iBeacon

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) fingerprint scanner, known commercially as Touch ID, could hold the key to a mobile commerce revolution. The iPhone maker famously acquired AuthenTec, the creator of Touch ID, for $365 million. At least one analyst thinks that Apple acquired that firm to become the...

Sony and Samsung may have been the first to market, but Trip Chowdhry thinks that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will dominate as soon as it enters the wearable technology market. "When we go to these conferences and when we talk to the developers, developers are very excited with what Google is going to...

With more than 50 percent of the U.S. population expected to own smartphones by the end of 2014, advertisers are clamoring to figure out how to get their message onto consumers’ smart devices. Lately, Bluetooth has taken over conversation as Apple has made a very public push with its iBeacon...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gained about one percent Wednesday to close at $522.06—still well below its 50-day moving average. The velocity of the downward move has slowed, perhaps indicating that profit taking is coming to an end, but the charts still indicate possible downside risk. Here are a few...

In this clip from the 2002 movie, Minority Report, Tom Cruise, aka John Anderson, walks through a crowded mall where he and other shoppers are besieged by personal ads, based on their proximity to display kiosks. Fast forward to Friday. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced it would begin using micro-...