Comments on: Google My Location – Look Ma, No GPS! http://cybernetnews.com/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-125298 Ryan Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:50:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/28/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/#comment-125298 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-124600" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>MS has a similar app called Microsoft Location Finder (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5A588766-3697-4906-A239-F4222C91E324&displaylang=en) but it’s for PCs and uses Wi-Fi to find location instead of cell towers.</blockquote></div> I'm not sure if finding a user's location on a laptop would be as helpful as Google's implementation, but this makes me wonder why Microsoft hasn't put something like that on Pocket PC's and Smart Phones. Anonymous wrote:
MS has a similar app called Microsoft Location Finder ([microsoft.com]) but it’s for PCs and uses Wi-Fi to find location instead of cell towers.

I’m not sure if finding a user’s location on a laptop would be as helpful as Google’s implementation, but this makes me wonder why Microsoft hasn’t put something like that on Pocket PC’s and Smart Phones.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-124600 Anonymous Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:56:55 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/28/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/#comment-124600 MS has a similar app called Microsoft Location Finder (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5A588766-3697-4906-A239-F4222C91E324&displaylang=en) but it's for PCs and uses Wi-Fi to find location instead of cell towers. MS has a similar app called Microsoft Location Finder ([microsoft.com]) but it’s for PCs and uses Wi-Fi to find location instead of cell towers.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-124344 Ryan Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:40:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/28/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/#comment-124344 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-124247" rel="nofollow">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>Wow, that does sound very innovative. Google’s on a roll!</blockquote></div> Their map service is actually becoming one of my favorite services of theirs. netster007x wrote:
Wow, that does sound very innovative. Google’s on a roll!

Their map service is actually becoming one of my favorite services of theirs.

]]> By: netster007x http://cybernetnews.com/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-124247 netster007x Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:18:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/28/google-my-location-look-ma-no-gps/#comment-124247 Wow, that does sound very innovative. Google's on a roll! Wow, that does sound very innovative. Google’s on a roll!

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