Check your iPhone or iPad for an update to the Google Earth app today. Version 7.0 of the free, universal app features tour guides of historic landmarks, as well as 3D flyovers of selected cities.
The flyovers beat Apple to the punch because a similar feature is going to appear in Apple's Maps app this fall as a part of iOS6.
Cities included in this update include Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Geneva and Rome. More cities will be added in the near future. The 3D flyover feature requires an iPhone 4S or an iPad 2 or later.
While testing the rendering, I found the calculations required for 3D quite fast on my iPhone 4S and my new iPad. Ro
