Metaio has presented its Unifeye augmented reality (AR) software development kit (SDK) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The QuickMap Developer Toolkit just released by MapData Sciences provides the tools for programmers and analysts to create professional, interactive location-based service (LBS) applications.

The power and reach of location-based mobile technology have added new layers of efficiency to the form of grassroots democracy which has come to be known as Gov 2.0, writes Christopher Backeberg...

Resort Technology Partners (RTP) have released REALSKI, an augmented reality (AR) app to enhance the skiing experience at popular resorts in the US.

AT&T has promised a full HTML mobile browser and an improved services platform in time for the holiday season. The operator aims to gives its mobile customers "a refreshed mobile web experience".

Buzzd has released an iPhone version of its city guide app which has become one of the 10 most downloaded apps for BlackBerry.

Mobile search and information company Aloqa has published a free API which enables developers to build Aloqa channels across all major smartphone platforms.

Mobilizy has submitted a proposed specification for augmented reality mark-up language (ARML) to the AR Consortium.  If adopted, a common standard would make it possible to display all augmented reality (AR) data on any AR browser.

With a flood of augmented reality (AR) applications arriving on the market, it could be a good time to step back and consider what might be commercially "real" among all the fancy augmentation, suggests Christopher Backeberg...

Nokia boldly answered its critics and won many oohs and ahs from its fans at Nokia World last week, writes Christopher Backeberg. The company brightly and confidently used the event as a platform to launch major new services, announce shiny new products and bask in a continental marketing triumph.