With Apple CarKey, you can add car keys to the Wallet app, use your iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock and start your car, and share your key…
Tag: Bluetooth LE
2019 iPhones to include new ‘R1’ sensor coprocessor, may power Apple Tags
Apple is planning to add a new coprocessor, codenamed both “Rose” and “R1,” to the A13 series chips in its upcoming iPhones…
Apple’s tracking tags will reportedly use ultra-wideband for precision
Apple is working on a Tile-like tracking device, according to solid sources within the rumor mill…
Apple and Cochlear team to stream music and phone calls straight to Cochlear implants
Patients wearing revolutionary Australian-invented Cochlear implants will soon enjoy speech and music…
Bluetooth SIG announces mesh networking capability, ideally suited for IoT solutions
The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimized for creating large-scale device networks…
Apple’s Federighi explains the security behind auto-unlocking your Mac with your Apple Watch
One of the more exciting new software features Apple introduced with macOS Sierra is Auto Unlock…
How Apple keeps your Instant Hotspot connection private and secure
Continuity was designed to make your iPhone, iPad, and Mac work more easily, quickly, and seamlessly together…
Apple’s iBeacon so far fails to ignite retail revolution, won’t be big this Black Friday either
The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?
Apple adds Bluetooth 4.2 to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2
Changes to Apple’s published tech specs for various products are rare, but when they happen, they’re…
Apple’s Magic Trackpad 2, Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Keyboard revealed in OS X 10.11.1 beta
Configuration files in Apple’s latest beta of OS X 10.11.1 reveal a trio of new hardware updates likely to arrive…
Apple Watch sets game makers scrambling for gold
Before Apple Inc. ever confirmed last fall it was making a watch…
Apple Watch apps are about to get a lot faster
I’ve seen it take up to 20, 30 seconds for something to happen…
Apple iBeacon finds its way into McDonald’s and sandwich sales increase
Ever since iBeacon made its debut on the iPhone in 2013…
So, what’s going on with Apple’s iBeacon tech?
Apple continues to disrupt consumer culture…
FCC document details new Apple-developed wireless Beats Solo2 headphones
The first Beats product to be released under Apple’s guidance…
Apple TV continues to evolve as a smart home hub
Apple sold more than $1 billion Apple TVs in 2013…
Latest Apple TV update enables remote access relay for HomeKit connected accessories
Apple has much hidden up their collective sleeve…
Apple’s iBeacon: So many opt-out choices, or are there?
here has been a lot of good coverage of Apple’s new iBeacon…
Apple TV gets HomeKit support, now armed and ready to be the hub for the smart home
Apple is getting close to rolling out its smart home plans in a big way…
Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything
Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…
Apple and the omnichannel: 9 industries already using Apple’s iBeacon
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
Apple’s iBeacon technology delivers targeted content and offers to consumers…
No signal? No problem: New goTenna device connects two mobile devices over a distance of 50 miles even when there is no reception
A device which can connect two mobile devices over a distance of 50 miles…
OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 Continuity: What you need to know
Apple’s promised Continuity feature will bind OS X Yosemite with iOS 8…
Apple could make a killing with this little-known device
One device just might give Apple an iPhone-sized financial boost…
Apple leverages OS X Yosemite to land a hammer blow on Android
All-Apple product users will soon have even more distinct advantages over the rest of the world…
Forget the iWatch: Apple’s next big thing is hidden in plain sight
ave you heard the latest updates about the upcoming Apple iWatch?
Apple may support Continuity/Handoff for older Macs with Bluetooth LE adapters
Macs that don’t support Bluetooth LE…
Hundreds of London businesses are about to flip the switch on payments via iBeacons
In Brixton, South West London, hundreds of businesses…
OS X Yosemite: Apple’s Bluetooth Handoff trade-off
Handoff/Continuity connectivity features may not work on every Mac that supports the new Yosemite OS…
inMarket: iBeacon increases in-store app usage, retention, and brand engagement
The first public stats about iBeacon impact on the shopping experience
Continuity: Yosemite’s coolest feature may not be available to all Mac users
One of the coolest software features Apple unveiled…
Google wants in on Apple Inc.’s iBeacon party
Over the past year, Apple’s iBeacon has gained a lot of media attention…
Apple expected fully unveil iBeacon plans at WWDC today
Apple Inc.’s latest product to carry the ‘i’ prefix…
GE integrates iBeacon into new LED light fixtures, Walmart installing in stores worldwide
Up until now most retailers have been deploying Apple’s iBeacon technology…
Walgreens and Walmart testing iBeacon, Motorola Solutions launches iBeacon marketing platform
Walgreens-owned drugstore chain Duane Reade announced today…
Virgin Atlantic trials Apple iBeacon tech for iPhone users at London Heathrow Airport
Virgin Atlantic has chosen London Heathrow Airport to be the first airport in the world…
Qualcomm spins off Apple iBeacon-compatible location awareness technology
Gimbal meets standards for iBeacon technology used in Apple stores…
New York City bars to use Apple’s iBeacon for pub crawl promo
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
The first set of eye glasses with embedded iBeacon technology…
Privacy-sensitive Germans not biting into Apple’s iBeacon, yet
Since revelations that the U.S. spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone…
KGI Securities Kuo: Apple to include NFC in iPhone and iWatch
While Apple now offers iBeacons Bluetooth LE-based tech…
