Techno Tips

Tip #19 Latitude

Have you always wanted to know if your For a complete list of compatible phones, visit the Google representatives are on the road or at the local bar! website. Although the Google program is free, it is important to note that there may be costs incurred by the mobile device Google Latitude, which allows you to follow of the user. The list of requirements for Google Latitude for people via GPS, now allows you to save specific place. computer users is a little different:

• Download and install the Latitude iGoogle gadget • For users of Chrome, Google allows users to Google Latitude on mobile devices automatically share locations.

The following conditions must be met before the user can use • Log on to Google Latitude to start. Google Latitude on a mobile device: • Send an invitation to your friends and family or accept invitations from others. • Registration is required. • Add friends from accounts. • must be installed on the mobile device • After acceptance, users can see friends and family on the before use. Google map. • The privacy features include the ability to detect and automatically or manually share locations and users can Google Latitude is currently available in 27 countries. hide or disable the service. • Users can set privacy features on a person to person, For more information visit: www.google.com/latitude allowing specific people to view certain information. • Google Latitude automatically detects and updates the Give us your comments: location of the individual so that users are able to identify the current location. • Danny Couturier [email protected] • Google Latitude is compatible with mobile devices which support Google Maps 3.0 and higher. • Currently, Google Latitude is compatible with BlackBerry, 5.0 and above, Android, Sony Ericsson, iPhone and iPod.