With the new location service, shoppers with the Apple Store app installed could start receiving notifications as they walk past the latest iPhones Apple is taking a closer look at shoppers in its ...

In mid-2013, Apple introduced a new technology called iBeacon that enabled iOS-powered phones and tablets to communicate with nearby devices through Bluetooth Smart technology. iBeacon allows mobile ...

Nicholas Clark is Chief Technology Officer at DoubleDutch. When Apple announced indoor location tracking technology for iOS 7, it was a retailer’s dream come true. With the precise, low-cost indoor ...

Apple’s iBeacon is suddenly in the news a lot, and will soon show up at major sporting events, big retail stores and elsewhere. The beacon revolution is being presented as an Apple thing for Apple ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Updated at 1:19 p.m. NEW YORK • Pretty soon, your phone might remind you to pick up laundry detergent as you peruse the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As good as GPS is at helping smartphones guide you, the technology isn't very precise and doesn't work reliably indoors. Apple is trying to improve that with a new iBeacon system, ...

Initial responses to Apple’s iBeacon technology have been decidedly mixed, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. After all, exactly the same was true of the iPod, iPhone and iPad in certain ...

Google has announced Eddystone, an open-source platform for Bluetooth LE devices that will enable communication capabilities with phones and other smart devices – and will also directly compete with ...