Skyhook Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dear Aunt TUAW: location voodoo

by Erica Sadun (Sep 15th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I've recently become the proud owner of a 3rd generation iPod touch. I found the Nike+ app that uses some strange GPS/wifi-triangulation scheme to locate me and how far I run/walk. How does the iPod touch do this? Is it magnets? Smoke? Mirrors? Is this a reliable ...

Get a TUAW discount on Mac theft recovery service from hidden

by Steven Sande (Feb 19th, 2010)

Apple's laptops and iMacs are attractive targets for thieves, since they're easy to move and have a good resale value. We've seen several Mac applications or services that work to help you retrieve your favorite Apple product if it is ever stolen; LoJack for Laptops (US$39.95 per year), Undercover ...

Snow Leopard to include location and multi-touch SDK tools?

by Robert Palmer (Feb 5th, 2009)

AppleInsider claims that Snow Leopard will include developer hooks that will determine a Mac's geographical location and provide additional multi-touch support for Mac laptops with glass trackpads. While Macs don't typically come with GPS built-in, the location determination feature will work ...

NetworkLocation brings WiFi positioning to the Mac

by Michael Rose (Sep 11th, 2008)

Since the introduction of the 1st-gen, GPSless iPhone and the iPod touch, the WiFi location awareness of those devices has been a continuous source of delight to me -- with the underlying technology from Skyhook Wireless, that brave band of cross-country wardrivers, these handhelds manage to know ...

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