It wasn’t touted onstage, but a new iOS 8 feature is set to cause havoc for location trackers, and score a major win for privacy.
As spotted by Frederic Jacobs, the changes have to do with the MAC address used to identify devices within networks. When iOS 8 devices look for a connection, they randomize that address, effectively disguising any trace of the real device until it decides to connect to a network.
Back in January 2004 Fujitsu wrote a report called “Smart Stores” where they report on the future of retail...
SmartStores are stores that use smart technology, i.e., technology consisting of RFID, smart shelves, smart scales, smart carts, and...
New technologies, which rely on the fact that most people carry a mobile device, now allow retailers to receive...
Wal-Mart is phasing out its current satellite-delivered media network of screens in stores and replacing it with a new...
An offshoot of RFID known as near field communication (NFC), along with the latest Android phones and Apple’s iPhone,...
Apple has filed a sweeping patent application for a technology suite designed to provide iPhone users with a broad...
Animation/simulation of automated shipboard distribution and storage for the US Navy.
The tech giant acquires the open platform for smart home devices to “improve the convenience and services in people’s...
Microsoft Smart Stores March 9, 2023
Microsoft Cloud for Retail is a cloud-based solution that helps retailers to digitally transform the...
Smart Stores that are already trading February 10, 2022
For years now we have been talking about smart stores where nearly every part of the shopping experi...
Smart Stores – Rebooting retail through in-store automation August 23, 2020
Customers these days expect the efficiency and convenience of an online experience when they visit a...
Amazon launches ‘Smart Stores’ in India July 23, 2020
Amazon’s latest initiative into retail is called “Smart Stores”. Part of Amazon Pa...
How We’ll Buy Things in 2030 February 22, 2020
Smart Stores and Personalized Experiences How do you buy your stuff? Do you get in your car, or type...
