Is it possible to develop location (longitude, latitude) based application for Blackberry smartphones with no internal GPS chip?
Is it possible to develop location (longitude, latitude) based application for Blackberry smartphones with
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Is it possible to develop location (longitude, latitude) based application for Blackberry smartphones with no internal GPS chip?
Yes, it is possible. Devices can determine their position based on known locations of cell towers and/or WiFi hotspots that are in range. It’s usually not as precise as GPS, but it can still be serviceable.
Skyhook Wireless is one of the major providers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/