Wow, Apple has announced that the iPhone 4S will offer not only assited GPS but also GLONASS support… wow!
This comes via the Mac Rumors blog… From the blog; Apple yesterday quietly updated its iPhone 4S tech specs page to note that the device offers not only Assisted GPS but also GLONASS, the Russian version of GPS. They do note that only the tech specs page on the U.S. site has been updated to mention GLONASS capabilities, with the corresponding page in other iPhone 4S launch countries still listing only Assisted GPS as the device’s satellite location service.
From the specs page under GPS technical Specs:
- Assisted GPS and GLONASS
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular
See also the iPhone 4S Technical Specs page
And, some additional iOS related news as research is showing that the iPhone remains as the top device in North America…
Interesting research out today from InMobi showing that iPhone is still teh top dog, however, Android leads the market. From the research findings… the report uncovered that the Apple iPhone 4 remains the top device in the NA region with 5.2% share, followed by the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and BlackBerry Curve 8520, each with 4.2%, the Android OS now represents 40% of all ads in the region, nearly twice the amount of Apple (21%). Android has shown its importance in the market by delivering consistent growth over the last nine months and captured nearly seven share points in the last 90 days, whereas Apple has lost share. On a global basis, Android becomes the number one OS for the first time in Q3 2011, surpassing Nokia OS.
| Top 2 OS Systems: % Share Available Impressions in North America | ||||
| % Regional Share (Q2) | % Regional Share (Q3) | Pt Chg | ||
| Android | 33.5% | 40.3% | +6.8 | |
| iPhone OS | 29.6% | 20.8% | -8.8 | |
See complete details on the research HERE