Apple has filed a patent that would allow Watch users to make peer-to-peer payments through near-field communications (NFC) and Bluetooth wireless capabilities in the devices. The technology would ...

We’ve reached a point where sharing a file online is now easier than sharing a digital file with a person standing directly in front of you. If a new Apple patent is based in reality, you might soon ...

An Apple patent (number 20110293094) for a “digital handshake” between devices shows that Apple is looking at new ways sharing data between handheld devices — and perhaps Macs. The patent is is ...

In a new patent application, Apple details an idea it’s experimenting with that would have Apple Watch users shake hands to exchange data (via PatentlyApple). The idea is simple. The patent ...

Back in the days before salespeople had all the technology gizmos to make their jobs of classifying and marketing to customers, deals were sealed with a handshake. Now, appropriately enough, there’s ...

Early adopters of the new Apple TV are reporting issues with streaming HD rentals and problems completing “HDMI handshakes” between the new Apple TV and their ...

An Apple patent application uncovered on Thursday details a method of triggering the automatic exchange of information between two wearables with a simple greeting gesture, like a wave or fist-bump.