Google Unveils My Location Gps Software – Cell Phone Users Will Now Have Gps
Hopefully you are one of those people who have always wanted a GPS system. Let us also hope that you are one of those people who have yet to purchase one of them. This is because it appears a solution to owning a GPS system has finally become a reality. Our favorite search engine company Google has created a free GPS module that will make life for all of us that much easier. No longer will we be required to select the in car GPS equipment and pay the monthly costs. Google has arrived with the GPS module and is bound to net a ton of support.
Some of us are actually lucky enough to have a cell phone that comes equipped with a built-in GPS receiver. The reality is that nearly 90-percent of the other cell phones out there lack any type of GPS receiver. Google’s latest technology creates a solution to all of those users who crave GPS and have yet to have it at their service. The company revealed to the public a original GPS software simply dubbed My Location. It is through the software that a user is enabled to access a online GPS system that allows your phone to be pinpointed within a three mile radius of your proper location. This news is something that has to excite consumers because of the service and enough to excite mobile companies because they do not need to install GPS receivers.
A recent press release by Google had them make several claims about the My Plot product. The company is currently claiming that the software can provide what they call “neighborhood-level” data. You will also have the ability to press “0″ while using the product, enabling users the ability to skip the annoying task of entering in a starting address when they are looking for directions. Here is some news for those that are paranoid by the rumors that Google is going to spy on you. The company also announced that the system is not set up to collect your phone number or any of your other personal details. Google is trying to ensure you that there is nothing to worry about. Cell phones that do near equipped with the software in the near future will also offer you the option of turning the service off, further showing Google’s dedication to not alienating their users.
There are still many kinks to clean up when it comes to the My Location software. These kinks are nothing major and are basically protocol for any company that is going to release a new product. Google needs to create tracking databases to help possess the gaps for locales in China/Japan and Europe. The company hopes to have the software ready for inaugurate sometime next year. One thing that the company is hoping to do is use the information obtained from the location data. They could use this information for future marketing practices, such as to where they should target their ads. Like any company, they could also sell this information to other companies looking for the best areas to market. Google proves to spend once again they are a leader in the evolution of our society and the diagram we handle technology.
Sources:
www.google.com
Related Posts
Filed under Small Business Cell Phone by on May 28th, 2011. 