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Google Glass is the new Segway

Google Glass is the new Segway

May 7, 2013 3:37 pm by | 0 Comments

Remember when Segway first came out and there was a rush of legislation to ban it from municipal sidewalks? Something similar seems to be happening to Google Glass. West Virginia ... Read more
Android tablets will hit 60% market share this quarter as iPad shipments dip, analyst says

Android tablets will hit 60% market share this quarter as iPad shipments dip, analyst says

May 3, 2013 8:38 am by | 0 Comments

The tablet has been Apple’s main refuge of sales dominance over the past couple of years since Android won massive smartphone market share. Now, an analyst says that not only ... Read more
Password problems are expensive: $5.5M in security breaches and $51 in labor for each reset

Password problems are expensive: $5.5M in security breaches and $51 in labor for each reset

May 1, 2013 10:35 pm by | 0 Comments

More than half of us say that we can’t remember all our passwords. Which makes sense, given that almost a third of all companies require their employees to remember six ... Read more
Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter ’ and angels are ’filling the hole’

Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter ’ and angels are ’filling the hole’

April 24, 2013 1:55 pm by | 0 Comments

Venture capitalist confidence is up for the third straight quarter, even though recent returns haven’t been great, and some venture funds are getting squeezed out at the money-raising phase. And, ... Read more
Global apps report: Google has 51% of downloads, Apple has 74% of revenues

Global apps report: Google has 51% of downloads, Apple has 74% of revenues

April 9, 2013 12:00 pm by | 0 Comments

We downloaded 13.4 billion apps in the first three months of 2013, spending $2.2 billion U.S. on apps and in-app purchases for our smartphones. That’s an 11 percent increase in ... Read more
New iPhone 5 version could come out in June

New iPhone 5 version could come out in June

March 30, 2013 12:42 pm by | 0 Comments

Apple fans, do you feel lucky? Apple’s iPhone 3G was released on July 11, 2008, and followed a little more than a year later by the faster 3GS on June ... Read more
Microsoft’s contribution to patent innovation: Patent Tracker shows all its intellectual property

Microsoft’s contribution to patent innovation: Patent Tracker shows all its intellectual property

March 28, 2013 9:40 pm by | 0 Comments

On precisely the same that day that Google unveiled its open source pledge, donating ten patents for free open source use, Microsoft unveiled its new Patent Tracker, a tool to ... Read more
Embrace the hashtag you #hcsm geeks (nearly everyone’s doing it)

Embrace the hashtag you #hcsm geeks (nearly everyone’s doing it)

March 27, 2013 7:11 pm by | 0 Comments

Almost three quarters of social media users now employ hashtags, a new study by digital ad agency RadiumOne suggests, and close to half click on hashtags to explore new related ... Read more
Gamification increases <i>retail</i> engagement 29% (are there insights here for healthcare?)

Gamification increases retail engagement 29% (are there insights here for healthcare?)

March 26, 2013 3:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Looking to increase commenting, social sharing, and other user engagement on your site? According to a Gigya study of billions of user actions with partners like Pepsi, Nike, and Dell, ... Read more
U.S. Army orders 120K iPads, 100K iPad minis, 200K iPod Touches, and 210K iPhones

U.S. Army orders 120K iPads, 100K iPad minis, 200K iPod Touches, and 210K iPhones

March 24, 2013 9:15 am by | 1 Comments

The U.S. military is fairly well-equipped with M16s, Abrams battle tanks, and aircraft carriers. But apparently there is a major shortage of shiny new Apple iDevices. They’re working on fixing ... Read more
Apple will take 65% of the global $25 billion app economy in 2013, analyst says

Apple will take 65% of the global $25 billion app economy in 2013, analyst says

March 12, 2013 11:13 am by | 0 Comments

The global app economy will reach $25 billion this year, according to new data from ABI Research. 35 percent of that, or $8.8 billion, will be tablet apps, and 65 ... Read more
The mobile phone as the ultimate medical tool: Hacked iPhone saves lives in Africa

The mobile phone as the ultimate medical tool: Hacked iPhone saves lives in Africa

March 11, 2013 11:50 pm by | 2 Comments

Scientists have hacked together a microscope out of an iPhone, a piece of glass, double-sided tape, and a cheap flashlight that is good enough to detect intestinal worm infections with ... Read more
More people sprouting angel investor wings and funding more startups (infographic)

More people sprouting angel investor wings and funding more startups (infographic)

February 19, 2013 4:30 pm by | 2 Comments

The average angel is 47 years old, makes $90,000 a year, invests in one out of every ten deals he sees, shovels $37,000 into each deal, and lives in California. ... Read more
Tablet sales will surpass PC sales by early 2013

Tablet sales will surpass PC sales by early 2013

February 19, 2013 12:00 am by | 0 Comments

Global tablet sales are still well below PC shipments. But one analyst is predicting that they will overtake PCs by the first quarter of 2013.

Tablet sales are currently about 55-60 ... Read more

Heads-up, marketers: NFC will do more for you than QR codes

Heads-up, marketers: NFC will do more for you than QR codes

February 17, 2013 12:07 pm by | 1 Comments

Despite the current popularity of QR codes, many analysts believe that Near Field Communications technology is poised to replace QR codes as the marketing tool of choice. Mainly because NFC ... Read more