A fresh new build of Google Maps has hit the Android Market, version 5.3.1. The new version follows the incremental upgrade path, centered primarily on bug fixes. This time around the focus is on issues with Manage My Place, the auto-checkins feature, and Latitude history. According to the changelog, all features have been restored to full working condition.
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Google Maps 5.1 for Android has just unleashed the power of Google Latitude, connecting your location to a real place with check ins. If you’re an Android user, it’s time to update Google Maps and start sharing your location.
A Google Latitude iPhone app was out in the wild last night but only briefly and only if you happened to be searching the Japanese iTunes Store. TechCrunch spotted the rogue location aware app standing on Apple’s street corner begging to be bought (yes, we just made an app as hooker analogy) but by the time it posted a story, the Google Latitude iPhone app had gone…
Google Latitude, the big G’s friend finding service for automatic alerts when your mates are nearby, just got a whole lot smarter. It’s just launched two new features, that track where’ve you’ve been, and work out where you are most to tailor alerts.
Location sharing service Google Latitude arriving to help iPhone and iPod touch owners find their friends up and down the land ought to be a a joyous occasion, and while it’s here we can’t help but be a bitter. Why? Because Google Latitude’s been busted down to a web app in iPhone Safari, rather than the full on app. Why? Because Apple said so.