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London Museum Releases Cool Augmented Reality App

The Museum of London has released a new augmented reality iPhone app that allows tourists and residents alike to browse historical photographs in different parts of the city. Best part is… it’s free.

The iPhone app, Streetmuseum takes you to different locations around the city using maps and GPS. Once you’ve arrived at a spot, you can click the “3D View” button and the app will lay an appropriate historical photo over the live feed of the real world you are viewing. What a great idea for a travel app. Now, my only question… When will this be available for major U.S. cities?

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Apple Patents Mobile Payment System Called ‘Transaction’

A patent application recently surfaced in which Apple details a mobile payment system they name Transaction. Basically, with Transaction, users will be able to use their iPhones as an electronic payment solution, like a credit card.

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A great idea, but I’m sure many people will be reluctant to keep their financial information on their iPhone considering the devices can be accessed and hacked like we’ve seen in the past. Maybe that’s why Apple has yet released the app. Or maybe they just haven’t built it yet. The patent application was originally filed back in 2008.

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New iPhone App For Pranking Your Friends

With over 150,000 third-party apps and over 3 billion downloads since July 2008, the app store is where its at. Well, just launched is the new app from mobilaga called “Dude, Your Car!”

The app lets you prank your friends into thinking their cars have been dented, windows broken, and otherwise totally annihilated. Which is way better than actually taking a crowbar to their bumpers. If you’re in the mood to scare your friends, this may be the most timely app ever.

BOTTOM LINE: April Fools Day is right around the corner and this app is cheap enough to get some good fun out of it.

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