Apple Patent Surfaces For Location-Based Authentication
The company behind the iPhone, iPad, iPod and iTunes has designs on patenting a location-based system that will alter how a device functions at any given time. Brittany Hillen of Slashgear notes, as an example, an iPhone's access level will be tweaked …
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Why Microsoft Is Wrapping Location-Based Ads Around Retail Stores
The tech brand has dramatically grown its merchant presence, adding 50 shops in the last several months. And the Redmond, Wash.-based company will lean on location-based mobile advertising to drive traffic into its new stores after diligently testing …
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FanWise Launches Patent-Pending Social Rewards Technology In Dallas-Fort …
FanWise, a patent-pending social mobile rewards technology, gives users of all ages and levels an instant location-based reward at vending machines when they post a social message. Users simply visit “FanWise.com” in their browser, enter the machine ID …
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