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 […]
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 […]
Ladies and Gentleman It is Now Safe to Turn-on Your Electronic Devices
After decades enforcing rules barring the use of electronic devices in flight, the bureaucracy running the FAA seem to be getting their act together. Federal regulators inched a step closer to allowing passengers on commercial flights to use their mobile devices, computers, and other electronic gadgets during takeoff and landing. As an iPhone app developer and […]
Samsung One-ups Apple, Debuts Stylish Mobile Smartwatch
Samsung Mobile has debuted what could be their hippest and most innovative mobile device to date. This week the South Korean tech giant showed an anxiously awaiting world their newest mobile product, the GALAXY Gear smartwatch. According to Slate Magazine, “For decades kids and techies have dreamed of owning a modern-day version of the Dick […]
Amazon EC2 Hosting Service Outage Knocks Big Name Mobile Apps Offline
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com spin-off company built for software developers, suffered a major outage over the weekend. The outage temporarily knocked a significant number of web sites and mobile apps offline. Popular apps like Instagram and Vine were down for several hours as Amazon’s cloud computing services that they rely on were reported […]
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 […]
American Internet Connection Speeds Lag Western World
Being slow, falling behind, and lacking innovation may be traits commonly reserved for failed states in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet in a shocking report on global internet speeds, the United States ranked at an embarrassingly low 28th place in the developed world. According to a news article published by USA Today, “A recent analysis by the […]
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 […]
Google Replaces AT&T as Wi-fi Provider for Starbucks Coffee Shops
AT&T provides sub-par telecom services, from spotty cell reception to snail-paced internet access. They suck and the world knows it. Hence no tears were shed when Starbucks recently announced a new partnership with Google to replace AT&T as the wi-fi provider of choice. According to an article by PCMag, “The eatery is ditching its current […]