In a recent update for Google Maps , Google added a leaderboard to show which users have the most check-ins in a day, week, or all-time. The feature wasn’t promoted or listed in the official change log, and barely anyone seemed to notice. A reader chimed in at Android Central , and Engadget said Google “threatens Foursquare under its breath.” If I were Foursquare, I wouldn’t be nervous at all. Google’s new leaderboard is not a threat to Foursquare. How can it be when so few people use Latitude check-ins
Google’s barely-noticed leaderboard highlights Foursquare’s advantage
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The purported screen of an iPad 3 unit, nabbed by MacRumors. (Credit: MacRumors ) Pictures of purported parts of upcoming iPads, iPhones, iPods, and iAnythings are the norm, but perhaps not quite as interesting as this latest one. 
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