This Week in Mobile – Headline from Across the Tech World
Samsung Loses Patent Judgement in their Own Backyard Apple and Samsung are duking it out in courtrooms across the globe. In the latest battle in the mobile patent wars, Samsung was dealt a hefty blow in their own backyard. What makes this particular case unique was that it played out Samsung’s home country of South […]
How App Developers are Changing the Future of Healthcare
The healthcare system has generated a massive amount of data in the past half-decade. According to statistics compiled by PubMed, a major medical publications organization, the past five years have seen an incredible number of research studies and papers, including: 132,241 studies on hospital morbidity 39,230 studies on medication interactions and side effects 9,745 papers […]
Black Friday Boosts Apple iOS Sales to Soaring Heights
According to the mobile marketing and e-commerce trend-tracking company TapSense, Black Friday 2013 was a major windfall for mobile shopping via Apple’s iOS operating system. Consumers made mobile purchases in record numbers, and once the dust settled, staggering sales statistics emerged from major markets across the United States. The overall numbers showed a huge month-over-month […]
Snapchat Surpasses Facebook in Daily Photo-sharing Volume
Fueled by its unique time limit-based photo sharing system, Snapchat recently surpassed Facebook in terms of the number of photos shared per day, according to a recent report. While Facebook still boasts a robust 350 million photo shares per day, Snapchat has now eclipsed the 400 million photos per day barrier and shows no signs […]
Curved Screens: The Next Big Thing in iPhones?
According to multiple reports, Apple Inc. is currently in the developmental stages on a curved screen technology that could appear as early as next year. Sources report that Apple is testing the technology for use on two different upcoming iPhone models, one or both of which could be available by the fall of 2014. In […]
Apple iPhone vs Google Android Battle Heats Up
On the heels of Apple’s special fall event, the battle between Android and iPhone for supremacy over the smartphone market is heating up. Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S coupled with the roll-out of iOS 7 could potentially reverse the company’s fortunes. Over the past few years Apple has seen there […]
Apple Granted Patent for Gesture Controls Technology
Apple was recently granted a new patent by the USPTO for their application entitled “Working with 3D objects”. The patent shows Apple’s interest to increase the utility and functionality of mobile devices that in theory can be operated with simple hand movements without needing to touch the screen. The new technology operates by including a […]
Apple Insiders Predict New iPhone Release in Early September
Apple is prepped for a big announcement at their September 10th event. Industry insiders expect the company to unveil new impressive product launches during the show. According to an article by Businessweek, “The phones’ on-sale dates tend to coincide nicely with the year-end holiday shopping rush. This year, the main subjects of speculation are whether […]
Apple Dominance Slipping as Competitors Out-Innovate
Apple Inc. can’t seem to catch a break these days as the tech giant’s market share gets eroded a bit more every day. Could Apple be following the same downward trajectory as deposed heavyweights like Microsoft and Blackberry? A study released by research firm Strategy Analytics said, “Global smartphone shipments grew 47 percent to hit […]
Facebook Jumps into Mobile Gaming World
The juggernaut of social networking is positioned to make a tremendous splash in the mobile gaming world. Facebook recently announced that they are starting a new pilot program to help small and medium-sized mobile gaming developers expand their reach through the network’s global audience. Increasing competition among mobile gaming companies has caused user acquisition costs […]