I recently have a new found love for my N95 as O2 (my mobile phone network provider) recently gave me an upgrade which I couldn't refuse. For £9.58 a month, I get 200 minutes and 400 texts (more than enough for me) unlimited O2 to O2 calls and unlimited data (mobile internet), plus a new Nokia 6220 classic for free (which I gave to the MRS).

ANYWAY, having not really used mobile internet before now, I still assumed it was not up to much, especially after using WAP a few years back on an old 1" monochrome screen and being extremely unimpressed. But now, it's quite remarkable how far technology has gone in just a few years.

My first port of call was going to Google and downloading their apps, mainly Google Maps, and when I was using it, I thought "Wow, this is really handy", but then I noticed it was connecting to a GPS satellite, and before I knew it, my exact location was presented to me. That's pretty damn cool, I must say.

After that, I checked something out called "Google Latitude". This application allows you to keep track of your friend's location (if they have Latitude enabled on their phone). I set up Latitude, and took the dog for a walk whilst Jen stalked me using her laptop. My phone was relaying information on my exact location to her laptop, without any user input at all. How awesome is that?

I know a lot of this is old hat to you guys, but I find this technology to be really awesome and extremely useful; Google have this amazing ability to create software people really want to use, and I love it. Obviously the privacy buffs (read: The Daily Mail) outrage about this for some inexplicable reason, but this technology gets a massive thumbs up from me, and I can't wait to see what's in store for us in the future.

(I unfortunately read The Daily Express the other day, and there was this great story about how villagers blocked the Google Street View cam from taking pictures because "houses within their village have been broken into 3 times in 6 months". So, in fact, if my calculations are correct, that means people without their houses in Google Street View are 3 times more likely to get burgled.)