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Tag: iBeacon

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’s iOS 8 TestFlight explained

Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:58 amMonday, June 9, 20145 Comments

Beta testing apps has long been a pain point for iOS developers…

Apple’s plan to save Main Street retail

Friday, June 6, 2014 9:08 am11 Comments

Apple’s plans to save retail were hidden among hundreds of announcements at WWDC…

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…

Welcome to the iUniverse: Apple’s next big thing might be another ecosystem

Saturday, May 31, 2014 8:08 pm89 Comments

A fall, a spring, and a long winter in between have passed since Apple…

Four ways Apple could have the ‘best’ product pipeline ever

Friday, May 30, 2014 2:26 pmFriday, May 30, 201412 Comments

There are a few things Apple could do to make the rest of 2014 a stellar year…

Apple discussing comprehensive iPhone payments service with high-profile retailers

Thursday, May 29, 2014 10:32 pm9 Comments

The Apple mobile payments service would be integrated into iOS devices…

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…

Qualcomm spins off Apple iBeacon-compatible location awareness technology

Thursday, May 1, 2014 8:30 am5 Comments

Gimbal meets standards for iBeacon technology used in Apple stores…

What the future of mobile payments could look like on the iPhone

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 6:04 pm5 Comments

Apple is working on its own mobile payments solution, per multiple reports…

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…

Apple will soon be the way you pay online and beyond

Friday, April 25, 2014 10:28 amFriday, April 25, 201432 Comments

The most impressive number from Apple’s earnings call this week…

Apple interviewing senior payments industry execs for ‘very serious’ mobile payments push

Monday, April 21, 2014 4:24 pmThursday, May 29, 20143 Comments

Apple is seeking to fill head of product and head of business development positions…

Mobile-payments startup Square discussed possible sale with Apple, Google, eBay

Monday, April 21, 2014 10:28 amMonday, April 21, 201410 Comments

With losses widening and cash shrinking, representatives of mobile-payments startup Square…

Is Apple getting ready to jump into mobile payments?

Thursday, April 17, 2014 1:02 pmThursday, April 17, 20146 Comments

Ever since Apple introduced the Passbook…

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…

KGI Securities Kuo: Apple to include NFC in iPhone and iWatch

Friday, April 11, 2014 8:58 amFriday, April 11, 201420 Comments

While Apple now offers iBeacons Bluetooth LE-based tech…

Not For Commerce: As Apple declines support, more retailers drop NFC

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:31 pmMonday, March 2, 201513 Comments

Apple’s refusal to support NFC on the iPhone…

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 seems to be preparing to invade the mobile payments space

Friday, February 28, 2014 8:56 am12 Comments

Apple appears to be shooting for the moon…

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…

Will Apple solve the credit card fraud problem?

Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:00 pmMonday, March 2, 201512 Comments

We have a number of mobile payment initiatives and products available…

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…

Bypassing the credit card: Apple patent application reveals major financial system beyond iWallet

Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:35 pm14 Comments

Apple currently has a treasure trove of inventions relating to…

How advertisers can use your personal info to get you to pay higher prices

Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:30 pm6 Comments

Imagine that you are halfway through the second week of a grueling diet…

PayPal wants to partner with Apple in mobile payments, sources say

Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:32 amThursday, January 30, 201426 Comments

Apple may finally appear serious about facilitating the purchase…

Is Apple ready to disrupt yet another industry?

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 5:01 pmTuesday, January 28, 20147 Comments

Apple is laying the groundwork to disrupt yet another industry…

Tim Cook as good as confirms Apple prepping mobile payments via Touch ID

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 12:28 pmTuesday, January 28, 201417 Comments

When Touch ID was first rumored, there had been much speculation about…

Apple pushes deeper into mobile payments; lays groundwork to expand service for physical goods

Saturday, January 25, 2014 3:35 pm23 Comments

Apple Inc. is laying the groundwork for an expanded mobile-payments service…

iWallet: Apple exploring expansion of mobile payments, sources say

Saturday, January 25, 2014 11:49 am10 Comments

The initiative is being led by Eddy Cue…

Apple’s iBeacon and the future of retail store shopping

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:31 amTuesday, January 21, 20144 Comments

Mobile, mobile, mobile. It’s like the Marcia Brady of the retail industry…

Apple patent application reveals secure iWallet system with iBeacon

Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:55 amThursday, January 16, 20146 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple

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