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Snow Leopard to Include CoreLocation and Multi-Touch APIs

Thursday February 5, 2009 8:00 am PST by Arnold Kim
The latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard seeded to developers is said to have included a few new hooks for developers. One new feature that has been adopted from the iPhone is the inclusion of "CoreLocation". CoreLocation is a software framework that allows developers to identify its current latitude and longitude based on available information. AppleInsider explains how it would work on Macs:

Since Macs don't include GPS technology like the iPhone 3G, CoreLocation will utilize a Mac's existing networking hardware to triangulate the system's location in a manner similar to the way the original iPhone was able to use the technology to emulate a true global positioning signal.

Apple is also said to be including a new Multi-Touch framework that would allow developers to more easily support Apple's Multi-Touch trackpads. While some developers have taken advantage of Apple's Multi-Touch trackpad, support has been sporadic.
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lifeinhd
39 months ago
So does this mean that an attacker will be able to find out where my computer is and steal it? Thanks, but no thanks....
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Robbadore64
39 months ago
I'm getting tired of everything knowing where I am all the time...
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talkingfuture
39 months ago
Could be an interesting precursor to Macs that do include GPS or increased multi touch functionality - like some sort of keyboard for the iMac with a built in trackpad please.
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hayduke
39 months ago
So when will multi-touch come to the desktops? I want a multi-touch keyboard! NOW!!!
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koh-kun
39 months ago
I got my father an iPod Touch and he was totally freaked out when it knew exactly where he was when he turned on Google Maps.

Personally I don't care who knows where I am, but I understand why people would be creeped out by this too.
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Tallest Skil
39 months ago



So does this mean that an attacker will be able to find out where my computer is and steal it? Thanks, but no thanks....


There are stores for that, you know...

Wow.*

*The word "wow" in this thread is copyright Sky Blue 2009 all rights reserved. :D
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3247
39 months ago

Could be an interesting precursor to Macs that do include GPS or increased multi touch functionality - like some sort of keyboard for the iMac with a built in trackpad please.

There is more and more evidence for a supermobile netbook from Apple. :apple:

Snow Leopard will be smaller in order to fit on a limited-ressource computer and now rumors indicate that it will support the location API.
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Peace
39 months ago
I really believe these new frameworks are being misunderstood.
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nep61
39 months ago
25 years after Apple's groundbreaking commercial during the Super Bowl... it looks as if 2009 is really becoming 1984.

Big Brother will be living in my MBP soon enough...just as it's been living in my iPhone 3G all this time......:eek:
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riversky
39 months ago
I don't think this will affect desktop users but I can see Apple putting GPS chips in the MacBooks. You won't have to know where you are. Good for directions etc. Or location based searching.

MacBooks will have GPS in them by early next year I would expect.
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