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Location is where it’s at

The technology exists to make the whereabouts clock featured in the Harry Potter books a reality

In the third instalment from the serialisation of his book Being Mobile on Telecoms.com, Ofcom’s William Webb looks at the potential for the evolution of location services, and what needs to be done to make it happen.

Augmented reality

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The Informer’s been in San Diego this week at Qualcomm’s Uplinq developer event, where he’s been augmenting, if not his reality, then at least his understanding of the areas of investment that the firm has identified as essentially cutting edge.

Vodafone demos augmented reality Android game

Vodafone demos augmented reality Android game

Augmented reality is one of the big buzzwords of the moment – using a camera-equipped mobile handset to overlay information on the real world, such as location sensitive data or directions.