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¿Yo Quiero Taco Bell? Soon You Can Order From Your Mobile Phone

The Realtime Report

Taco Bell is about to make ordering even easier, with the introduction of mobile ordering. The fast food chain’s consumers will soon be able to use a mobile app for easy, efficient ordering — without ever having to place a call. Are other restaurants embracing mobile ordering? What do you think?

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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

The Realtime Report

Apple’s iBeacon technology is looking to accomplish both, and after a successful run with the MLB’s ‘At the Ballpark’ mobile app at Citifield , Apple has now installed the location technology into its own retail stores. How is iBeacon different than using GPS for geo-location? And what about privacy?

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

Location-based services — applications that “know” where you are and can use that information to connect you with people, places and things — are one of the hot new classes of social media applications. The National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee says GPS has “accuracy of 7.8 How Does It Know Where I Am?

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Google tracking your every move

Social Media Network Marketing

4, 2009, Google launched Latitude, a location-tracking service that uses GPS hardware found in smart phones to pinpoint your position on a map and share that information with friends. Called Latitude, a new Google application allows users to track the physical location of friends and family from their mobile phone or computer.

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Facebook Filed for a Trademark on the Word Meta. You Should See the Description.

Bill Hartzer

The mark consists of a blue geometric design consisting of two loops, and the word META in black.”). Trademark number 97097363. Goods and Services Description.

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Why I Did Not Freak Out Over My Stolen iPhone | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

My Tech and Internet Guardian Angels Mobile Me Account I always purchase Mobile Me alongside my iPhone service. It is only $99 a year and it saved me and my privacy. I had enabled the “Find My Phone&# feature that interacts with the GPS on the device. This is great if someone steals your computer and your phone!

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Cyber Safety Experts Reveal Tiktok Is The Most Data-Hungry App

The Realtime Report

Ageing apps collect the most data, including financial and social media information . Whether they are used to predict how much we will age in the next 20 years, or to simply touch up a selfie before posting it on social media, it is important to consider your data security. Location information – Exact user location.

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