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Google Street View has mapped 25 cities since March 2009, but the increased coverage makes an additional 210,000 miles of detailed imaging available.

Street View has been hit by concerns that the detailed street-level information could be exploited by criminals or that it's simply too much of an intrusion into people's privacy.

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Google insists it is possible to preserve anonymity - the imaging automatically blurs number plates and faces. People can also ask for their cars and homes to be taken off.

The expanded service means we'll have the same coverage as Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Germany has continued to hold out due to privacy concerns.

Because Street View images look best in dry, overcast conditions, Google said its biggest challenge getting going nationwide in the UK was our good old dreary weather.

Link: PA

Stateside, Apple chose AT&T as its launch partner, as it did with the iPhone - in Britain, Apple execs will meet with O2, Vodafone and Orange.

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Rumours have it, unlike the exclusive deal struck with O2 for the iPhone, that the iPad will not be offered to a single network alone, giving all three major players a stab at having it.

But if there's any chance of exclusivity you can bet O2, Vodafone and Orange will do whatever they can do to secure the deal.

Showing off how gaming could be transformed by the huge multitouch machine, PQ released the video below.

The iTable has a 42-inch HD resolution screen, full internet connectivity and a full PC inside its 1.5-inch thick top. The screen support input from 32 fingers at once. It can also get input from a stylus, pen or even a bottle.

iTable's business version will be on sale in the second quarter while a much cheaper consumer number is due out later in 2010.

We think it  looks awesome - let us know what you think.