Apple today revealed “Ultimate Rivals,“ a new sports game franchise that brings together athletes across hockey, basketball, football, baseball and soccer into a single officially licensed video game, a first in sports and gaming….
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The Walt Disney Company announces strategic reorganization
To capitalize on today’s rapidly changing media landscape and more closely align…
Arizona Diamondbacks coach under fire for wearing Apple Watch during Wild Card game vs. Colorado Rockies
Following a win against the Colorado Rockies in the NL Wild Card game on Wednesday night…
Major League Baseball to offer contactless ticketing via Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch
Today the MLB announced that the Oakland Athletics are piloting a new NFC ticketing solution…
Disney to pull all its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services; will also launch an ESPN video streaming service
Movies to be removed include Disney as well as Pixar’s titles…
Major League Baseball’s latest recruit: Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro
There will be a new player in Major League Baseball dugouts this season: Apple’s magical 12.9-inch iPad Pro…
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’s cash mountain enough to buy every major sports team in the world – with $60 billion left over
Apple has enough cash to purchase every major sports team in the world…
Apple’s watchOS 2 could trigger MLB to ban Apple Watch from dugouts
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost wears Apple Watch in the dugout, but perhaps not for long…
No, Major League Baseball has not banned Apple Watch during games
MLB has not extended its smartphone ban on players and managers during games to the Apple Watch…
Apple TV gets ‘120 Sports’ channel
Apple TV users will notice a new channel today…
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…
Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything
Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…
U.S. FCC takes aim at sports blackout restrictions
Look for an FCC vote on eliminating the sports blackout rule…
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 wins Emblaze patent trial over live video streaming
Apple Inc. defeated a lawsuit brought by Emblaze Ltd. that claimed…
With Apple CEO Tim Cook in attendance, Sun Valley confab kicks off amid sweeping media changes
The annual retreat of the media industry’s most exclusive club kicks off…
Emblaze lawyer claims Apple pushed sports leagues to infringe video patent
Israeli firm Emblaze claims Apple Inc. pushed organizations such as Major League Baseball…
Is Apple about to play the celebrity marketing game at a new, all-pro level?
Apple is teaming up with a raft of sports celebrities…
The 10 most likely sensors in a 10-sensor Apple smartwatch
Apple’s yet-to-be-announced iWatch will actually have more than 10 sensors…
Apple’s iWatch could be the next big sports fashion accessory
Sports sells gatorade, and sports sells sneakers, and sports sells clothing…
Apple enlists MLB, NHL, and NBA pro athletes to test iWatch fitness capabilities
Apple is working with a player from the Boston Red Sox on the iWatch testing project…
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 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…
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…
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 releases iBeacon specification, begins MFI program certification for Bluetooth LE devices
Apple has quietly rolled out its iBeacon specification as it starts to certify devices…
Major League Baseball completes iBeacon installation at first two ballparks
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?
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!’
Apple’s iBeacon location sensing technology, based on the Bluetooth radio…
Apple’s iBeacon heralds dawn of ‘nudge’ advertising
Personalized ads, which deliver sophisticated, individualized mobile…
