the Starbucks store closures map

Finally, a mashup showing exactly where all the Starbucks locations are that are part of the planned, corporate streamlining that was so widely reported recently. Browse the map by State to see if your store if getting the axe! I have no worries as I still have Loodles nearby! See the maps here

Android updates offered to only a select few by Google

This interesting tidbit comes via NetworkWorld... "Android advocate at Google, apologized on an online forum for accidentally sending a note intended for winners of a developers' contest to a wider list of developers. The note implies that Google has been privately offering updates to the SDK (software development kit) only to a subset of developers".. ouch! So what now.. will the develoeprs start flocking to the iPhone development environment?? Indeed they likely will!

A mobile tip for summer travel

Here's a handy tip for anyone with a cell phone looking for uptotheminute airline flight status. Add 44636 to your contacts. To track flights you can use simple text - txt airline and flight# to 44636 eg. send united 123 to 44636

the dw2-o blog and where are the Google mobile apps?

I was interested to recently stumble upon a blog by Symbian's David Wood (dw2-o). Intersting to see that in his most reent post providing some excerpts from the most recent MoMo London event (a local hook-up and shmoozefest of local mobile technology enthusiasts) David notes how Google's own Eric Shmidt (Google CEO) has been asking the Google Mobile team why they only make one app release every six months, whereas development of apps for PC web-browser happens much more quickly. I've wondered that myself, particularly since the mobile apps that Google does launch are always darned good!

Adeona - Open Source location tracking for your laptop

First their was LoJack, no a new open source solution for tracking your portables - Adeona. From the project... Adeona is designed to use the Open Source OpenDHT distributed storage service to store location updates sent by a small software client installed on an owner's laptop. The client continually monitors the current location of the laptop, gathering information (such as IP addresses and local network topology) that can be used to identify its current location. See more at http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/

webinar - Risks of Outdated Flood Data

Webinar of interest... The Risks of Outdated Flood Data - From Intermap,the following description is provided - There's too much at stake - from a human standpoint as well as an economic perspective - to base flood modeling and risk management on inaccurate elevation data. This Webinar will address current map modeling techniques, the National Flood Insurance Policy, and address-specific flood modeling.
When: Wednesday, August 13, 8:00 a.m. PDT; 9:00 a.m. MDT; 10:00 a.m. CDT; 11:00 a.m. EDT
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iPhone 3G Quibblo polls and surveys by geography

another cool, location-aware app for the iPhone community... Quibblo. The Quibblo Polls widget is a location-aware quiz application that enables users to take polls and surveys on their iPhone and iPod Touch and then see consolidated results by geography. With the widget, users can participate in polls and then view results by city, state, country or overall. They can also see how others within a ten mile radius respond to the same survey. See http://www.quibblo.com/promo/iphone

Social network meets search engine at Delver

An interesting symantic search application is now available at Delver. I just set my profile and started building my search network.. so for it looks quite clever albeit rather slow! The concept of having your friends and colleagues help you search is indeed a great idea! Try for yourself at www.delver.com

Topographic Maps, GPS Navigation and more for Outdoor Enthusiast

A tip for Nokia GPS-enabled smartphone users... Topographic Maps, GPS Navigation and Location-Based Services for the Outdoor Enthusiast - ViewRanger is satnav specifically designed for the off-road user, whether hill-walker, mountain biker, geo-cacher, birdwatcher, or rural tourist. It offers a unique combination of 2D and 3D mapping, GPS navigation, sports-GPS analysis, content sharing, and buddy tracking. Running ViewRanger on Symbian S60 handsets with integrated GPS, such as the Nokia N95, N82, E66 and 6220, removes the need for a separate outdoors GPS device. See www.viewranger.com