Phone apps

[Tim]

I found a few programs of interest for mobile gps.
I have a blackberry pearl and these work fairly well.

www.bbtracker.org/

Mapped Angel Mounds with this program.
exports both KML and GPX format.
bbTracker is a simple application for Java-enabled smartphones to create GPS track logs. It tracks ones movement and provides that data for later analysis. It is not meant as a replacement for full-featured GPS software that does display maps and do path-finding, but rather a simple tool that does one thing and does it well.

www.amazegps.com/welcome.php

Get turn-by-turn vocal and graphical guidance to any address or place of interest.

View detailed maps
Wide coverage of detailed maps in Europe, North America, Australia and parts of Africa and Asia.

Satellite Images and hybrid maps
View and navigate over high resolution satellite images and hybrid maps.

Weather forecasts
Get current weather conditions and forecast for the next 6 days.

Local Search
Search in rich databases for POI and Yellow Pages (where available).

Google Maps
www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html#p=default

* My Location . See your location on a map, even if you don't have GPS.
* Business listings. Search for any business or category of interest.
* Driving directions. Thanks to My Location, you don't even have to enter your starting point.
* Transit & walking directions (watch video). Get routes and schedules to travel via subway, bus, or on foot.
* Street View (watch video). View street-level imagery of businesses and turns in directions.
* Traffic. Real-time traffic helps you find the fastest route.
* Enterprise. BlackBerry administrators can deploy Maps for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

[kylekirkman]

kind of off topic, but do they have malware software for phones yet? I got to thinking about all the stuff people are downloading and was wondering the instances of viruses and such...

[Tim]

They do actually.

i think it will become a mainstream problem sooner than later.
The technology advances so fast and the Russian hacker kids have nothing better to do

i remember when getting a virus through email was not possible.
look at it now.