Google today introduced Nearby, a way for your mobile device to communicate with other devices based solely on your proximity. Using a combination of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and inaudible sound with your ...

We’ve been hearing about a new proximity based API called ‘Nearby’ for some time now. Android Police first surfaced code relating to the API over a year ago, and today Google has made it official. On ...

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Google has just announced a new beacon technology called Eddystone along with APIs that will together make it easier for devices in close proximity to communicate. Essentially, these technologies will ...

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