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Microsoft Streets and Trips 2005 brings GPS support to Pocket Streets for Microsoft Smartphone? August 24, 2004 [General] | By Edward J. R. Microsoft annouced today the availability of Microsoft Streets & Trips 2005 with GPS Locator program. Interestingly information from Microsoft indicates that now also Microsoft Smartphone can use GPS (!!!): The new GPS Locator makes it easier than ever to turn a laptop, Microsoft Windows Mobile -based Pocket PC or Smartphone into an all-inclusive GPS tracking device. ... but we have some doubts... 
Plug and play GPS receiver makes it easy to hit the road with GPS. Motorists can add real-time GPS to their Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC or Smartphone with an expansion sled (sold separately). Pocket Streets for Pocket PC and Smartphone. Pocket Streets for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones is included in Streets & Trips 2005 at no extra charge. To read more click here. The official website of "Streets & Tips 2004" is here (but there is [yet] no information about 2005 version there....) Commentary: previously Microsoft released Pocket Streets for Smartphone without support for GSP although Pocket Streets for Pocket PC had support for GPS already for a long long time! Now there is a vague, indirect indication that GPS is supported also in Microsoft Smartphone, however we don't believe it! We think that again Microsoft marketing people made a mistake in a press release ...  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 4 Comments ]
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