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New iPhone GPS Would Rock Nav System World

Added technology could spell doom for portable navigation devices

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(Newser) – Apple is likely to announce the addition of GPS to the iPhone tomorrow—and that’s bad news for makers of portable satellite-navigation systems, Wired reports. It could also be a dangerous distraction for those on the road, as drivers increasingly turn to tiny mobile-phone screens for directions. The number of users of GPS-enabled phones is expected to quadruple by 2011.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce GPS on the new iPhone on Monday.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce GPS on the new iPhone on Monday.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
As GPS becomes more common on cell phones, portable navigation systems may die out.
As GPS becomes more common on cell phones, portable navigation systems may die out.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
In this Jan. 15, 2008 file photo, MacWorld attendee Wil Gieseler talks on his Apple iPhone in front of a iPhone poster at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco.
In this Jan. 15, 2008 file photo, MacWorld attendee Wil Gieseler talks on his Apple iPhone in front of a iPhone poster at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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