location-based

public api for nearby businesses

Hello, I'm looking for an api to give me nearby businesses and venues based on a lat / long + radius. I was looking at the foursquare api, which serves part of that: it gives venues based on a lat and long but not radius. Does anyone know of any alternatives? Does google have something that does this? Thanks and any help is apprecia...

How to simulate location on Windows Phone 7 simulator?

I want to be able to test my location-based WP7 app. How to do this on the phone simulator? Do we have to create some kind of mockup location data first? or is there any framework available to do this? thanks ...