Apple Developing Location-Based Home Screen for the iPhone?

According to AppleInsider, which recently detailed the proposed features, the iPhone’s home screen would be populated by location-aware applications that automatically update based on the current location of the mobile device. The phone’s location could be determined by GPS, cell tower triangulation, or even Wi-Fi.

In the drawing accompanying the patent application, the phone’s home screen displays apps for local weather, local time, local maps, local contacts, and settings. The icons themselves could even be updated to reflect the new location. For example, the patent filing describes an icon that displays the Golden Gate Bridge when the phone is in San Francisco, but that icon could change to display the skyline of New York City when the phone is located there.Read more at www.readwriteweb.com