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John Hanke, CEO Niantic, has said Pokemon “is a beautiful franchise that originated in Japan”. He has also maintained “Keep your head up, look at the world around you, and be safe.” This video is being considered a potential partnership attempt with Japanese McDonald’s outlets. Presently there would be McDonald’s 400 restaurants which will be working as gyms in the game. Remaining 2,500 outlets of McDonald’s will act as PokéStops.

The creators of the game have been successful in making the game a smash hit. News of the partnership was first reported by Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Soon after its launch in United States Pokemon Go saw frenzy in numerous public places like restaurants, streets, parks and office premises. Nintendo is all set to bring out a wearable device for wrists that will provide alerts to its players. With the present circumstances McDonald’s restaurants in Japan will act like collection centres for collecting virtual supplies needed for the game’s on-screen battles. Hanke sounded excited about the future of the game and added, “I’m very excited about investing in that area, about building prototypes and bringing our gaming products to that hardware as it comes to market…”

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According to SuperData Research firm the game has already made a whopping $14 million and its daily revenue earning has been estimated as $2 million in the first week (of its launch) itself. App Store has confirmed the fact that Pokemon Go has been the most downloaded mobile app since its release. In spite of the true numbers not being revealed it is being considered by industry experts that the game has redefined frenzy and hysterics. The app developer, Niantic had collaborated with The Pokémon Company to publish this free-to-play mobile app on 5^th of July, 2016 without knowing the possible battle that would set in soon after the launch.

Niantic has reportedly shown its interest in bringing out trading options and Pokecenters. Pokemon Go being officially launched in Japan and 30 other nations in the world is being slated to have few more outstanding goals in the coming future.

Few interesting turn of events have taken place since the game has been launched.

• Individuals are known to buy and sell high authority accounts for hundreds of pounds. This has resulted due to the high popularity of Pokémon Go.

• Sand Diego Comic Con’s Pokemon Panel has been updated and made available to a larger audience with a large sized venue being introduced. New features like trading Pokemon with other users have been introduced. Added features are being introduced with hopes of setting new standards to high level gaming.

• Nintendo has reached a valuation of more than $42 billion which makes it stand above Sony.

• Crowdsourced Pokémon Go maps are made available for users to search and catch their desired Pokemon wherever they go.

• OurMine the popular hacking group has allegedly been responsible for bringing the servers down. However they remained tight lipped on the fact that neither they nor Niantic were sure whether the heavy demand set by millions of users was behind the occurrence.

• PoodleCorp which is also known for being a well-known hacking group has announced to bring down Pokémon Go on 1 August.

Since its release on 6 July 2016 Pokemon Go has also been released for Android devices in the UK, Japan, Germany and New Zealand. There are Pokemon coins to be bought that are available for:

100 PokéCoins: £0.79

550 PokéCoins: £3.99

1,200 PokéCoins: £7.99

2,500 PokéCoins: £14.99

5,200 PokéCoins: £29.99

14,500 PokéCoins: £79.99

Currently the app costs $34.99. The mobile app developers are rejoicing about the rage that has successfully been created with the game. It is also available for a pre-order. If you are a Desktop person you can look forward to downloading it from APKPure.com or from other APK downloading websites. Its file size is 58.1MB and is available for direct mobile or PC download. An upgraded version of Pokemon Go Plus is also available which makes it easier for devices operating on the upcoming Android Nougat.

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Lookator

This is an excellent Android app that will allow you to just point your smart phone and find nearby Wi-Fi hotspots. You will receive all Wi-Fi signals along with their respective directions and strengths. Actual location of the spots is displayed using the mobile device’s compass and GPS to pinpoint accurate hotspots. With AR being on its toes it will help you use your screen to move towards proper direction in order to get improved signal if needed. The app comes for free but works best with the WeFi app (the online hotspot indicator which has a database of more than 1000 hotspots).

AR Invaders

This is a true gaming app. Turn your immediate environment into a warzone. Designed for Andoid and iOS platforms with AR Invaders you just need to put up and point your mobile device anywhere and get a 360 degree view of the surrounding. Soon after this you can place and start shooting space invaders. Your Smartphone will be turned into an AR window. You can invite friends and create your own army in the multiplayer mode.

Satellite AR

If you want to know about the satellites that float above your head then this is the app. By launching Satellite AR and pointing your phone camera in the sky will allow you to get started on your AR satellite journey. While operating this app moving your phone on all three dimensions will be possible only when your mobile device is in the “view satellites” mode. As long as your campus readings turn strong there will be a display at the bottom saying – compass calibration is poor. As soon as a good calibration is detected this message will disappear.

There are several options to detect, scan and view active satellites. You can opt for menus like manual steering, ‘Touch for Information’, Performance and sky watching.

Google Goggles

This AR app has been developed by Google for iOS and Android. This is an image recognition app that generates fast and accurate information on barcodes, landmarks, QR codes and logos. All you need is to scan a book or an item and Google search will lay all the information on your screen. Audio CD labels, paintings and DVDs can also be recognized with this app.

AcrossAir

This is an amazing 3D navigator that will make your location finding and reaching easier. You can view geotagged entries like restaurants, cinemas, landmarks and hotels. Floating balloon images will provide you with information on a chosen picture. You can store and share location photos across Flickr, Facebook and Twitter that have been integrated in this app.

You can hold your phone horizontally to get your position on Google maps. This is handy in finding your vehicle location, etc.

iOnRoad

Finally we have an app for road safety and prevention of collision. Augmented driving finally takes shape with this app. You can simply place your mobile phone on your car’s windshield and your iOnRoad will start working. The app uses your phone’s GPS and other sensors to provide you with audio-visual warnings as to where and how close other vehicles are. You can also receive information (the navigator will click a photo of the parking area) on your parking area for you to reach there later during the day.

Augment

If you own a business take note of your audience engagement as this app will surely target your customers. Augment allows users to visualize furniture, books and characters in their preferred rooms. Home settings can be included without having to make any physical changes in the environment.

SpecTrek

This is a fun-gaming app that will let you enjoy exercises along with gaming. You will need to capture virtual ghosts with a net. Virtual ghosts will appear in your real life surroundings. After capturing the ghosts you need to run towards them in real environment. There are bonus points, records and titles for you to keep it going.

Google Sky Map

If you are a sky gazer this app will bring you closer to the constellations. Whenever you need to identify a starry maze just point your Smartphone camera and Google Sky Map app will provide information on all that you need to know.

AR Invaders

Get ready to turn your immediate environment into a warzone. This app works on Android and iOS. Point your phone towards your surroundings to get a 360 degree view. Your phone turns into a window as you start shooting the space invaders. You can choose a multiplayer mode and invite your friends to have your own army.

Layar

Layar is a popular augmented reality app that is downloaded for Blackberry, Android and iOS. Acting as a browser Layar will help you find nearby locations and services. Use your Smartphone to scan the building on a street you are walking in and let the app do its wonders by providing information like tweets from nearby areas and thousands of digital content. Save your favourite spot on Layar and share them across social media.

SpotCrime

iOS users can start keeping track of local crime scenes with this app. While walking down the street SpotCrime will help you with GPS updates on your phone and ask you to take a safer route. You can point your camera towards a street and check whether it is a safe one or not. Your phone will have a set of criminal records showcased with varied coloured icons.

Perceptions of your surroundings can change drastically with the use of AR apps. Smartphone technologies along with mobile app development are made to reach great heights as their technologies are put to maximum use by these apps.

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