It is worth noticing that the Pokemon Go always requires your camera to be turned on because it is an augmented-reality game.
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The popularity of Pokemon GO threatens companies like Foursquare, which has a service called Swarm offering coupons and prizes to customers who “check in” at participating venues, and social e-commerce sites like Groupon and LivingSocial, which many businesses use as a vehicle to offer discount deals.
Many users are trying all kinds of tricks to download the app as it is not yet available in all countries worldwide.
Niantic on Tuesday released version 1.0.1 of the iOS app, fixing the Google permissions problem and resolving “issues causing crashes” and login/logout instability.
The augmented reality (AR) app, which uses GPS-tracking and technology that superimposes a digital facade on the real world, is sending players out into their cities to capture Pokemon characters.
Here are the latest real-world hazards to come out of the Pokemon Go craze, with more sure to pop up as the phenomenon continues to gain traction in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.
One Portland, Ore., man shared an ad on Craigslist offering to drive Pokemon Go players around the area to visit pokestops and gyms, where players can collect in-game items and participate in battles, at a rate of $30 per person every two hours.
The comment was made earlier in the month during the launch of Pokemon Go in Sydney, but on the back of the enormous success of the game, it now seems very conceivable that similar style games could follow suit.
Lab technician Darsh Chong, 25, said: “It’s the closest thing we now have that simulates a Pokemon journey like what we see in the TV series”.
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Some noble and not-so noble test subjects on Reddit report that, rather than simply locking you out of the game, Pokemon Go turns cheaters’ worlds into cold and lonely places. You will NOT lose your Pokemon Go save data.
