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New hack enables Street View on iPod touch
arstechnica.com - 11/25/2008
New hack enables Street View on iPod touch
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Although the iPod touch doesn't include the new Street View feature by default, enterprising hackers have found a way to restore the missing functionality. Read More...

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Modification enables Street View on iPod touch - iPod touch Fans forum
ipodtouchfans.com - 11/23/2008
Modification enables Street View on iPod touch - iPod touch Fans forum
— ipodtouchfans.com — It didn't take long for one of our users, timmyj9, to figure out how to enable the purposely-disabled Street View feature in the Maps application of iPod touch Firmware 2.2. Apple has a history of crippling the iPod touch firmware in order to ... (more) Modification enables Street View on iPod touch - iPod ...

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ipodtouchfans.com - 11/24/2008
[HowTo] Enable Street View on Touch 2.2 - iPod touch Fans forum
— ipodtouchfans.com — i've found the trigger so this is probably the easiest way for the time being... 1. get this file via ssh: /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/N45AP.plist 2. convert to xml at http://iappcat.com/plist/bin2xml 3. add telephony  ... (more) [HowTo] Enable Street View on Touch 2.2 - iPod touch ...

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iPod Touch Hack Gives Disgruntled Firmware 2.2 Upgraders Google Street View [Ipod Touch]
gizmodo.com - 11/24/2008
iPod Touch Hack Gives Disgruntled Firmware 2.2 Upgraders Google Street View [Ipod Touch]
— gizmodo.com — If you haven't heard the news yet, iPod touch users were denied Google Street View when the firmware 2.2 update dropped this week. Sad. But here's some happy: iPod Touch Fans site member timmyj9 cooked up a hack to enable the feature. If XML editing ... (more) iPod Touch Hack Gives Disgruntled Firmware 2.2 Upgraders ...

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Hack enables Street View on Apple iPod touch
MacDailyNews — ... "Of course, leaving out features on a device like the iPod touch tends to cause the iPhone hacking community to do everything in its power to get them back, so it's no surprise that iPod touch fans have already found a way to get Street View working again," Berka reports. "There's already a jailbreaking tool available for the 2.2 firmware, and it just so happens that the Street View functionality can only be enabled if you're using a jailbroken touch," Berka reports. More info here .

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iPod Touch Users Left Out of Google Maps Upgrades in Firmware 2.2 [IPhone]
gizmodo.com 11/21/2008 — Our testing has confirmed that iPod Touch users do not get updates to their Google Maps app with firmware 2.2 , which, at least on the iPhone, includes the addition of Street View as well as public transit and walking directions. The updated browser ...
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engadget.com 11/24/2008 — Some good news for iPod touch owners: one enterprising individual going by the nom de mod timmyj9 has figured out how to enable the Street View functionality in the media player's version 2.2 firmware -- albeit with some glitches. If your iPod ...
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