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Google Street View gets dramatic improvements
Google has given its Street View system a major update with a system that lets you "walk" roads in 3D without having to click-click-click to advance a screen at a time.
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GPS sends street directories down a dead end?
Australia’s leading street directory publisher stalls the launch of its 2010 editions citing lack of demand due to the popularity of GPS systems.
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Google Earth has a dead pixel?
It’s annoying enough on your 24 inch LCD monitor – so how would you feel about a dead pixel on Google Earth?
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LIVE BUSHFIRE MAPS: follow the fires online
If you or your friends/family are in Victoria, you can now check an up-to-the-minute live map of the bushfires created by Google employees.
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Marijuana farmers caught on Google Earth
Drug farmers have learned the hard way that you can smoke but you can't hide from Google's satellites.
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Google public transport launches in Adelaide, Perth
Google Maps has added public transport info in several capital cities, but Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are still out in the cold
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Tourists shot after following GPS directions
Three tourists have been shot at, after their GPS navigator guided them into a notorious slum ruled by drug traffickers.
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Yellow Pages to be merged with Google Maps
Telstra will close down its little-used search engine and merge its data with Google Maps. And not a moment too soon. Several years late, in fact.
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Uniden TRAX 430: find your way home
Better known for its landline telephones, Uniden has unleashed a brand new range of portable navigation devices that put it on equal footing with the better-known GPS vendors.
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Why we should be afraid of Google Streetview
OPINION | Google's Streetview, just launched in Australia and Japan, is creeping a lot of people out. And it should. Something's just not right.
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Top 10 things NOT to do with Google Street View
Bluescreen | How to get arrested for stalking, spot who's growing pot and then finally assaulted by that nice "girl" you met online -- all from the comfort of your chair!
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Google cameras reveal Australian streets
Australia is one of the first countries outside North America to get Google's amazing street-view photography. But this time, Google promises your privacy is safe...
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Telstra relaunches Whereis: more Google Maps-like
Telstra's new Whereis site is packed with improvements over its often derided, clunky predecessor.
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Google Earth gets an upgrade, new features abound
If you fancy a flight around the earth from the comfort of your operating system head on over to Google -- the latest version of Google Earth has some hot new features.
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