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Google's answer to GPS

by Julian Prokaza on Monday 03 December 2007 Comment

Google has introduced its answer to GPS - My Location technology. It uses data from mobile phone masts and algortihms developed by Google to provide users with an approximate location. A beta version of My Location is now being shipped with version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile. Google says that My Location is intended to complement GPS, but adds that fewer than 15% of mobile handsets expected to be shipped in 2007 will have built-in GPS. Other advantages claimed for My Location include, the ability to work indoors (where GPS coverage can be patchy), a faster response than GPS, and lower battery drainage. Google stresses that My Location does not gather personally identifiable information. My Location is designed to work with a wide range of handsets including, all colour BlackBerry devices, Symbian 60 (3rd Edition) devices, most Windows Mobile devices, newer Sony Ericsson devices and some Motorola devices. 

Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie
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