Yesterday, Apple rolled out iOS 4.3 beta to developers and the first look at the latest iOS version yielded up some gems including multi-touch gestures, hotspot functionality, a return of the orientation lock and new camera effects. Earlier today, MacRumors uncovered settings for a feature called "Find My Friends" in this recent beta. This string was associated with MobileMe and may be a social feature similar to Google Latitude or Facebook Places, two services that let you locate and communicate with nearby contacts.
This is not the first time Apple has toyed with the idea of using location to help find ot