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Monday, October 20, 2014 Whole Foods Rolls Out Apple Pay Austin-based grocery chain Whole Foods Market is one of the first retailers to jump on Apple Computer's new electronic payment service, Apple Pay, saying this morning that it has rolled out support for the new mobile payment product at all of its stores. Whole Foods said that all 381 of its U.S. stores are now accepting Apple Pay, which uses Near Field Communications (NFC) to transmit payment information to retailers. Apple announced Ap (More info...) posted on Monday, October 20, 2014(Full story) Lab7 Launches New Product Austin-based Lab7 Systems, a developer of software for managing genomic sequencing, said it has launched a new product. According to the company, it has launched the Lab7 Enterprise Sequencing Platform (ESP), a data management product used for next generation sequencing (NGS) laboratories. Pricing on the new product was not announced. The software is used for managing genomic data and data analytics. posted on Monday, October 20, 2014(Full story) Freescale Takes On Tire Pressure Monitoring Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor has rolled out a new device today, aimed at improving driving safety--a new product which helps monitor tire pressure in cars. The company's new FXTH87 tire pressure monitoring system is aimed at automobile manufacturers and the auto market, and includes a dual axis accelerometer, pressure and temperature sensor, RF transmitter and low frequency receiver, and other features. Freescale is a major manufacturer of th (More info...) posted on Monday, October 20, 2014(Full story) |
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