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Well, well, well. If it isn’t another iOS-like feature coming to Android. Android already has Bluetooth tracker tracking (say that three times fast) through third-party offerings like Tile. However, Apple came out with its AirTags, which everyone in th...

How to Use Android’s Find My Device Network

This entry was posted in Android Bluetooth smartphone Sony tile and tagged google on April 11, 2024 by Florence Ion

Two alleged stalking victims filed a class-action lawsuit against Tile and its parent company Life360 Monday accusing the companies of failing to implement useful safety features and of mounting advertising campaigns that encouraged stalking. They also...

Alleged Stalking Victims Accuse Tile of Advertising Its Devices as ...

This entry was posted in Amazon tile and tagged apple google on August 16, 2023 by Thomas Germain

In March, a group of mathematicians identified a thirteen-sided shape called “the hat” that can tile a surface without any patterns repeating. Now the researchers are updating the shape to maintain its quirky tiling properties while addressing an impor...

Upgraded ‘Vampire Einstein’ Shape Finally Solves Vexing Mathematical Pattern Problem

This entry was posted in mosaic tile on May 30, 2023 by Kevin Hurler

Apple and Google are hoping with their powers combined they can truly hinder just how effective stalking with Bluetooth trackers has become. The two tech giants have agreed on a set of standards for AirTag-like products that would enable automatic aler...

Apple and Google Set Joint Standards to Stop AirTag Stalking

This entry was posted in Android Bluetooth fitbit iOS smartphones tile and tagged google iphone samsung on May 2, 2023 by Kyle Barr

Tile, the maker of Bluetooth-powered lost item finder beacons and, more recently, a staunch Apple critic, announced today it has raised $40 million in non-dilutive debt financing from Capital IP. The funding will be put towards investment in Tile’s finding technologies, ahead of the company’s plan to unveil a new slate of products and features […]

Tile secures $40 million to take on Apple AirTag with ...

This entry was posted in Android apple inc Apps Bluetooth ceo Dell fitbit Gadgets hardware Intel Mobile smartphone Startups TC tile and tagged apple iphone on September 16, 2021 by Sarah Perez

With two giants calling the shots and collecting whatever tolls they see fit, mobile software makers have long complained that app stores take an unfair cut of the cash that should be flowing directly to developers. Hearing those concerns, a group of senators introduced a new bill this week that, if passed, would greatly diminish […]

A new Senate bill would totally upend Apple and Google’s ...

This entry was posted in Android app-store apple inc iTunes Match Group Mobile mobile app operating systems smartphones Spotify TC tile and tagged apple google iphone on August 12, 2021 by Taylor Hatmaker

Satellite connectivity company Swarm has come out with a new product that will give anyone the ability to create a messaging or Internet of Things (IoT) device, whether that be a hiker looking to stay connected off-the-grid or a hobbyist wanting to track the weather. The Swarm Evaluation Kit is an all-in-one product that includes […]

Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerers

This entry was posted in Gadgets Swarm TC tile on July 29, 2021 by Aria Alamalhodaei

Alongside its other announcements at Samsung’s event today, the company introduced its new Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth locator, a lost item beacon for Samsung owners and a competitor with Tile. Like Tile and Apple’s forthcoming AirTags, the beacon can be attached to keys, a bag, a pet’s collar or anything else you want to track. Initially, […]

Samsung unveils its newest Tile competitor, the Galaxy SmartTag

This entry was posted in Android Bluetooth Gadgets Samsung Electronics smartphones smartthings tile and tagged samsung on January 14, 2021 by Sarah Perez

Apple is readying a new iPhone for fall to replace the iPhone 11 Pro this fall, Bloomberg reports, as well as follow-ups to the iPhone 11, a new smaller HomePod, and a locator tag accessory. The top-end iPhone 11 Pro successors at least will have a new industrial design that more closely resembles the iPad […]