Google Latitude for Android gets check-in abilities

Google Latitude for Android got a sneaky update, last Wednesday, where Google without announcing anything, slipped in check-in abilities, similar to Foursquare. And, as expected, there is a Google+ tie-in. According to Mashable, now, if you use your Android phone to check into a location, a leaderboard will pop-up showing you how many points you got for checking in to that location as well as where you stand points wise, in comparison to people in your Circles. The app will also show you your highscores by week. When you hit "Show more", while checking in using the app, you will basically see your whole leaderboard.

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