Skyhook announced one of its biggest Android partnerships last week, Big in Japan’s ShopSavvy. ShopSavyy won the Android Developer’s challenge and is currently the #2 app in the Android Marketplace.

ShopSavvy is a shopping app that allows users to scan product barcodes using their phone’s built-in camera to search for the best prices online and at nearby stores.  The application uses location awareness to facilitate searches of local store inventories for products and prices.

This partnership demonstrates the strong desire for Android developers to bring the best location services available to user, even if that means going outside of the native Android platform.  With Skyhook, ShopSavvy customers can now find nearby products faster and more accurately.  Big in Japan joins a growing number of Android developers who have turned to Skyhook for the most accurate and reliable location available today.

To try out Skyhook’s SDK, visit here: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/developers/sdk.php