Nearly half of all Phase III pharmaceutical clinical trials fail, partly because data about patient adherence is hard to come by. That’s according to computer giant Oracle (ORCL), which has teamed with and ingestible sensor ...
Tags: self-reporting, lab tests, Health
A security vulnerability that affects nearly one billion Android handsets has been outed by a security expert. Tod Beardsley, an analyst with Rapid7, claims that all Android versions below Android 4.4 KitKat are affected by the ...
Tags: Android Bug, Consumer Electronics, BGR
This year, for the first time at CES, gadget makers got it right, with an entire array of new technology and devices that sparkle, shine, and made me seriously swoon. Here's what caught my eye: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Panasonic's ...
Tags: CES 2015, Beauty Equipment
Can't wait to try out the Apple Watch? You don't have to. Head to demoapplewatch.com and you can take the techy timepiece for a test drive right now. The site is made by the people behind the Pipes news app. They're hard at work on a ...
Tags: Apple, smartwatch, Consumer Electronics
Color Alive allows kids to photograph and virtually animate their creations before having them 3D printed. Crayola has unveiled its latest initiative to bring art and crafts in to the 21st century, allowing kids to virtually animate and ...
Tags: 3D Systems, 3D printing technology, Toys
MediaTek is working on mobile central processing units that run off 10 and 12 cores, at least according to a new report. Chinese site MyDrivers reckons the Taiwanese chip-making firm is working on CPUs with chip counts that trump the ...
Tags: Mediatek, Core, Consumer Electronics
Apple has released a new test version of its iOS 8 operating system as it prepares for the forthcoming release of the Apple Watch. The Cupertino company has released an iOS 8.2 beta, which details how iPhone and iPad users will connect to ...
Tags: Apple, Consumer Electronics, IOS
Ford is updating its in-car Sync platform to potentially enable smartphone users to project the navigation app of their choice onto their vehicle’s touchscreen. The infotainment platform, which allows users to pair their mobile and ...
Tags: Ford, Apps, Consumer Electronics
Update: Apple has increased the price of apps and games for iPhone and iPad on the iOS App Store to 79p. The cheapest price you can now pay for an app or game on the iOS App Store is now 79p, up from the previous 69p. That cost ...
Tags: APP, Store, Consumer Electronics
As we move into 2015, Apple has cast a quick glance back at the performance of its App Store in 2014 - and it likes what it sees. Apple has announced that 2014 was by far the biggest year for the App Store, with sales rising a massive 50 ...
Tags: Apple, Store, Consumer Electronics
Posted in Mobile Health by Nancy Crotti on January 7, 2015 A little more than a year ago, a top executive of Qualcomm Life predicted that smartphones would one day be considered medical devices. Qualcomm's 2Net Hub is a ...
Tags: smartphones, medical devices, Health
The HTC RE camera might seem like a strange, distant memory for most of you, but HTC most definitely hasn't forgotten about it. The action cam’s next update – due tomorrow – will bundle live YouTube streaming onto the ...
Tags: HTC, Youtube, Consumer Electronics
Microsoft has announced it has opened up preview versions of its popular Office productivity apps for Android tablets. Following a limited beta, which began last November, Microsoft is making pre-release versions of Word, Excel and ...
Tags: Android, Office, Consumer Electronics
The team’s 3D Ecosystem expansion consists of new materials and partnerships as well as services, all to help make 3D printing easier. MakerBot, the desktop 3D printing specialist, has embarked on a mission to change the way people ...
Tags: 3D Printing, 3D Ecosystem, Toys
Sony has applied its prestigious Walkman brand to a new high-end media player, the Sony Walkman ZX2. Following on from 2013’s ZX1, the Sony Walkman NW-ZX2 (to give it its full name) is a premium product designed to push 24-bit, ...