Stories about GPS

Asus and Optus unwrap Android-powered Garmin GPS smartphone
Android moves in a new direction with the first GPS-centric smartphone, the Garmin-Asus G10, which Optus is set to launch on June 7th.
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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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Telstra releases GPS fix for HTC Desire
Quick work by Telstra and HTC offers Desire customers the choice between an over-the-air firmware update and a downloadable ROM image to let their smartphone see those GPS birds.
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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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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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Psst: want a Dell Mini 9 netbook with inbuilt unlocked 3G modem for $549?
It’s not the newest netbook on the market but at $549 with an inbuilt and unlocked 3G modem the pint-sized Mini 9 is a pretty sweet deal...
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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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HTC releases entry-level ‘Tattoo’ Android mobile phone
Following the high-end Dream and Magic smartphones, HTC hopes the entry-level Tattoo with its new ‘Sense’ UI will drive Android into the mainstream.
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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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Microsoft fires Windows Embedded straight at Chrome OS
The pint-sized ‘Windows Embedded’ OS is set to join its desktop and smartphone cousins in Microsoft’s war against ‘little Linux’ distros such as Android and Mobilin.
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Nokia 6760: QWERY slide smartphone for the masses
Nokia hopes its ‘made for messaging’ smartphone will be a low-cost hit with tweens, teens and the Twitterati.
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BlackBerry updates: Desktop Manager 5 launched, Messenger 5 leaked!
It could be a good weekend for refreshing your BlackBerry with the latest software for your desktop (as long as you’re running Windows) and the device itself.
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GPS network could start to fail by 2010
Delays in launching new satellites could see the current GPS system start to fail as early as next year – leading to wrong directions, slower signal acquisition and black spots.
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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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