Video-Enabled Healthcare: The Next Big Thing?
According to a recent poll, 64 percent of Americans indicated that they would take advantage of video-enabled doctor visits. The same survey, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of American Well, also found that 7 percent of respondents said they would switch to a healthcare provider that incorporated telehealth technologies into its service plan. In […]
Yahoo and Twitter Square Off Over Mobile Advertising
Yahoo! Inc., having been a wild card in the mobile advertising industry for the past few years, is showing signs of emerging as a major player. Industry analysts, drawing on data generated by eMarketer, have noted that Yahoo!’s much-publicized “reload and relaunch” efforts are finally having the intended effect. Forecasts suggest that Yahoo! could command […]
Google Launches Android Studio 1.0 IDE for Developers
Google finally launched its long-awaited Android Studio 1.0 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) platform. The move marks the first time Google has made a stable version of its Android development support platform available to independent developers. It is available for download from Google’s official Android Developer website, and is compatible with the Mac, Windows and Linux operating […]
Billion-Dollar Mobile Tech Companies Taking the Lead
Digi-Capital analyst Tim Merel recently released a 500-plus-page report on the state of mobile Internet investment, and the results may surprise even the savviest tech industry observers. According to Merel, there are more than 20 billion-dollar mobile Internet companies, with several of them posting mind-boggling growth rates. “Mobile Internet first mover advantage is more extreme […]
Snapchat’s Valuation: $10 Billion and Climbing
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that old axiom is true, then the number of Snapchat clones and lookalikes popping up on the Internet suggest that website developers hold the original disappearing photo-sharing service in very high regard. Under the direction of founder Evan Spiegel and Jonathan May, Snapchat took […]
Amazon’s Fire Phone Launches to Mixed Reviews
Amazon is the latest tech and Internet giant to make a foray into the world of smartphones, and the company’s upcoming Fire Phone has generated a great deal of debate among industry onlookers. Some believe it is going to be a spectacular and embarrassing flop for Amazon, while others think it will inevitably succeed as […]
New from Samsung: Bluetooth-Enabled “Smart Bulbs”
Hot on the heels of a similar announcement by rival electronics manufacturer LG, Samsung debuted its new Smart Bulb in Frankfurt, Germany. The new Bluetooth-enabled Smart Bulb offers enhanced features that allow users to control it from a multitude of connected devices. This technology also reportedly allows users to download apps that will enable them […]
Smartwatch Market Sees Exponential Growth, Doubles in Size
Recent sales figures show that Samsung, already the world leader in smartphone sales, has charged out to a commanding lead in the rapidly growing smartwatch market. Samsung shipped half a million smartwatches during the first quarter of 2014, earning the company an astounding 71 percent market share. In total, smartwatch manufacturers shipped 700,000 units during […]
Samsung Adding Iris Scanners to Future Phones
With smartphone manufacturers racing to become the first to introduce biometric security to their devices, Samsung recently tipped its hand by revealing that the company is actively researching iris-scanning technologies. Implemented in a smartphone, iris scanners would ensure that nobody but the registered user would be able to access the phone’s contents. With users becoming […]
Tech Company Execs Fuming Mad Over NSA Spying
The tech industry, and the world at large, is still reeling from the explosive revelations made public by infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden. In a recent interview, prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen claims that many tech industry leaders are fuming not only over the scandal, but at the Obama administration’s refusal to scale back its surveillance […]