“Physical Web” beacons give intelligence to everyday objects and do much more than simply broadcast a message such as an advertisement. The beacon broadcasts a URL that is recognized by the user's ...

Users of the Chrome beta for Android are in for a bit of a treat, as the latest version has added support for "Physical Web" beacons. Don't worry if you've never heard of these, because most haven't.

Google's early-stage "Physical Web" project —  an attempt to displace Apple's iBeacons with a similar, open-source framework — is beginning to take shape, as Turkish hardware firm Blesh is now ...

Technology startup Blesh is offering beacons and a content-management systems (CMS) software development kit (SDK) to be used as part of a public project being undertaken with Google, known as the ...

Google has unveiled the code for its open source Physical Web standard, an attempt to provide an easier way to communicate with public connected devices like vending machines, posters and bus stops.

Remember beacons? Honestly, there’s not much reason you would. Hailed for years by Apple, Google, and beyond as one of the next big things in tech—for marketers, at least—the glorious beacon future ...

Yahoo maybe tracking your internet activity ... Yahoo is Tracking Group Members If you belong to ANY Yahoo Groups - be aware that Yahoo is now using half-way down the page, in the section on *cookies* ...