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…  3rd Planet is a Singapore-based technology company which has been throwing around a fair number of lofty claims in recent weeks about how it building a “new dimension” to discovering destinations, using a cutting edge web technology and graphics.

The tool, which doesn’t have a public launch date as yet, is a cross between Google Earth and Maps, a 3D platform game and destination guide.  …

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