Abstract Fueled by advances in technology, increased access to smartphones, and capital investment, the number of available health “apps” has exploded in recent years. Patients use their smartphones for many things, but not as much as they might for health, especially for managing their chronic conditions. Moreover, while significant work ... Read More »
Ahead of tomorrow’s first quarter earnings from Apple, industry analysts are expecting iPhone sales to continue falling through the first half of 2019, but there is a chance of recovery in the second half of the year. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo picked out the falling sales in China during the back half ... Read More »
GIF: David Murphy Gif. Jif. No matter your pronunciation preference, it’s easy to create that wordusing a variety of apps and services. Since I started working at Lifehacker, I’ve found that it’s sometimes easier to show, not tell, in the form of a little animated image that demonstrates some key feature ... Read More »
The escalating legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm may hit U.S. consumers next. Qualcomm is preparing to ask the agency that polices U.S. imports to block iPhones from entering the country, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source. The International Trade Commission has the authority to restrict imports of ... Read More »
Google has announced the availability of the Google Assistant SDK which will mean that developers can now build the Assistant into their projects. The search giant says that the Google Assistant SDK includes a gRPC API, which is a Python open source client that can handle authentication and access to ... Read More »
BlackBerry has announced its BBM Enterprise Software Development Kit (SDK), which will be made available this month. The company says that the SDK will enable developers to integrate secure messaging, voice and video capabilities into applications and services. Some of the features provided with the SDK include secure messaging in ... Read More »
At Google’s Chrome Dev Summit in November, the company introduced a new initiative called Progressive Web Apps, which aim to bridge the gap between a typical mobile web experience and a dedicated custom app on your Android smartphone or tablet. As of this week, support for Progressive Web Apps has been ... Read More »
While Microsoft has already had music, TV show, and movie content on offer via the Windows Store, one niche remains a no-show on its online shop: ebooks. The good news is that this will soon change. The latest Windows 10 Creators Update build revealed the software giant’s plan to fill that ... Read More »
While Microsoft has already had music, TV show, and movie content on offer via the Windows Store, one niche remains a no-show on its online shop: ebooks. The good news is that this will soon change. The latest Windows 10 Creators Update build revealed the software giant’s plan to fill that ... Read More »
REMEMBER BLACKBERRY? THE folks with the clicky keyboards may have fled the hardware business, but the software side of the company lives on. And now it’s pushing hard into the car world, because cars are the new smartphones. From sophisticated infotainment systems to the artificial intelligence enabling autonomous driving, vehicles ... Read More »
