Google GPS sans a GPS on your mobile phone

Now Google knows where you are, without a GPS device. If you have a GPRS or EDGE or 3G enabled mobile device and use mobile google maps, then you will probably not need a GPS receiver device anytime soon. Google uses triangulation method to locate you and points your location on gmaps mobile screen with a blue dot. It claims an accuracy of a 1700 m radius, but I have rarely seen it farther than a few meters from my true location. Good work GOOG. Well, Read the details here..

Palm Unveils a Two-Hand device - The "Foleo"

Termed the "smartphone companion product," by Palm, this device has the tech gurus scratching their heads.

On Wednesday, mobile device maker Palm demonstrated the fruits of a secret project that one of Palm's founders, Jeff Hawkins, had been working on. Palm's new Foleo is a Linux-powered, laptop-like device that serves as a companion to smartphones. Analysts and observers have started to weigh in with their opinions, and many are less than raves.

Described by the company as its "first smartphone companion product," the Foleo is designed to work in tandem with a paired smartphone. If a user edits a document on the Foleo, for instance, the changes appear on the accompanying smartphone, and vice versa. Pushing one button provides access to full-screen e-mail, and there are editors for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, plus the Opera browser for Web surfing and a Palm-developed PDF viewer.

With a 10-inch screen, a full-size keyboard, and battery life of up to five hours, the Foleo mobile companion will work with Palm Treo smartphones, running either Palm OS or Windows Mobile. According to Palm, "most" other smartphones with Windows Mobile should work with the Foleo, and, with a "modest software effort," smartphones using operating systems from Research In Motion, Apple, or Symbian can likewise be supported.

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Apple iPhone Gets FCC Approval

The Apple iPhone got official FCC approval for sale on the U.S. market

Apple recently announced that it has officially received FCC approval to sell the iPhone, its much anticipated entry into the mobile phone market. Along with getting FCC approval, the iPhone is ready to ship next month, Apple spokespeople said.

All mobile phones offered in the United States must receive a "grant of equipment authorization," which means it has receivedthe green light from the FCC.

"We're on track to release it in late June," Cingular spokesman Mark Siegel said। "Nothing has changed." Good job Steve Jobs.

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