EM Microelectronic unveiled the EMBE01 enterprise grade Bluetooth v4.1 proximity beacon with extended battery life and a weatherproof enclosure for a variety of deployments in all conditions. The ...

These are tough times for most brick-and-mortar stores. Although online sales are still only about 7% of total retail sales, online sales are growing about three times faster than in-store sales. Plus ...

Bluetooth beacons, which can transmit offers to a nearby customer's smartphone and payment data to a merchant, have huge potential. But to get the most out of beacons, merchants have to place several ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — BluVision, Inc. announces its launch to provide enterprises worldwide with a full Bluetooth® beacon cloud-based control solution and ecosystem.

Spokeo reports seven hidden ways smartphones track users without permission, including accelerometer data and digital ...

It’s a bit like magic: you walk into your home office and feel your phone buzz. It’s a reminder to check on the neighbor’s dog you agreed to look after. You walk down the basement steps on your way to ...

Google today launched Eddystone, a new open format for Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons to communicate with people’s devices. To help developers build apps using this technology, Google is also ...

Jake is a cybersecurity graduate with a knack for simplifying complex technical concepts into digestible nuggets of information. Approaching his one-year milestone of keeping you in the loop on the ...

It’s a small world, after all — at least when it comes to leveraging technologies to create a smarter community experience. From Disney World to the Mall of America, public venues are turning out to ...

Entrepreneurs take note: Facebook is making a new feature for businesses more widely available. Facebook announced today that it is rolling out the Place Tips feature beyond the testing phase.