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19th Jul 07, 07:09 PM

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Nokia speeds up cell phone GPS

*Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...974720070719)*
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HELSINKI, July 19 (Reuters) - Nokia launched a service on Thursday which it said would cut the time a GPS-enabled cellphone takes to pinpoint its whereabouts, opening new opportunities for location-based online services.

Nokia hopes the service, available for users of its flagship N95 phones, will cut the startup time to one minute, from up to three minutes currently. The slowness has so far hampered takeup of cellphone navigation.

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