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Pinterest becomes a storefront with Buyable Pins on the iPhone & iPad with Apple Pay

Avatar for Zac Hall Jun 2 2015 - 11:31 am PT
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Pinterest is graduating from a place where you discover and bookmark items to a storefront where you can actually make purchases. This is made possible using Buyable Pins, which the company says are coming soon to Pinterest for the iPhone and iPad. Pinterest users will be able to buy items from a handful of partners at launch with Apple Pay planned as a payment method to make the process instant.
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Samsung going head-to-head with Apple with iBeacon rival, Proximity

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Nov 13 2014 - 5:09 am PT
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The rivalry between Apple and Samsung looks set to enter a new field as Samsung has announced a direct competitor to iBeacon, called Proximity.

Samsung Proximity is a mobile marketing platform that connects consumers with places via cutting-edge Samsung location and context-aware technology.

With Samsung Proximity, visitors are able to experience rich content related to their location, and marketers can better engage with customers for increased sales and brand awareness.

The applications Samsung describes for the service are identical to those already in use with Apple’s iBeacon partners … 
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iBeacon rollout continues as inMarket connects over 200 grocery store locations

Avatar for Zac Hall Jan 6 2014 - 10:05 am PT
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We’ve already seen retailers and major venues like Macy’s, the Apple Store, MLB, and even CES implement iBeacon technology into their overall visiting experience, and today inMarket is kicking off its Mobile to Mortar campaign (via TechCrunch) to bring the Bluetooth LE beacons to over 200 grocery store locations and more.
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