This week we have selected two mapping applications : Android Location and Metosphere. Many developpers seems very interested into mapping applications integrated with social and GPS features. Choice of mapping applications is going to be great on Android. Netscramble is another game to have more fun on Android, a port of the KDE knetwalk game, then finally Googhelper a utility to help users serch the internet.

Android Location

Android Location is a social mapping application for Android, a revolutionary service that will change the way people use mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends. Android Location aims to facilitates real-world interaction between friends and puts an end to frustrating missed connections. There are already 9 developers member of the project, but notice that the application is beeing developed under J2ME to assure compatibility with other mobile platforms. Features include :

• Know where you are without having a GPS
• Connect with friends and get alerted where they are nearby
• Explore places and events recommended by friends
• Recommend new places
• Search for stuff to buy in nearby stores

Metosphere

Metosphere is a mapping application where users can explore virtual objects around physical location like messages, emergency alerts, news, events, reviews, games. The goal is to follow the Firefox/Eclipse model and provide the ability to create extensions and add-ons like a Geocaching Assistant, Location Messaging Client, Proximity-based RSS Reader, Flash Mob Communicator, Community/Campus Emergency Alert Notifier, or even a Meatspace MUD game. More objects are going to be supported in the future.

GoogHelper

GoogHelper is a snappy utility that helps you quickly launch various Internet searches using mobile friendly sites such as Google, Yahoo!Finance, Amazon, Wikipedia and many more. The application is provided by iambic, and according to a blog post there will be more applications for android coming in the next month. The company already provide a very large set of mobile applications for Palm, Smartphone, Symbian, PocketPC, Blackberry and more.

Netscramble

Netscramble is a port of the KDE game “knetwalk”. The player is given a network diagram with the parts of the network randomly rotated; he/she must rotate them to connect all the terminals to the server. You have to be an android to solve it!. Pretty fun game that you can enjoy from your keyboard or touchscreen.

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