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Google launching Latitude for iPhone today


Google's location-based Latitude service is coming to the iPhone within hours, Google mobile VP Vic Gundotra said at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference this morning.

Gundotra said the latest iPhone OS update, which enables location-based services in the browser, paved the way for Latitude.

UPDATED: Google's blog post on the news is here.(AAPL) (GOOG) (RIMM)

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I concur with the 2 previous comments. WTF!Can we get actual information that has substance.

Posted By Craig, Atlanta, GA: July 23, 2009 3:48 PM

In the time it took you guys to comment, you could have done a Google saerch. Jussayin'.

Posted By Simon: July 23, 2009 3:47 PM

It's CNN, what do you expect from these morons?

Posted By Colin, NY: July 23, 2009 3:44 PM

So how is this "article" any better than a simple headline? What value is a early story like this that gives absolutely no real information.

OK, so you got a "click" from me out of it, but you've minimized any further hits to this site.

Enjoy this moment's web statistic.

Posted By someguy somewhere, ny: July 23, 2009 3:35 PM

Can they build in something to tell people how close they are to a foreign border? Maybe to prevent the North Korean incident. Like pop up on the screen and make a noise if you get within 1 or so kilometers of say the North Korean Border?

Posted By Prescott, Pinole, CA: July 23, 2009 3:20 PM

I was thinking the same thing

Posted By Greg, Oakland Ca: July 23, 2009 2:52 PM

O.K. but just what is Latitude? How does it work? Is it better than existing apps? Maybe next time you could tell us what has been released beyond the name.
Easy John

Posted By John Kelly, Menlo Park, CA: July 23, 2009 1:43 PM
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A senior writer for Fortune, Jon Fortt focuses on technology and innovation in Silicon Valley – a subject he's been reporting on since his days as a rookie reporter for the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. Before joining Fortune in 2007, Jon had reporting and editing stints at Business 2.0 magazine, and the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News, Silicon Valley's hometown newspaper.
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