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Apple wins patent for iWallet, could become the leader of the mobile commerce industry

Stephen Vagus
iwallet

Surprising news from Apple has sent waves through the mobile commerce community. Apple has been the subject of speculation recently for their possible inclusion of NFC technology in their next iPhone and iPad mobile devices. This speculation is largely fueled by patents that had been introduced years ago. The company will be getting a lot of attention this week, however, because one of these patents has been awarded to the company, opening the way for its entry into the mobile commerce industry. This week, Apple was awarded approval for their…

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lifeClipper augmented reality experience creates an alien world that people are free to explore

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Video

Augmented reality is teeming with possibilities. As the technology garners more attention, developers around the world are keen to push the boundaries of the technology to unlock new experiences. This is especially true in the world of art, where technocratic artists are looking to blur the lines between the imagination and the real world. lifeClipper, an open air art project in Switzerland, is taking this concept to an extreme. The developers and artist behind the project jokingly claim that it could make LSD obsolete. The lifeClipper project is entirely housed…

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Fidelity Investments launches iOS and Android mobile app for health and insurance

Sam Lambert
Fidelity Health and Insurance Mobile App

Fidelity Investments has announced the release of its Fidelity Health & Insurance mobile app, which is a new and unique resource available to the company’s almost 1.2 million health and welfare customers, so that they can achieve improved health benefits navigation while they’re on the go. The app is currently available for download into the mobile browsers of eligible workplace participants with an Android smartphone, an iPhone, or an iPod Touch. The release is only the most recent among a series of advancements that Fidelity is making in mobile which…

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Total Immersion to show off D’Fusion platform at CeBIT 2012

Jennifer Goula
Augmented Reality

Total Immersion, a leading developer of augmented reality software, has announced that it will be showing off its latest program at the CeBIT 2012 conference in Hanover, Germany. The company will be letting attendees get their hands on the D’Fusion platform, a 3D rendering platform that is designed to create immersive augmented reality experiences. The platform will be used on the Intel’s Ultrabook and Total Immersion believes that it will push the boundaries of the powerful computer platform. The D’Fusion platform is designed to build entertaining augmented reality gaming experiences.…

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In the wake of the Mobile World Congress, Aurasma continues to make waves in the tech world

Sam Lambert
Aurasma AR App

The Mobile World Congress has come and gone, but the technology community around the world is still buzzing with what developers showed off during the conference. Like many similar events last year, the star of this year’s show was augmented reality. Acclaimed AR developer Aurasma was able to garner a great deal of attention during the conference by proving the concept that augmented reality could be used anywhere as true. The company showed off the various ways that the technology could be used, none of which relied on lighting, special…

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