Comments on: New Google Maps for Mobile Shows Your Location, Even Without GPS http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian Cantoni http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-117623 Brian Cantoni Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:27:35 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/#comment-117623 Google Maps is one of my favorite apps on my Treo, but sadly it looks like My Location isn't available on Palm OS devices yet. Getting my location even approximately would be a huge usability improvement. Without it, the map will also start up at its last position. Auto location saves the first step of "finding" my location by entering city/state or zip code. As you said, mobile local search seems to rely on zip code, but that's not very helpful outside of your home town. Google Maps is one of my favorite apps on my Treo, but sadly it looks like My Location isn’t available on Palm OS devices yet.

Getting my location even approximately would be a huge usability improvement. Without it, the map will also start up at its last position. Auto location saves the first step of “finding” my location by entering city/state or zip code.

As you said, mobile local search seems to rely on zip code, but that’s not very helpful outside of your home town.

]]> By: Blackbeltjones/Work: » “Do not use while driving” http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-117541 Blackbeltjones/Work: » “Do not use while driving” Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:50:11 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/#comment-117541 [...] Carlo Longino homes in on the fact that it provides, finally, a somewhat humane and useful basis for a lot of the location-based services use-cases that mobile service providers and product marketers have salivated over for around a decade. [...] [...] Carlo Longino homes in on the fact that it provides, finally, a somewhat humane and useful basis for a lot of the location-based services use-cases that mobile service providers and product marketers have salivated over for around a decade. [...]

]]> By: Gustavo Amorim » Google Maps with My Location http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-117469 Gustavo Amorim » Google Maps with My Location Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:23:30 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/#comment-117469 [...] Malik Scoble AppleInsider TechCrunch Slashdot TheRegister O’Reilly AllAboutSymbian Mashable Carlo Longino [...] [...] Malik Scoble AppleInsider TechCrunch Slashdot TheRegister O’Reilly AllAboutSymbian Mashable Carlo Longino [...]

]]> By: Completetosh.com, by Neil McIntosh » Blog Archive » links for 2007-11-30 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-117462 Completetosh.com, by Neil McIntosh » Blog Archive » links for 2007-11-30 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:22:57 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/#comment-117462 [...] Google Maps for Mobile Shows Your Location, Even Without GPS Cue cries of: now they know where you are! Always! (tags: google mobile news bigbrother paranoid) [...] [...] Google Maps for Mobile Shows Your Location, Even Without GPS Cue cries of: now they know where you are! Always! (tags: google mobile news bigbrother paranoid) [...]

]]> By: Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-117431 Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:01:18 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/#comment-117431 <strong>How much does Google pay for the locator info?...</strong> I wonder how much Google has to pay for that location info, because it's not free. In Germany the mobile operators charge ?0.10 from third parties for every localization. In Berlin we have Qiro which does quite the same, but more advanced. You can lo... How much does Google pay for the locator info?…

I wonder how much Google has to pay for that location info, because it’s not free. In Germany the mobile operators charge ?0.10 from third parties for every localization. In Berlin we have Qiro which does quite the same, but more advanced. You can lo…

]]> By: Federico Nano » Blog Archive » Google Maps Mobile: GPS sin GPS http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-117421 Federico Nano » Blog Archive » Google Maps Mobile: GPS sin GPS Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:31:28 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/11/28/new-google-maps-for-mobile-shows-your-location-even-without-gps/#comment-117421 [...] MobHappy, aunque sin duda es una de las notas del día en el ambiente [...] [...] MobHappy, aunque sin duda es una de las notas del día en el ambiente [...]

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