The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?
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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…
Apple’s iBeacon: So many opt-out choices, or are there?
here has been a lot of good coverage of Apple’s new iBeacon…
Why did Apple drop the i-prefix from Apple Watch and Apple Pay?
Why the name change?
Apple iWatch: Buy the rumor and buy the news
Apple has actually taken to building a three-story ‘giant structure’ behind the Flint Center…
Apple’s iPhone 6 should scare Samsung to death
Convicted Apple iPhone and iPad patent infringer Samsung’s best days are behind it…
Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything
Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…
Pacific Crest: Apple, Visa to accelerate e-payments where Google failed
A partnership between Apple and Visa could happen as early as this autumn…
U.S. consumers’ digital wallet awareness approaching 80 percent despite low consumer adoption
A surprisingly high number of U.S. consumers recognize digital wallets…
Apple patent application reveals new security control features for future iWallet
On July 31, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…
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…
Apple’s ‘iWallet’ could debut as soon as this fall
Apple is accelerating work on a mobile payments system, or digital wallet…
Apple and online payments: 800 million reasons why that’s a good idea
Consumers are using Apple devices more than any other mobile device to shop…
inMarket: iBeacon increases in-store app usage, retention, and brand engagement
The first public stats about iBeacon impact on the shopping experience
Google wants in on Apple Inc.’s iBeacon party
Over the past year, Apple’s iBeacon has gained a lot of media attention…
Apple’s plan to save Main Street retail
Apple’s plans to save retail were hidden among hundreds of announcements at WWDC…
Apple expected fully unveil iBeacon plans at WWDC today
Apple Inc.’s latest product to carry the ‘i’ prefix…
Apple discussing comprehensive iPhone payments service with high-profile retailers
The Apple mobile payments service would be integrated into iOS devices…
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…
Skip the fingerprint scanner; use your heartbeat to unlock your phone, car, doors, and make payments
An ECG is very difficult to counterfeit…
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…
What the future of mobile payments could look like on the iPhone
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
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…
Apple will soon be the way you pay online and beyond
The most impressive number from Apple’s earnings call this week…
Apple interviewing senior payments industry execs for ‘very serious’ mobile payments push
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
With losses widening and cash shrinking, representatives of mobile-payments startup Square…
Is Apple getting ready to jump into mobile payments?
Ever since Apple introduced the Passbook…
Privacy-sensitive Germans not biting into Apple’s iBeacon, yet
Since revelations that the U.S. spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone…
Not For Commerce: As Apple declines support, more retailers drop NFC
Apple’s refusal to support NFC on the iPhone…
Apple’s iBeacon: With great power comes great potential to delight or annoy
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?
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
A major, game-changing improvement to iBeacon…
Apple seems to be preparing to invade the mobile payments space
Apple appears to be shooting for the moon…
Will Apple solve the credit card fraud problem?
We have a number of mobile payment initiatives and products available…
Bypassing the credit card: Apple patent application reveals major financial system beyond iWallet
Apple currently has a treasure trove of inventions relating to…
How advertisers can use your personal info to get you to pay higher prices
Imagine that you are halfway through the second week of a grueling diet…
PayPal wants to partner with Apple in mobile payments, sources say
Apple may finally appear serious about facilitating the purchase…
Apple, Tim Cook and losing credibility
Certainly Wall Street was very unimpressed…