digital representation of London with 3D buildings you can pan, zoom, tilt and rotate at will. If you’ve ever wanted to hover above St Paul’s Cathedral, float around ‘The Shard’ or skydive into Trafalgar Square, your wish has finally been granted. (Sort of.) London is the…

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Duolingo expands in Asia, bringing its free English courses to Indonesia and Korea among others

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by on July 17, 2014 at 9:25 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Education, language-learning, Product Updates

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After testing the waters with an iOS launch in China and Japan a few months ago, free language learning platform Duolingo is aggressively expanding in Asia with the release of both iOS and Android apps for Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as the Android version in Japan. This means that users in these countries — on both iOS and Android devices — can now learn English for free on Duolingo. Previously, Duolingo didn’t support any Asian languages at all, so this could see it gaining traction rapidly in the region and adding on to its 30 million plus users worldwide. Duolingo…

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Amazon Prime offers two-day delivery for orders shipped to the UK from inside Europe

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by on July 17, 2014 at 8:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Subscribe to Amazon Prime in the UK? Moving forward, you might notice that some of your orders are being delivered in record-time. A sponsored post on The Telegraph, spotted today by Engadget, reveals that Amazon is offering two-day delivery for products stored in its European fulfilment centres. Over 3 million products will be eligible “by the end of this year” and for comparison, the online retailer previously promised three to seven days for Prime deliveries shipped to the UK from inside Europe. The speedy delivery times are a result of “innovations in its cross border delivery network,” Amazon said. It comes at no…

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