Pricing information aside, utilities and grid operators could more accurately pinpoint the location of a problem in the electrical network--eliminating the need for repair crews to scramble for hours to determine where a power failure has occurred.

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Part of the problem is location.

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Unfortunately, the problem is not merely the location of the mosque.

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WifiSLAM, which is roughly two years old, is among a slew of technology companies trying to crack the problem of how to detect a mobile-phone user's location when the user is indoors and traditional GPS technology doesn't work.

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The problem with the indoor maps is that, whether Google has permission to track your location or not, users will essentially hand over that permission every time they look at a map.

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This could be a real problem for Google over the holiday season because many consumers want to be connected regardless of their location, and that requires cellular connectivity.

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Another problem for al Mansour, when it came to filming, was that she had to rely on location scouts.

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