[New post] Google reportedly kills plan to let retailers send notifications in Maps

sskarthik posted: "Google's already got a plan in motion for taking on Apple's iBeacon technology, which helps developers offer notifications and other alerts specific to your precise location — beyond what Wi-Fi or GPS can do alone. The feature, designed to work " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Google reportedly kills plan to let retailers send notifications in Maps by sskarthik Google's already got a plan in motion for taking on Apple's iBeacon technology, which helps developers offer notifications and other alerts specific to your precise location — beyond what Wi-Fi or GPS can do alone. The feature, designed to work inside Google Maps, would've been called Google Here and was slated to launch with some big-name partners including Starbucks. Google Here would know when to send the notification via Google Maps and beacons placed in the stores of participating partners. Read more... sskarthik | August 31, 2015 at 10:53 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3hPp Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/google-reportedly-kills-plan-to-let-retailers-send-notifications-in-maps/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com