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Experience the tsunami-affected areas of Japan through Street View

Google: "Back in July, we announced our initiative to digitally archive the areas of Northeastern Japan affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Today, we’re making good on that promise—after driving more than 44,000 kilometers through the affected regions, 360-degree panoramic imagery of those areas is now available through the Street View feature in Google Maps. The images can also be viewed via a special website called “Build the Memory,” where you can easily compare before and after shots of the towns changed by these events.

A virtual tour via Street View profoundly illustrates how much these natural disasters have transformed these communities. If you start inland and venture out toward the coast, you’ll see the idyllic countryside change dramatically, becoming cluttered with mountains of rubble and debris as you get closer to the ocean. In the cities, buildings that once stood proud are now empty spaces."

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Google to launch Pixel 8 Pro with a free Pixel Watch 2

Google is reportedly going to release its upcoming Pixel 8 Pro smartphone with a free Pixel Watch 2.

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Google Messages’s satellite texting may cover over 150 countries

Garmin's infrastructure to the rescue?

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The clock is ticking for your Fitbit account, Google logins to start next week

Fitbit users will soon be able to sign into Fitbit using a Google account instead of a Fitbit account starting on June 6.

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