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JGUI, the same folks who prepared that ultra-cool Vista theme for Windows Mobile, have recently released a new application called GPS.Friend. The idea behind the app is simple – to allow users to find their friend, child or whoever from their mobile phone. Sure, you can use a service/app like Loopt for the purpose, but I guess this is the easier way. The only downside is that a person whom you’re trying to locate also needs to have GPS.Friend installed on its Windows Mobile smartphone (other platforms are not supported at the moment).
Here’s how it works:
GPS.Friend reads your current GPS location and asks your friend’s phone for his/her coordinates to match both locations. Once both locations are determined, the application will display them on a map (downloaded from Google Maps) and calculate the distance between the two. And that’s it, you can take it from there…
GPS.Friend is easy to use and with only few taps, you are ready to go. It works on both Windows Mobile Professional and Standard edition smartphones and supports all screen resolutions.
Free version of GPS.Friend allows you to get your own current location or ask someone’s only one time a day. The full version with unlimited location requests is available for 17.25 EUR. Additional licenses (after one is purchased), cost 9.95 EUR.
[Via: the::unwired]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
