2016 has been the year that I got used to iOS as my primary computing platform. After years of slowly transitioning from macOS, 2016 was all about optimizing my workflows and getting the most out of my iPhone and iPad. As I documented in two stories – one in February, ... Read More »
In a bid to increase the security of iOS apps, Apple had announced at WWDC 2016 that iOS app developers would need to switch to the App Transport Security (ATS) to ensure their apps only connected over the more HTTPS protocol from January 1, 2017. However, Apple now has extended ... Read More »
Earlier this year, Apple required all app developers to switch on App Transport Security by January 1st, 2017. The feature (introduced with iOS 9 back in 2015) would have boosted apps’ security, since it forces them to connect to the internet over HTTPS. Unfortunately, not everyone took advantage of the ... Read More »
If you’ve got a shiny new Android smartphone or tablet for Christmas, then you’re going to want some decent games for it. There are thousands of apps and games available on the Google Play Store – and if you’ve got a new device, the choice can be bewildering. Google helps ... Read More »
As seen above, Super Mario Run is listed as the most popular free app on the U.S. iOS App Store, while at the same time coming in at No. 1 on the highest grossing list. The app debuted to much fanfare on Thursday. While free to download, Super Mario Run ... Read More »
Mobile banking apps are increasingly becoming more important than bank branches. A recent study showed that people visit branches at less than half the rate that they use banking apps. The trend is only expected to accelerate, as banks continue to close branches and invest more heavily in technology. Not only ... Read More »
To say that 2016 was a good year for helpful apps would be a colossal understatement. A perfect storm of artificial intelligence, big data, excellent interface design, and fresh takes on otherwise stale categories left this year chock full of potential candidates. Some existing apps even added so many great and ... Read More »
SAN ANTONIO – A mobile app provides a platform for health care monitoring and secure communication functions between caregivers and patients with breast cancer, according to a poster presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).1 “Hospitals face many challenges in effective care coordination for postsurgery breast cancer ... Read More »
There are more than 165,000 health apps, according to a 2015 IMS Health report. Of the thousands available, there are fitness trackers, medication managers, sleep monitors, nutrition apps, and those even more specialized. Pfizer launched its own health app in September, Moodivator, a mood tracking app for depression sufferers. The ... Read More »
Bhopal: A 26-year-old native from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida for conning eleven men after marrying them. The accused, Meghna Bhargav, had allegedly married at least 11 men in Indore, Kerala, Pune, Mumbai and Rajasthan over the past few years. When families of the grooms ... Read More »
