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jdcfsu
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2008-06-06, 23:34

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Originally Posted by pscates2.0 View Post
Will GPS on the iPhone just be a transparent, "always there" feature/function (like Google Maps and others)?
There are a lot of phones on the market that have GPS in them (it may be faux GPS ala cell positioning, I'm not sure) and they all function as a part of the cell plan.

I remember when AT&T shipped my roommate a new phone a few years ago there was a strange icon that was always on and had no explanation in the manual. He took it to a store to inquire about the odd icon. The clerk told him it was the phone's GPS, which couldn't be turned off. It's a little scary on one level (see the privacy thread floating around here) but if implemented right -- which knowing Apple it will be -- can be extremely useful on another (check out this LifeHacker article: http://lifehacker.com/395171/how-you...nge-your-life).

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