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AP story on what is being described as the first major commercial service for tracking user locations via their cellphones. It won't be the last.
The mapAmobile service, unveiled last month in Britain, claims accuracy to within 50 yards. It charges an annual fee of ?30, or $48, plus 30 pence per request. Even more precise services are likely in the United States within the next year as more phone models come with global positioning system, or GPS, chips already installed."
AP story on what is being described as the first major commercial service for tracking user locations via their cellphones. It won't be the last.
The mapAmobile service, unveiled last month in Britain, claims accuracy to within 50 yards. It charges an annual fee of ?30, or $48, plus 30 pence per request. Even more precise services are likely in the United States within the next year as more phone models come with global positioning system, or GPS, chips already installed."
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