Touché! Google Plans to Announce Its Own 3D Maps Before Apple

The empire strikes back! Yesterday, Google sent out the following invitation to the press for an event next Wednesday, June 6, at 9:30 a.m. PST:

At this invitation-only press gathering, Brian McClendon, VP of Google Maps and Google Earth, will give you a behind-the-scenes look at Google Maps and share our vision. We’ll also demo some of the newest technology and provide a sneak peek at upcoming features that will help people get where they want to go—both physically and virtually. We hope to see you there.

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