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Ingress just received an update that brings some nifty features along with it. The latest version was ‘rumored’ in last week’s Ingress Report, and now the update is live and waiting for you in the Google Play Store. Here’s a list of the new features in the latest version of Ingress: Version 1.30.2 + New…
It looks like owners of Windows Phone powered Nokia Lumia handsets is getting another perk when it comes to apps and features. Foursquare is granting Nokia devices access to a small set of exclusive features in the latest update. The major addition being touted is a new augmented reality view that puts venue information right…
Google Glass has been catching a lot of flak from the non-nerd community. Since Glass units have started shipping recently to developers, more and more people have been spotted with the new tech, making its wearers look a little strange (to say the least) and prompting bars across the country to ban wearers of Glass…
The “game” Ingress from Niantic Labs @ Google received and update yesterday. No, there’s still no level 9, but the update brings a handful of new tweaks. Probably the most important new feature in the update is that Power Cubes can now be used. Power Cubes silently debuted a few weeks ago, but players were…
Last week, Niantic Labs introduced the Ingress Report on its YouTube channel. The report covers the world of the “game” Ingress, including player achievements across the world, as well as information pertaining to the ever-unfolding story at NianticProject.com. This week’s report covers a few interesting tidbits. While only briefly discussed and currently unusable until the…
Ingress may still remain in closed beta at the moment, but the following behind the augmented reality game has anything but stagnated. With more “agents” invited every day, Niantic and Google are doing a fine job with the progression of the story. That said, it’s easy to get lost in the story due to the…
If you haven’t heard about or played Ingress, congrats, you’re not a total geek. That said, you’re missing out, and this might be a chance for you to get in on the action. After a brief outage yesterday, Ingress agents (players) that are level 6 and up found invitations within the application, allowing for new…
So you’re excited for Google Glass, but you don’t want to wait to the end of the year to get your hands on them? Well, your wishes have come true, given that you have the greenbacks to throw away. A Google Glass developer kit recently went up on eBay, where it’s currently priced at over…
We’ve seen some interesting applications of augmented reality over the past few years, ranging from everything from games such as Google’s Ingress to apps that help you calculate how far to drive your golf ball while on the green. The only catch with AR is the battery power that these apps drain from smartphones, limiting…
Google Glass has been on the minds of tech enthusiasts for over a year now, and today we finally have a glimpse of what Google’s foray into wearable tech will produce. We saw an extraordinary demo of this technology at last year’s Google I/O conference, and rumors have been abounding since then. The Google Glass Explorer Edition has…