“While artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance the smartphone’s role as a marketing platform through highly relevant one-to-one services, it could also eliminate the need for a phone to enable engagements as the technology evolves. Interest in artificial intelligence… Read More ›
Day: May 23, 2016
Personal digital assistants are on the rise
“You may already be on a first-name basis with Siri, Cortana, Google or Alexa, the Fab Four of voice-activated digital assistants. Now that relationship is expanding from one device (typically a smartphone) to many. The major tech companies are putting… Read More ›
Inventor of cell phone says this is next big thing
“Marty Cooper, who built the first handheld cell phone, says his invention has a glaring flaw: You have to keep charging its battery. Ensuring that your phone doesn’t run out of juice is enough of a pain. But Cooper believes… Read More ›
Government wants to know why it takes so long for smartphones to get security updates
“We trust our smartphones with an astounding amount of information, but all too often those devices may not be protected with the latest security fixes. That’s the problem at the heart of a new government project announced today in which… Read More ›
Google releases keyboard for iPhone with built-in search features
“Google has announced a new keyboard for iOS devices that directly integrates search functions. Called Gboard, the keyboard features a button on the upper left that lets you perform web searches, look for images or GIFs, or even search for… Read More ›
Smartphones uncover how the world sleeps
“A pioneering study of worldwide sleep patterns combines math modeling, mobile apps and big data to parse the roles society and biology each play in setting sleep schedules. The study, led by University of Michigan mathematicians, used a free smartphone… Read More ›
Smartphone alerts increase inattention — and hyperactivity
“Society’s increasingly pervasive use of digital technology may be causing ADHD-like symptoms even among the general population, according to a new study of college students. The researchers designed a two-week experimental study and showed that when students kept their phones… Read More ›
First Alzheimer’s ResearchKit Study for iPhone and iPad
“Apple’s ResearchKit platform launched a little more than a year ago with 5 medical apps by large hospital systems. Since then the list of ResearchKit apps has significantly grown, with more than 20 ResearchKit apps currently available. One of the… Read More ›
People read news on phones. But from what sources?
“People read the news on their smartphones (duh). They will even read longform (to a certain extent). But do these smartphone users prefer getting their news from apps or news sites? What are their news-reading behaviors within different apps? And… Read More ›
Boise State mobile app for campus safety
“Boise State University has adopted a new mobile app in an effort to improve campus security for 25,000 students, faculty and staff. The university selected Rave Guardian, from Rave Mobile Safety, which allows users to create a virtual safety network… Read More ›
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