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New Google Maps Mobile Finds Your Location Without GPS

by Terrence O'Brien on November 29, 2007 at 05:53 PM


Yesterday, Google updated its mobile Google Maps application with a new 'My Location' feature. This new version will find your specific location even if you don't have GPS. The new Google Maps Mobile finds your location by triangulating information from nearby cell phone towers.

Sadly, we've yet to see the new location-finder in action as device support is fairly limited. Despite Google's claims that it will work on most Windows Mobile phones, it seems all the most popular (Blackjack, Q9, Dash, Treos), have been left out of the My Location fun.

From Engadget

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Tags: cell phone, CellPhone, google, google maps, GoogleMaps, mobile, my location, MyLocation

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