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Heart-Monitoring Smart Devices Missing a BeatSmart devices used by fitness junkies tout the ability to measure heart rate. Yet, a recent report by CNET revealed that most of the heart rate monitoring functions for smart devices are missing a beat—literally. Some devices are unable to find a pulse when the heart rate reaches a certain range.
Why Facebook's Unbundling Strategy May Be Good for Its FutureIn a recent interview, Mark Zuckerberg mentioned the need to create single-purpose, first-class experiences to capture the attention of mobile users. One of the approaches Facebook is considering is unbundling the features offered for its mobile app.
Why Microsoft Launched Office for iPad as a Freemium OfferingMicrosoft recently announced the availability of Office for iPad as a freemium offering. Freemium combines two types of business models—free and premium. Anuj Magazine explores why Microsoft chose to go the freemium route for Office for iPad and how product strategy played into the decision.
Turning Smartphones into a SupercomputerSmart devices can now become super devices with the Power to Give initiative from HTC. The initiative aims to empower smartphones to become a collective supercomputer and to harness their unused power to solve complex problems—such as finding cures for Alzheimer's disease and AIDS.
Mobile Addiction Could Mean Highs for Mobile DevelopersThe percentage of mobile addicts—defined as a user who launches a mobile app or opens a mobile process more than sixty times a day—has grown by 123 percent in the past year. This could be a fortunate trend for those looking for a little job security in mobile development and testing.
Headband Provides Head Start for Mind ControlHeralded as a pivotal step toward mind control and the ability to manipulate objects with our brainwaves, the new Muse headband is at the forefront of many people’s minds—literally. What can this device be used for, and what can it mean for future development?
Nokia Sells Off Mobile Business for More Than $7.5 BillionThe Nokia Corporation unloaded its mobile phone sector to Microsoft. The Finnish company sold off its once industry-leading telecom section to Microsoft for more than $7.5 billion. The transaction for Nokia's handset assets, now a mobile afterthought, has taken about eight months to finalize.
Can Amazon Thrive in the Smartphone Market?From its start as a book seller to a one-stop shop to its leadership in complex technologies and cloud computing, the one area that the world has eagerly anticipated Amazon branching into is smartphones. And now it's official—Amazon will be releasing its smartphone later this year.