HopStop Leverages Skyhook Technology to Enable Location on Kindle Fire App

Popular pedestrian navigation app can now provide accurate location services on Fire version

Boston, MA - January 11, 2012 - Skyhook, the world leader in location information, context and intelligence, today announced that announced that >HopStop, a leading provider of transit routing, has integrated Skyhook's Location Engine in its Kindle Fire app to provide location services.

The current version of the Kindle Fire does not provide any location services natively. However, any Android app that uses Skyhook will automatically work on the Kindle Fire without any changes.

“Since Skyhook is currently the provider of location on all of our other Android apps, it made sense to use Skyhook location services on our Kindle Fire app,” said Joe Meyer, CEO of HopStop. “They were able to help us tune and test the app until location was running smoothly.”

“Kindle Fire has been an extremely popular device since its release and continues to grow,” said Ted Morgan, founder and CEO of Skyhook. “While the native platform provides no way for location-based apps to perform their core functionalities, Skyhook is happy to provide our fast and reliable location for apps like HopStop and MapQuest, which require it.”

HopStop's free app is available today in the Android Market, and can be downloaded here; and is also available in the Amazon Appstore and can be downloaded here. Skyhook provides an SDK for developers across most platforms and can be downloaded here.

About Skyhook, Inc

Skyhook is the worldwide leader in location positioning, context and intelligence. In 2003, Skyhook pioneered the development of the Wi-Fi Positioning System to provide precise and reliable location results in urban areas. Today, Skyhook's Core Engine provides positioning to tens of millions of consumer mobile devices and applications. For more information visit www.skyhookwireless.com.

About HopStop

BlueStacks enables Android applications to run on Windows machines. BlueStacks' technology can be integrated into offerings for both the consumer and commercial (enterprise) market segments. Incorporated in March 2008 by leaders in Microsoft Windows, mobility and Android development, BlueStacks is privately held and headquartered in Silicon Valley with global offices in India, Japan and Taiwan. For more information, visit bluestacks.com.

Contact:

Beth Winkowski
Skyhook Wireless
Phone: (978) 649-7189
Email: beth@skyhookwireless.com

Scott Margolis
HopStop, Inc.
Email: scott@bluestacks.com