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Skyhook Wireless Partners with Android app, Find Starbucks

Aug 14, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --

Company: Starbucks Corp. (SBUX)

Skyhook Wireless, provider of the patented Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) and the hybrid positioning system XPS, announced a partnership with Android LBS app Find Starbucks.

According to officials, Find Starbucks is a location search app that finds Starbucks coffee shops nearest to the user. The app currently has 3,000 users.

"My application has the ability to provide driving and walking directions from a user's current location to the Starbucks stores nearby. With Skyhook I can get the exact location within a couple of seconds. This makes my application much more useful," said Wenzong Tang, developer of the app.

"Find Starbucks in an example of an app that completely revolves around location, and therefore needs the fastest and most accurate location available. Skyhook ensures that users of the app can quickly locate nearby coffee," said Kate Imbach, director of marketing at Skyhook Wireless.

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Company: Starbucks Corp. (SBUX)


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