| Yes, if you have an iphone then this is your turn to | | | | impervious to criticism. Though naysayers have found |
| convert your iphone intoGPS device. A GPS | | | | many an iPhone shortcoming to nitpick about, critics |
| company has launched its GPS application with which | | | | and advocates alike have been able to agree |
| an iphone Will work as GPSdevice. All iphone user will | | | | wholeheartedly about two major iPhone omissions: |
| be happy to know that this application is available | | | | support for AT&T's 3G (third generation) data |
| only for $99.99 at all istore all over the world. | | | | network and the lack of GPS. |
| With the application, iphone will contain all features | | | | The latter, as it turns out, is a missing feature that |
| ofGPS unit like voice directions and full maps of | | | | can be added to the iPhone without requiring Apple |
| different cities in different countries are available at | | | | make any hardware alterations to the device. In |
| varying prices. The application is based on a | | | | other words - without the soldering of a single chip, |
| technology, IQ Routes. The technology, IQ Routes | | | | the turning of a single screw, or even so much as |
| makes this iphoneGPS different from other | | | | the removal of the iPhone's outer casing - all the |
| ordinary GPS devices. IQ Routes taps into the actual | | | | iPhone owners out there could have a GPS receiver |
| experiences of other company drivers to determine | | | | and antenna added to their phones. |
| the fastest route to take. The company official | | | | But wait, there's more. Not only can the iPhone |
| claims that by using this application iphone user can | | | | become fully GPS-enabled without physical changes, |
| save their time up to 35% to reach the specific | | | | Apple wouldn't be required to make any software |
| destination. Its another buzz is that if you missed to | | | | changes, either. No driver additions, no modifications |
| take a appropriate turn then the your iphoneGPS will | | | | to the iPhone's underlying first generation mobile |
| suggest you better option. | | | | version of OSX. Nada. |
| According to the company officials, over 30 millions | | | | Thanks to an innovation by French company BlueSky |
| people are getting benefit of the application. Apart | | | | Positioning, who have integrated both an A-GPS |
| from all features, company is also offering a car kit | | | | (Assisted GPS) receiver and antenna onto a SIM |
| with which user can attach their iPhones to the front | | | | card, the Apple iPhone and other SIM-based mobile |
| window or dash. The application is compatible with | | | | devices that lack GPS support can add full featured |
| iPhone 3G or 3GS and requires iPhone OS 3.0. | | | | GPS capabilities through the use of the BlueSky |
| Company is also planning to launch new application | | | | Positioning SIM card. From a software perspective, all |
| which will be compatible with ipod touch and old | | | | phones which possess the STK or SimToolKit (a |
| iphones. | | | | mandatory requirement on all mobile phones since |
| Though the newly released Apple iPhone has seen a | | | | 1998) can support and utilize the SIM and it's GPS. |
| great deal of critical acclaim, it has by no means been | | | | |