Stories about Google Maps

Google launches free DevFest AU developer workshops in Sydney
Kicking off on June 28th, the free five-day DevFest offers Aussie developers week of deep-diving Googly goodness on Google Apps, Chome, Wave, Maps and more.
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Google Australia details dodgy WiFi code
Google's Engineering Director yesterday explained how the company came to accidentally collect payload data from people's WiFi networks.
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Telstra rushes to fix wonky GPS on HTC Desire
Can’t get a GPS lock with your shiny new HTC Desire smartphone? Telstra says that a software SNAFU is the reason and is rushing to issue a fix “as a matter of urgency”.
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Melbourne goes 3D-ish in Google Maps
Google has mapped out parts of the Melbourne CBD in 3D.
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We're better than Google Streetview, claims Sydney company
A Sydney company has come out with the bold claim that it is better than Google Street View – at least for Australia's major icons.
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Google Street View heads into shops and malls
The diabolical designers of Westfield's most complicated mall layouts may have their MC-Escher-style floormaps nutted out soon by Google's indoor street view.
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You take the toll road, says Google Maps Australia
A bug in Google Maps Australia is forcing people down costly toll roads whether they like it or not.
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Google builds turn-by-turn navigation into Android 2.0
The next wave of Android-powered smartphones will include free turn-by-turn navigation software powered by Google Maps and Google Street View.
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Picasa desktop software gets facial recognition
The desktop companion for Google’s Picasa online photo album software now sports facial recognition and geotagging in Google Maps.
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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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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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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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Australia's Great Barrier Reef now on Google Maps
In a world first, Google has added the first large scale marine environment to its online mapping service, Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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Grand Theft Google: drive the world's cities
Ever wanted to hoon around the world's major cities without getting a ticket? Thanks to a new driving simulator and Google Maps, you can do exactly that.
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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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