Gaming and Augmented Reality Come to Location-Based Services
by Ramón Cáceres and Maria Ebling
Four-square adds gaming aspects to location-based social networking applications for mobile phones. The more familiar features let users check in to the service with a status message and a location, such as a restaurant or a bar, and establish friend relationships to view each other's updates. The service's possible uses include finding out when friends are nearby and deciding where to go on a night out. Read more »
