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With millions of iPhones likely to be sold in months to come, Skyhook is all set to be off-the-hook.
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If three of those are in Skyhook’s database, I am triangulated, and skyhook knows where I am (give or take a few meters).
Have a Wi-Fi Device in Your Pocket? You Can Be Tracked! : Law is Cool 2009
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If three of those are in Skyhook’s database, I am triangulated, and skyhook knows where I am (give or take a few meters).
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A company called Skyhook cruises cities to map the location of Wi-Fi nodes.
I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle Mathew Honan 2009
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To boot-strap the database, both Google and Apple have been using a company called Skyhook, who drive around pin-pointing the location of cell towers.
Google To Launch Large Scale Geo-Services Nik Cubrilovic 2005
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To boot-strap the database, both Google and Apple have been using a company called Skyhook, who drive around pin-pointing the location of cell towers.
2008 May Michael Arrington 2005
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Blessed with a revolutionary location technology called Skyhook, Near Here can locate where you are in double-quick time without you having to step out into the hot sun to get a GPS lock.
TODAYonline 2010
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(Mr. Abdul-Jabaar actually trademarked the phrase "Skyhook" a decade ago and now sells Skyhook-branded clothing on his Web site).
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It was a program called the Skyhook weather balloon, "and it was absolutely a secret.
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For devices running iPhone OS versions 1.1.3 to 3.1, Apple relied on (and still relies on) databases maintained by Google and Skyhook Wireless ( "Skyhook") to provide location-based services.
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