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"Google today announced the release of version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile. New in v2.0 is a beta version of Google's "My Location" technology, which uses cell tower ID information to provide users with their approximate location, helping them determine where they are, what's around them, and how to get there."
http://www.slashphone.com/64/8921.html
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Posted: 2007-11-29 11:24:29
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to collaborate/add more to this:)
Google will tell your mobile where you are
By Darren Osborne
November 29, 2007 11:07am
Article from: AAP
INTERNET search leader Google has unveiled new mobile phone technology that will show the location of the user, even if the phone is not equipped with a GPS receiver.
The new tracking feature, named My Location, has been launched in more than 20 countries, including the US, Australia and New Zealand.
Users will be able to see their location as a blue dot on the latest version of Google's mobile maps application.
The tracking system won't collect a user's phone number or any other personal information that would reveal a person's identity, Google's mobile maps product manager Steve Lee said.
Google's tracking feature will work while the handset is indoors, and drains less power from a phone's battery than a GPS receiver does.
On the downside, Google's service isn't as precise as GPS. In most instances, Google hopes to get within 400m of a user's location, compared to 5m with a GPS.
The database that identifies the location of a mobile phone is still under construction, so the service still sometimes draw a blank. The company expects to fill in the holes as more people use the service.
By knowing more about a mobile phone's location, Google conceivably could make more money displaying ads from nearby businesses hoping to lure in more customers.
The company had no immediate plans to show ads on mobile maps but might in the future, Mr Lee said.
Already the owner of the most lucrative advertising network on the internet, Google eventually hopes to do a better job of mining profits from the mobile web.
To help realise that goal, Google plans to introduce a new mobile software package called Android next year in an attempt to make its online services more accessible to people while they're away from computers at home or the office.
Although a growing number of smart phones come with GPS receivers, Google estimates that about 85 per cent of mobile handsets now in use don't have the satellite powered technology.
Google's alternative will work on most smart phones, including the Blackberry and the latest generation of Nokia handsets. But it's still not compatible with the iPhone, Motorola Q, Samsung Blackjack and Palm Treo 700w and other models.
More information:
http://www.google.com/gmm/
pity its with smartphones - good for some of us but not others, id like to see this implemented in java/linux phones(even though i dont like motorola(im starting to like them more lol)
link:
http://www.news.com.au/busine[....]y/0,23636,22841712-462,00.html
(theres lots of links but i think bobafett and this one are pretty good:))
[ This Message was edited by: DarkKrypt on 2007-11-29 10:50 ]
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Posted: 2007-11-29 11:48:23
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Sounds great. Could this add more functionality on recovering stollen cellphones?
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Posted: 2007-11-29 13:04:02
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On 2007-11-29 13:04:02, comfort mdu wrote:
Sounds great. Could this add more functionality on recovering stollen cellphones?
Well, the technology has been available and used for quite a while now by the emergency services, particularly the ambulance and rescue services, for locating people when they are unsure of or cannot give their exact location. The phone itself does not need to have any additional software at all to do this so I would imagine that the police would already be using it to locate stolen phones if they wanted to. That's the problem. In the UK at least, the police are not interested in finding stolen phones at all
This page explains briefly how it works for any mobile phone and why you don't need special software to do it.
[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2007-11-29 12:21 ]
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Posted: 2007-11-29 13:17:03
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my operator has a similar service for about 4 years...it only gives text based location though
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Posted: 2007-11-29 13:49:34
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My location not supported for P990
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Posted: 2007-11-29 13:59:41
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Well this works fine with my w910i. Looks like it works with java phones as well, at least some of them.
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Posted: 2007-11-29 21:37:03
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wow!! this is awesome!!
but somehow my location doesnt work on my w800i....no idea y
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Posted: 2007-12-01 10:28:34
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it works on my K810
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Posted: 2007-12-01 10:32:55
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i guess da java in w800 is too old, mayb it works in k800 i'll try put my sim card on my dads fone
if my w800 java is too old is there a way to update it??
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Posted: 2007-12-01 11:34:49
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