Up for some good times with your Windows Phone 7-toting friends? Firing up the new We’re In app puts you on the fast track for geolocation-powered fun. Select friends from your phone’s contacts, let “your peeps” (Microsoft’s words, not mine) know what you’re up for, and let the app know how long you’d like to […]
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Google Maps 5.5 for Android improves transit, check-ins, place ratings
Google has made it easier to check-in to places, rate or review places, and find transit directions using Google Maps for Android. Google Maps 5.5 hit the Android Market yesterday, and it features redesigned Place pages, and updated transit information. When you open a Place page for a restaurant, museum, or other institution, you can […]
Google Latitude brings check-ins to the iPhone
Google has launched an updated version of Latitude for iOS that adds support for check-ins. The company added check-ins to the Android version of Google Maps earlier this month. Google Latitude is a service that lets you see where your friends are on a map in real-time. But if your friends haven’t turned on the […]
Facebook Places Now Available in more countries
Facebook Places allows users to check-in to locations using a mobile phone, much like Foursquare, Gowalla, or Yelp. But up until recently the feature was only available in a handful of countries including the US, Australia, Taiwan, and some European nations. Now it looks like Facebook Places has added a number of new countries including […]
Google Maps for Android adds Twitter, Latitude social features
Google has pushed out a new version of Google Maps for Android. The latest version doesn’t make it any easier to find places you’re looking for, but Google Maps 5.2 does make it easier to tell the world about those places. The first big change is improved support for check-ins using the Google Latitude service, […]