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Geolocation API for Google Gears for Windows Mobile coming + Opera bundles Gears June 01, 2008 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. Not only Opera announces support for Google Gears in the browser but also Google is now planning to include support for geolocation in Google Gears meaning that web applications using Google Gears API will be able to know location of your Windows Mobile phone! The pace of innovation of Google is so incredibly high that sometimes it is difficult to catch up what various Google services and products are offering... but fortunately Google still continues to support Windows Mobile by releasing native applications for Windows Mobile, including Google Maps, Google Search and also Google Gears (after installation of Google Gears for Windows Mobile you can see it after selecting Menu / Tools / Google Gears Settings): 
... and Google Gears essentially is an extension of a web browser that makes it possible not only to run off-line applications (combination of HTML and JavaScript) but also it allows web applications located on the Internet to access local resources of the phone (here: storage; in future: geolocation = geographical location): 
In other words: thanks to Google Gears for Windows Mobile several Internet-located and locally placed web applications can run inside of Windows Mobile phones. On top of that soon also location, including GPS-based and triangulation based on cellular network placement (base station IDs) will also be available in Google Gears, also for Windows Mobile! To learn more visit: Geolocation API home page at Google Gears site of Google. Furthermore now also Opera includes support for Google Gears as you can see below! * * * * * Opera extends Gears support Opera Software announced today it will support Gears in its desktop and mobile browsers. The inclusion of Gears in Opera's main browsing products supports Opera's vision of transforming the browser into a full platform for applications, regardless of device. "Opera will have full support for Gears on mobile when they launch this year," said Charles Wiles, Product Manager for mobile web apps at Google. "Opera Mobile 9.5 will be a great example of a high-quality browser on a mobile platform that supports Gears. This marks the coming of age of the browser as the platform for application development on mobile devices." "The forthcoming Opera Mobile 9.5 with Gears will usher in a new era for the Web on mobile devices," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. "Together, these products will create new ways to bring applications to life on mobile devices. Developers will be able to use this along with Opera Dragonfly to develop and debug compelling applications for any connected environment." Credit: Julie Sajnani from Opera.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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