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Tag: Apple Passbook

Apple’s iBeacon so far fails to ignite retail revolution, won’t be big this Black Friday either

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 8:20 amWednesday, November 25, 20157 Comments

The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?

Apple is also transforming air travel

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 11:25 amTuesday, April 21, 201516 Comments

The impact of Apple on air travel extends beyond…

Amazon pulls plug on Amazon Wallet

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:25 pmWednesday, January 21, 20157 Comments

Launched in late July, Amazon Wallet allowed users to…

Apple iBeacon finds its way into McDonald’s and sandwich sales increase

Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:27 pmThursday, December 18, 201416 Comments

Ever since iBeacon made its debut on the iPhone in 2013…

So, what’s going on with Apple’s iBeacon tech?

Monday, December 8, 2014 11:27 amMonday, December 8, 201412 Comments

Apple continues to disrupt consumer culture…

Apple’s iBeacon: So many opt-out choices, or are there?

Monday, October 6, 2014 2:02 pmMonday, October 6, 201410 Comments

here has been a lot of good coverage of Apple’s new iBeacon…

Apple’s ‘iPhone 6’ could bring mobile payments to the world

Saturday, August 30, 2014 1:28 pmSaturday, August 30, 20149 Comments

The tech industry has made a number of attempts to ignite interest…

Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything

Friday, August 22, 2014 9:26 amFriday, August 22, 201413 Comments

Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…

Apple and the omnichannel: 9 industries already using Apple’s iBeacon

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:58 amTuesday, July 29, 20145 Comments

Apple’s quiet introduction of iBeacon is shaping up to be a foundational release…

Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor roll out Apple’s iBeacon tech across North America

Monday, July 28, 2014 10:57 amMonday, July 28, 20144 Comments

Apple’s iBeacon technology delivers targeted content and offers to consumers…

inMarket: iBeacon increases in-store app usage, retention, and brand engagement

Monday, June 16, 2014 3:27 pmMonday, June 16, 20144 Comments

The first public stats about iBeacon impact on the shopping experience

Google wants in on Apple Inc.’s iBeacon party

Monday, June 9, 2014 8:49 pmMonday, June 9, 201433 Comments

Over the past year, Apple’s iBeacon has gained a lot of media attention…

Apple expected fully unveil iBeacon plans at WWDC today

Monday, June 2, 2014 8:55 amMonday, June 2, 20141 Comment

Apple Inc.’s latest product to carry the ‘i’ prefix…

GE integrates iBeacon into new LED light fixtures, Walmart installing in stores worldwide

Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:02 pmThursday, May 29, 201432 Comments

Up until now most retailers have been deploying Apple’s iBeacon technology…

Walgreens and Walmart testing iBeacon, Motorola Solutions launches iBeacon marketing platform

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 5:33 pmWednesday, May 7, 201415 Comments

Walgreens-owned drugstore chain Duane Reade announced today…

Virgin Atlantic trials Apple iBeacon tech for iPhone users at London Heathrow Airport

Friday, May 2, 2014 5:30 pmFriday, May 2, 20147 Comments

Virgin Atlantic has chosen London Heathrow Airport to be the first airport in the world…

New York City bars to use Apple’s iBeacon for pub crawl promo

Monday, April 28, 2014 5:35 pmMonday, April 28, 201414 Comments

Companies continue to find new and interesting ways of implementing Apple’s iBeacon tech…

New sunglasses with iBeacon notify you when lost, act as beacons in retail

Monday, April 28, 2014 1:31 pmMonday, April 28, 20148 Comments

The first set of eye glasses with embedded iBeacon technology…

Privacy-sensitive Germans not biting into Apple’s iBeacon, yet

Friday, April 11, 2014 2:01 pmFriday, April 11, 201411 Comments

Since revelations that the U.S. spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone…

Apple’s iBeacon: With great power comes great potential to delight or annoy

Monday, March 17, 2014 10:12 pmTuesday, March 18, 201415 Comments

With the release of iOS 7.1 Apple made a tweak to a technology called iBeacon…

Why aren’t people freaking out about Apple’s iBeacon?

Sunday, March 16, 2014 12:09 pmSunday, March 16, 201421 Comments

The new iOS 7.1, which Apple launched this week, contained massively-improved iBeacon…

Apple’s iOS 7.1 delivers major, game-changing iBeacon improvement

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5:32 pmTuesday, March 11, 201422 Comments

A major, game-changing improvement to iBeacon…

Apple releases iBeacon specification, begins MFI program certification for Bluetooth LE devices

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:25 pm1 Comment

Apple has quietly rolled out its iBeacon specification as it starts to certify devices…

Major League Baseball completes iBeacon installation at first two ballparks

Friday, February 14, 2014 4:29 pmFriday, February 14, 20146 Comments

The installation of 65 iBeacons at…

Will iBeacon alerts be a welcome way to add value to retail visits or just a new way to spam?

Friday, February 14, 2014 3:01 pmFriday, February 14, 201431 Comments

iBeacon seems to be making a pretty rapid transition into the mainstream…

Apple’s iBeacon turns location sensing inside out: ‘Where am I?’ becomes ‘Here I am!’

Monday, February 10, 2014 1:01 pmMonday, February 10, 201412 Comments

Apple’s iBeacon location sensing technology, based on the Bluetooth radio…

Apple’s iBeacon heralds dawn of ‘nudge’ advertising

Monday, February 3, 2014 8:38 amMonday, February 3, 201411 Comments

Personalized ads, which deliver sophisticated, individualized mobile…

NFL rolls out iBeacons for Super Bowl fans in Times Square and MetLife Stadium

Saturday, February 1, 2014 10:10 am26 Comments

The Super Bowl remains the biggest mass-market advertising event…

Major League Baseball deploying thousands of iBeacons for Opening Day

Friday, January 31, 2014 5:03 pmFriday, January 31, 201412 Comments

MLB At The BallparkNext week, Major League Baseball will begin rolling out…

Apple’s iPhone 5S could jump-start mobile payments

Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:09 pm2 Comments

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, consumers spent an estimated $2.4 trillion…

Samsung’s new ‘Wallet’ bears striking resemblance to Apple’s Passbook

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:32 amWednesday, February 27, 201332 Comments

Samsung on Wednesday introduced a new smartphone application…

Apple’s ‘iWallet’ coming this year?

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:33 pmWednesday, February 20, 201312 Comments

Apple has been working on a true iPhone based credit/debit card system…

Apple’s Passbook an amazing success for developers

Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:32 amThursday, December 20, 201218 Comments

Apple’s Passbook feature of iOS 6 has become a big hit for developers…

Ameranth sues Apple over their new Passbook ticketing system

Monday, October 1, 2012 4:32 pmMonday, October 1, 201221 Comments

A California base company by the name of Ameranth has filed a patent infringement…

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