Wireless App: interesting conversion

> Cell phone firm offers SARS alerts - News.com

A mobile operator in Hong Kong has launched an interesting location-based
service that alerts people when they're in the vicinity of a building
where evidence of SARS has been found - the service pings the user with a
message if they pass within 1 kilometer of the location. The free-for-now
service has people dialing a number to access information posted by the
Department of Health - they can then choose to receive location alerts as
well as information on places SARS patients are suspected to have visited.

http://news.com.com/2100-1039-997457.html

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