Location service seems cannot work

I'm using iPod Touch 4th gen. Just upgrade to iOs5. But the location service seems cannot work. I've enabled Location Services on setting, also connect to wi-fi network. I can browse the internet, but can not use maps to find my location. Neither on weather application. The local weather is failed to update. Also in facebook place or twitter, and camera apps, or anything that used location-based. The purple-arrow icon (usually appear to show that location service is working) is disappear on top bar. What can I do to enable this? Looking for help. Thank you very much.

For location the iPod uses the location of nearby wifi routers that are in Apple's database. You do not have to be connected to the network/router to use that router's location. Thus, it appears that the iPod can't see a nearby router that is in Apple's database. Apple continuously updated their database based on info they obtain from iPhones. No one has been able to find a way to inform Apple of a router or correct is location.
You can confirm that by going to place with a know located router like Starbucks or McDonalds

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Thanks for contributing to the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like the Outlook app is not launching after you updated iOS. In this case, I recommend the troubleshooting steps found at this link:
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