Gigaom: Amazon Fire Phone teardown: You might be sending this one back for...
Hoping to poke around in an Fire Phone? According to a teardown from iFixit, there's a security sticker that'll tip Amazon off that you've voided your warranty.
View ArticleGigaom: Fitbit comes to WP8, making it the only activity tracker that syncs...
Internet of things gadgets usually never stray far from Android and iOS, but Fitbit has decided to add Windows Phone to its list of supported platforms.
View ArticleResearch: Beacons teem with potential — and peril
Retailers are scrambling to deploy beacons in an effort to engage with consumers who are already in the store. But retailers who don't leverage beacons wisely and judiciously will slow growth…
View ArticleResearch: More than maps: the evolution of location-based applications
Innovation and change in the mobile industry is driving demand for increased control of data and the user experience of location-based apps. New tools and approaches are emerging to meet this…
View ArticleGigaom: UK stores start putting Iconeme’s shopper-tracking beacons in mannequins
The VMBeacon technology gives shoppers more information on what the mannequins are wearing while also giving the shops more information about their customers.
View ArticleGigaom: In terms of battery life, Android devices are more optimized for...
Some Android devices see less battery drain than comparable iPhones when scanning for iBeacons.
View ArticleGigaom: How beacons and Bluetooth can help us get to the best possible...
Emergency calls have been a bit of a risk for people dialing from cell phones. Efforts by the FCC to modernize the emergency calling (and texting) framework could find success using…
View ArticleGigaom: OnBeep snags $6.25M to push pretty, heads-up push-to-talk devices
This is not your dad's walkie-talkie. OnBeep wants to produce beautiful wearable devices that will let consumers communicate with select colleagues without staring down at their phones
View ArticleGigaom: Hit the pavement with runScribe for detailed biomechanic data to...
Picking the perfect sneakers for your particular stride isn't as easy as it sounds but runScribe can help. The small sensor attaches to your shoes and measures 13 different datapoints about…
View ArticleGigaom: Can you spare a Coin? Universal credit card launch delayed until next...
The idea of a payment card with a programmable magnetic strip sounded great when Coin debuted it last year. Unfortunately, those who pre-ordered won't be getting their Coin this summer; the…
View ArticleGigaom: Motorola reported to launch Skip 2.0, a Bluetooth key fob that...
Last year, Motorola debuted Skip with the Moto X: An NFC clip to unlock your phone. This year, it appears the second edition of Skip will be a Bluetooth key fob…
View ArticleGigaom: UK internet-of-things chip firm CSR rejects takeover bid from US’s...
CSR said Microchip's bid -- rumored to be as much as $3 billion -- was too low. Microchip now has four weeks to either make a firm bid or walk away.
View ArticleGigaom: Two reasons now might finally be the right time for iPhone to gain NFC
Every year, we hear the rumor that the next iPhone will get NFC support and this year is no exception. However, there are two important differences that could mean the time…
View ArticleGigaom: In terms of battery life, Android devices are more optimized for...
Some Android devices see less battery drain than comparable iPhones when scanning for iBeacons.
View ArticleGigaom: Check out IBM’s proposal for an internet of things architecture using...
Combine Bitcoin's block chain technology, BitTorrent and a secure messaging protocol called telehash and you get a distributed infrastructure that some IBM researchers think would be ideal for the...
View ArticleGigaom: The next big fight for the living room is coming, and this time, it’s...
Thought the fight of the TV streaming boxes was fierce? Then wait until loudspeaker makers, chipset vendors, Wi-Fi startups and others battle it out over the future of home audio.
View ArticleGigaom: What the Apple Watch tells us about Apple’s smart home plans
The Apple Watch isn't out until 2015, but already people are proposing it as an important element for controlling the smart home. I'm not so sure.
View ArticleGigaom: Microsoft’s new wireless keyboard works with Windows tablets,...
Microsoft's cross-platform approach doesn't just apply to software. The company will sell a new Bluetooth keyboard next month that works with Windows tablets, iOS and Android devices. A dedicated...
View ArticleGigaom: Who needs CarPlay? Ford brings Siri to the car dashboard now with the...
Ford and Automatic have figured out a way of shoehorning Apple's Siri personal assistant into older model vehicles. The two are also connecting Ford cars to the internet of things through…
View ArticleGigaom: A preview of Chicago’s new David Bowie exhibition and the tech behind it
How do you design an art exhibition around sound? Sennheiser and curators of “David Bowie Is” have found a way.
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