iBeacon Becomes a Fixture in MLB Ballparks
Baseball season has arrived, and Major League Baseball parks are abuzz with delighted fans celebrating the return of the grand old game. However, in 20 of the 30 MLB stadiums, there’s something beyond peanuts and Cracker Jacks enhancing the fan experience: iBeacon positioning technology. iBeacon is a new device developed by Apple to enhance the […]
Microsoft Releases Flagship “Office” Software for iPad
Microsoft and Apple, two long-standing rival heavyweights of the American tech industry, recently joined forces to launch Office for iPad. The productivity software release features three familiar programs — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — which have been thoroughly revamped for the iPad’s touchscreen interface. Ecommerce analysts believe that Microsoft’s tenuous alliance with Apple is likely […]
New Smartphone Case Is Capable of Functioning as a Health Monitor
Azoi, an India-based consumer electronics manufacturer, announced the arrival of Wello, a new smartphone case, in a press release dated March 6. The Wello case offers a unique, never-before-seen functionality: the ability to monitor your vital signs and other key health indicators. The Wello case is designed to accommodate several iPhone models, including the 4S, […]
Doctors Bring Google Glass to the Emergency Room
While the new Google Glass wearable is still in its infancy, it is already proving to be a hit in the medical community. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston recently completed a test run using Google Glass in its emergency department, and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. The hospital’s chief information officer, Dr. John […]
25 Years Ago the World Wide Web Was Born
March 12, 2014 was an important milestone in the history of the Internet, as it marked what is widely being called the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. On March 12, 1989 computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee filed a proposal for a computer information management system. Berners-Lee’s system created the foundation for the network-based exchange […]
Android’s Market Dominance Extends to Tablets
It’s official: the Android operating system is now the market leader in the world of tablets. Worldwide sales of Android OS-powered tablets rose from 53 million units in 2012 to almost 121 million units in 2013, marking a 68 percent jump. The huge leap forward allowed Android to wrest the top tablet sales position away […]
Apple Acquires TestFlight, Drops Android Developer Support
Apple, Inc. recently acquired Burstly, the booming tech company behind products like TestFlight and SkyRocket. TestFlight is a popular mobile app beta-testing platform, while SkyRocket is a leading in-app advertising management tool. While terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed, tech industry insiders immediately began speculating that there was more behind the move than […]
Driving Forces Behind Facebook’s WhatsApp Acquisition
Facebook recently acquired WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion. Anytime a company pays out a big chunk of change to a relative newcomer, the whole tech industry sit up and pays attention. After all, millions of entrepreneurs and iPhone app developers around the world dream about that kind of payday. A close look at […]
The “Internet of Things” Revolutionizing the World
Tech industry pundits are predicting that 2014 will be the year that the long-heralded “Internet of Things” really takes hold. Recent advances in computer hardware have made all kinds of fascinating applications possible, moving us toward a hyper-connected world in which technology and the “real world” interact in exciting new ways. Insiders predict that this […]
Android Continues Gains, iOS Slipping in Global Marketshare
According to IDC, a consumer research firm, a total of 793.6 million Android smartphones shipped last year. With global smartphone shipments ending up just north of 1 billion for the 2013 calendar year, IDC credits Android with a 78.6 percent market share. Apple’s iOS placed a distant but steady second, with a 15.6 percent market […]