ULocate reports brisk activity at iPhone App store

Boston's uLocate Communications Inc. today announced that its location-based application called "Where" has been popular in the early days of the the new iPhone App Store.

Since the launch of Apple Inc.'s new App Store on Friday, Where has received more than 125,000 downloads, according to uLocate Communications.

"We're thrilled to see the immense numbers of downloads and popularity of Where over the weekend," Dan Gilmartin, uLocate Communication's vice president of marketing, said in a statement, "IPhone and iPod users are quickly connecting with the world around them through Where's library of location-enabled widgets, and we look forward to continuing the momentum."

With Where, users can do such things as locate Starbucks stores near their locations, as shown in the image above, which was supplied by uLocate Communications.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)