July 18, 2008

Long awaited day has finally arrived – many of the big name wireless providers are finally cutting the exorbitant fees usually charged for early terminations and cancellations.
July 17, 2008

Given the sheer number of different cell phones and mobile devices on the market today, choosing the right one can be difficult for consumers. WMUR 9 offers several different tips to help you choose the right device for you, so that you can make sure you get maximum efficiency at an affordable price.
July 16, 2008

It can if you live in San Francisco, according to the New York Times. In one of the most ambitious steps towards reducing the parking problem, San Francisco intends to test six thousand metered parking spaces that will, through a wireless sensor, be able to tell drivers which parking spots are available at any given moment.

July 14, 2008

UPI reveals that people living in Canada are receiving warnings from the Toronto Public Health department to limit the amount of time their children spend on the cell phones, due to increasing health concerns.

Google Rolls Out Cell Phone Locator

Google on Wednesday released upgraded mapping software that figures out the general vicinity a mobile telephone is in based on which transmission tower it is using. Unlike the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) technology Google uses the exchange of signals between the phone and nearby mobile phone towers to estimate the phone's location.

The beta, or test, version of new Google Maps for mobile software lets users find their location , even if the phone making the connection isn't equipped with a GPS receiver.

Unlike other mapping devices, Google's new tracking feature can display a phone's location without the user entering an address or coordinates through the keypad.

The free Google Maps version 2.0 comes with a "My Location" feature that determines which cell tower a mobile telephone is using and displays a map of the area with a blue circle pinpointing the spot.

Unlike GPS, Google's tracking feature works while handsets are indoors. "My Location" also 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 one-quarter to three miles of a user's location — close enough to provide helpful "neighborhood-level" information.

(November 29, 2007)

 

   
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