Valleywag have “acquired” screenshots of what we’re told is the first Android application, WhatsOpen - software that can locate stores nearby to you and tell you not only their location but whether their open, what their contact details are, and summon up user reviews so you know if it’s worth the trip.  Seemingly a mashup of Google Maps and some database trickery, the app apparently caught Sergey Brin’s eye last month and he’s been working with the developers ever since.

It does seem like the exact sort of software you could imagine Google being involved with - mapping, directions, reviews and, quite possibly, paid-listings to squeeze out some ad revenue - nothing earth-shattering but, if handled right, incredibly usable when on the move.  According to Owen Thomas the people behind it are busy writing “the first wireless app” for Android.

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