http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-service-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-service-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36567 monkey Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:58:50 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-services-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36567 @racer-x of course you will be able to turn it off. Just deny access to it in the application permissions. @racer-x of course you will be able to turn it off. Just deny access to it in the application permissions.

]]> http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-service-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36548 Nikolaus Walch Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:01:26 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-services-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36548 When can we expect to see this?? When can we expect to see this??

]]> http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-service-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36546 FOSSroxTHX Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:36 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-services-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36546 Privacy issues aside (i'm certain you can disallow certain apps permission to the API), this is the answer to those phones (ahem 8330) that do not have the GPS open to 3rd party apps (poynt, gmaps, etc.). The big missing piece of this puzzle is those same phones do not yet have an official OS 5.0 (the announcement I was actually wanting to hear from this conference). Privacy issues aside (i’m certain you can disallow certain apps permission to the API), this is the answer to those phones (ahem 8330) that do not have the GPS open to 3rd party apps (poynt, gmaps, etc.). The big missing piece of this puzzle is those same phones do not yet have an official OS 5.0 (the announcement I was actually wanting to hear from this conference).

]]> http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-service-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36537 racer-x Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:11:07 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-services-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36537 I hope that this 'feature' can be turned off. I bought a smartphone - NOT a personal tracking device. This will also be how they target ads at us on the street, ala 'Minority Report.' I hope that this ‘feature’ can be turned off. I bought a smartphone – NOT a personal tracking device. This will also be how they target ads at us on the street, ala ‘Minority Report.’

]]> http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-service-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36533 Jeremy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:35:41 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/11/13/rims-new-locate-services-for-gps-apps-is-going-to-be-huge/#comment-36533 You know what would be really cool? RIM put out their own turn by turn application like Google Navigation... You know what would be really cool? RIM put out their own turn by turn application like Google Navigation…

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