MADISON, N.J., Oct 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today introduced Gazelle, a secure mobile health platform that allows users to receive their Quest Diagnostics laboratory results and manage their personal health information directly from their BlackBerry(R) and Apple(R) iPhone, and… [Read more…]
(All Things Digital) GroupMe, a New York start-up that lets users send group text messages on their cellphones, didn’t exist in April. Now it’s worth about $35 million. Co-founders Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci have raised a $9 million round led by Khosla Ventures, sources say. I’m told the deal will give the company a… [Read more…]
Now this is interesting stuff to those of us that tuck away useless pieces of data and information. But it is kind of interesting to note these types of trends. Once you get 2 points on a data line, you have a trend and this is just one of many such tidbits that you could… [Read more…]
So location based services have not ‘caught’ on according to new Pew research information. Or have they? The reality is that not many Americans are utilizing these services and the cash from advertising has not poured in- yet. although usage is small, there are indications that Geo-location based social site service will eventually be part… [Read more…]
There have been more than a few articles out this week about the death of the Sony Walkman (although there still will be some niche manufacturing of the product in China). What this writer liked about this article was the capture of the feeling one had for Sony product back then (and may still have… [Read more…]
The Internet is the Internet whether accessed through wired or wireless portals- thats just one of the findings from Sandvine’s Fall 2010 global internet trends report. Once again, nothing really new here to report from an intuitive standpoint. However, from a relevant research POV, this is exciting stuff. Just one example- in North America we leave… [Read more…]
I just had to put this in the site for future laughs! Thanks C-section Comics.
Time to bone up on your 4G standards, or not. The newly defined 4G standard may become a meaningless marketing tool and the consumer is the one left in the dark. Truth in advertising watch out! On Thursday, October 21st, 2010 the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) announced it had finished its assessment of… [Read more…]
(NYT) PARIS — The European Commission called on Thursday for stronger protection of Internet users’ personal information, after news of data leaks at companies like Facebook and Google highlighted concerns about digital privacy. Viviane Reding, the justice commissioner, announced its intention to overhaul the European Union’s data protection rules to take account of the development… [Read more…]
The Nielsen Company reported yesterday that as of the third quarter of 2010, 28 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers now have smartphones, cellphones with operating systems resembling those of computers. The growing popularity of smartphones like Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s Blackberry devices and a variety of Google Android-based models on the market, has accelerated the adoption… [Read more…]
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