Google announces World Wonders Project, includes 3 Canadian landmarks

Nova Scotia's Old Town of Lunenberg is one of the World Wonder chosen byGoogle

Google's Cultural Institute, which helps preserve and promote culture online, is pleased to announce the launch of the World Wonders Project. From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google’s World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world. Using similar technology to that of Google's Streetview, users can virtually visit the locations virtually.

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Google Navigation now working on Canadian Android phones

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google has finally allowed their navigation function to work in Canada and 10 more countries. This makes your Android device (OS version 1.6 and higher only) a lot cooler and way more useful. After downloading some language packs, we briefly tested the Google Navigation on our Android 2.1 powered Motorola Milestone and it worked just as well and in some cases even better than our  standalone GPS.

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