The total value of mobile augmented reality - a 'digital overlay' shown on top of on-screen images - will approach $1.5 billion (£930 million) in 2015, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
That’s up from just $1.5 million in 2010, an average annual growth of 295% over the five-year period.
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Google has introduced three significant new features to the Android Market: a web-based Android Market service, local currency pricing and in-app billing.
Android Market on the Web allows users to find applications from their browser, with chosen apps downloaded straight to their smartphone...
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The Daily - the much-rumoured daily 'newspaper' for iPads - has been launched today by News Corporation.
The company describes it as 'the industry's first national daily news publication created from the ground up for iPad'.
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Google Latitude, the mobile location-tracking service that lets users share where they are, now offers the option of ‘checking in’ at a specific location.
It’s a feature that’s been introduced today on version 5.1 of Google Maps 5.1 for Android, with the iPhone app due to be updated shortly.
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Microsoft has confirmed that the 'phantom data' problem affecting a small percentage of Windows Phone 7 customers is being caused by Yahoo! Mail.
The company, which recommends adjusting email settings on the phone to reduce the amount of data used, says a Microsoft/Yahoo fix will be rolled out in the coming weeks.
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