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iPhone to get location-based home screens?

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Justin, Aug 27, 2009.

  1. Justin Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,595

    If you've used any high-end smartphone in recent years, you have probably come across some of the more common location-based services available. Typically found in weather and mapping programs, it's a handy extension of a phones ability to determine where you are geographically. Apple sees great potential in expanding this, and is already busy filing patents that would make the iPhone's entire home screen location based.

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  2. Sorry Apple, too late! Its already available on your competitor's platform and its called Sherpa.
  3. I'm sure apple will find a way to make it 10 times better then the competitors platform though. Like it did with copy and paste.
  4. Why in the world would I want my phone's icons to jump around? I know where they are now.
  5. Didou Bowtie extraordinair! Posts: 5,898

    It's probably something you could turn on/off, at worst it'll be enabled by default.