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Maps is one of the most useful features in Android, and today at Google I/O 2013 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/15/live-from-google-i-os-2013-opening-keynote/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), Mountain View announced a trio of new location services APIs to help devs to better leverage that strength. Fused Location Provider is the first, and it brings faster, more accurate location signals and delivers a low-power location mode that sips less than 1 percent of your battery while in use. Next is Geofencing, which will allow devs to set up to 100 location-based triggers for app events. The third API is called Activity Recognition, which uses accelerometer data and machine learning to figure out when you're walking, cycling or driving.
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