“Where is…”" is a new GPS program for Windows Mobile 5/6 completely writed in .NET. It give you a free perception of distance and direction from your destination without any connection with internet or a expansive program of navigation. This is in development program and can help you in some situations, when you want know where is your car in a new places that you dont know and you dont rememebre where you have parking it (this is my case), or during sea navigation or others. In future release the developer wants to add search position coordinates from address, satellite view and bars of satellite signal and battery signal.

Features :

• Settings to change Port, Distance Unit, Speed Unit and Time interval of refresh screen
• At start the program set screen lock disable to remain active during the use, when you close program or minimize it all return normal and screen lock return to back settings
• You can save the actual position to recents to track distance to destination
• Compass function work correctly only if you go in any direction, if you not move the compass show last direction
• Click on little compass show full screen compass
• When there isn’t GPS signal the central arrow become gray

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Nicetrack is an application for Windows Mobile devices that uses the Area ID and Cell ID of GSM masts to provide crude location-based information and events. It allows you to enter ‘friendly’ names for the Area ID/Cell ID combinations such as ‘Home’ or ‘Work’, and also to trigger events when you enter or leave a cell.

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Today I came across one of the most innovative use of the built in GPS for a Windows Mobile Device in the form of Oops I’m Late. The idea for such an application is amazing. Kudos to the developer

Oops I’m Late! is software for mobile phones that sends notifications based on one’s calendar and GPS. Whether you are late, on-time, or early, let Oops I’m Late! keep in touch rather than be distracted while driving. No re-entering destination information for the umpteenth time; Oops I’m Late! uses Calendar information already on your phone to obtain coordinates.

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