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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

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Apple’s iBeacon technology is looking to accomplish both, and after a successful run with the MLB’s ‘At the Ballpark’ mobile app at Citifield , Apple has now installed the location technology into its own retail stores. Last Friday, the technology debuted in 254 Apple stores in the U.S.

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My Hot Brands & Products of 2012

Jason Yormark

iPad Mini - I’ve been an Apple convert for a few years now, and when I first heard about the iPad Mini, I didn’t think much of it. GPS, music and voice recognition work flawlessly. The device is slow, buggy, and just doesn’t have the build quality I’ve come accustomed to with Apple products.

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Has Social Media Killed Off Privacy?

Laurel Papworth

What with Tom Tom selling our GPS data to the police that then book us for speeding, and facial recognition connecting our faces to our social networks and the privacy implications that entails, are we thinking enough about the big issues in our rush to upload, tag and share content in online communities?

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Is the iPhone 4 Apple’s Vista?

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Apple’s iPhone 4 just can’t catch a break. To add insult to injury, Microsoft executive Kevin Turner says Apple’s latest smartphone release could fail, just like his own company’s Windows Vista. All antennas — including television, radio, GPS, and cellular antennas — can experience attenuation.

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Is Marketing About To Get Really Creepy Or Really Good?

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Apple acquired a company last week. On March 23rd, 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple acquired a company called WiFiSLAM for an estimated $20 million (not bad for a two year old company with just a handful of employees that includes some ex-Googlers). This is more than a defensive move for Apple.

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5 Smartphones Built for Serious Business

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It may come as a surprise, but there aren’t going to be any Apple iPhone’s listed below. The phone also comes packed with GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth which makes it a very useful tool for business professionals on the go. A simple cell phone won’t cut it in the business world anymore.

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The Most Amazing Internet Stock Of The Year

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There are sprinkles of newer thinking (like when The Huffington Post launched their GPS For The Soul app) and I'm hopeful that they can leverage everything they have with The Huffington Post coupled with their acquisition of Patch to crack the code on local (and hyper-local) content. gps for the soul. So, who do you think it was?

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