“The average mobile phone user spends about 90 minutes on their device, which may not seem like a lot but look at that over a year and it’s 23 days, over a lifetime it’s 3.9 years. 3.9 years spent using… Read More ›
Day: May 24, 2016
Someday you’ll have no screens in your life
“By the mid 2020s, your wallet, keys and laptop brick will no longer be needed. Keys will be absorbed into smartphones as early as 2017. And the two main items in our wallets, a driver’s license and credit card, will… Read More ›
Google’s plan to bring VR to the masses
“Google may be getting serious about virtual reality, but it’s not straying too far from its DIY roots. That may be the key to getting VR into everyone’s homes. The company is going to make and sell its own headset,… Read More ›
U of M app helps with spinal cord injuries
“Imagine waking up in a virtual world with a doctor telling you that you suffered a T-6 level injury. You are now confined to a wheelchair because you broke your neck and injured your spinal cord, meaning that you are… Read More ›
Newspaper sites deliver more younger millennial mobile exclusives than Facebook
“Between the Upfronts and NewFronts it is abundantly clear that the focus on attracting and engaging Gen Z’ers and Millennials is intensifying for advertisers, media companies and content providers alike. ‘Cradle to Grave’ is beginning catch fire with other content… Read More ›
Time Inc. launches mobile-first, video platform ‘Instant’
“Time announced the upcoming launch of Instant, a new mobile-first, all-video digital platform featuring content “about the lives and projects of digital celebrities,” as well as content created by the digital celebrities, the company stated. The Instant user experience will… Read More ›
PRX launches RadioPublic as “radio rethought”
“Radio distribution experts PRX have launched a new company that aims to reimagine audio for mobile devices. The first goal for RadioPublic will be to create a listening app focused on discovery and engagement with a range of audio types,… Read More ›
The smart, connected home
“The so-called smart home is still a work in progress. Connecting something in a home to the Internet is not so overwhelming a task. For example, with home networks, many consumers have figured out how to get their smart TV… Read More ›
Mobile app pays you for selfies
“Do you want to pay for a fresh box of golf balls or to get your nails done simply by doing what you are already doing all time time? Well, Pay Your Selfie has just what you need—an app that… Read More ›
Thanks to geolocation stamps, low-tech snoops easily figure where a Twitter poster lives and works
“Geographic location stamps transmitted in tweets can provide enough information for people to deduce where a Twitter user lives and works, say researchers. The deduction occurs through the clustering of the posting locations. The assemblage provides location patterns that provide… Read More ›
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