GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	Once Again, No NFC. So What Is Apple's iBeacon?
	NFC was a miss in the new iPhones, but Apple has bigger plans for low power radio wave based mobile payment technology. But while NFC is clearly not present, there's iBeacon. It was a tiny detail on a slide Apple showed about iOS 7 during its WW...
	McDonald's Will Be Experimenting With Mobile Orders
	Don't want to wait in line at McDonald's? Now the fast food giant is testing a mobile payment application in the U.S. Hopefully this will extend to other places where McDonald's is at, which is everywhere! According to Bloomberg the app lets you ord...
	Contributed: The Future Of Mobile Technology Is… You
	The smartphones we're all familiar with today aren't just the result of manufacturers working hard to provide the hardware, but also the users who have the biggest say on what they expect from their devices. In this article, H.K. Kwon, Managing Dire...
	17.4% of Global Web Traffic Now Comes From Mobile
	Mobile traffic is growing. Globally. So far in 2013, 17.4% of web traffic has come through mobile. The increase represents more than a 6% increase since 2012. Statista shows the increase in mobile web traffic over the last year, broken down by conti...
	CERN's Worldwide Grid Now Will Support The Power Of Mobile Devices
	The scientists at CERN have been connecting their computers to colleagues' around the world to crowdsource some processing power. The Worldwide Grid turns a regular old desktop into a supercomputer. Now they will do the same with smartphones and ta...
	Gap Is Buying Up All Of Tumblr's Mobile Ads For A Day
	Gap is turning to Tumblr to create a "pop culture moment". They issued a call on Tumblr for creators to share, about what "blue" means to them. Blue being the color of Gap's logo and it's signature blue jean. The four winning submissions will be dis...