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Rudd backs Conroy in WiFi attack
The Prime Minister has backed internet Senator Conroy in his sustained attack on Google over its bungled WiFi collection error.
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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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Google shouldn’t stop collecting Wi-Fi data
Google's decision to stop its Street View cars collecting harmless data on the location of Wi-Fi hotspots is an over-reaction to baseless concerns of privacy zealots.
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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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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 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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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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Google squeezes Earth into the iPhone
Google Earth for iPhone and iPod Touch lets you carry the globe around in your pocket. But while the Earth has been around for billions of years, this app hasn't, and it shows.
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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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