Loopt Gets Background iPhone Processing (for a user fee to AT&T)
One of the big issues with the iPhone and GPS is that it can’t run in the background. That means that you must turn on the app itself to “check in” to share location information. But now, Loopt has swung a deal (for a $3.99 fee per month) to have AT&T do background updates. I’m not sure how that meshes with Apple’s restrictions, but it does give Loopt an advantage over “everyone else” including Google’s Latitude.
There’s a free trial for the first 5000 folks, but I suspect that’s full already since the news broke Sept 4.
- Silicon Valley Insider via Mobile Burn
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/08 at 08:03 AM |
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