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Mobile devices can ensure food safety and quality, as companies like IBM develop systems to trace and track food through the supply chain. Under IBM’s InfoSphere system, foods receive a unique bar code during each stage of production and distribution. Using QR codes, the system identifies farms, slaughterhouses, shipping containers, trucks, grocery stores and other [...]
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Live TV Viewing Declines as Mobile Video Takes Off
January 14th, 2012 
admin DVR-recorded programming and streaming video are quickly surpassing live TV watching, as consumers shift toward on-demand and mobile viewing. TiVo, a creator of television services and advertising solutions for digital video recorders, released a report showing nearly two-thirds of viewing on Web-connected TiVo units is delayed television, or on-demand video via broadband connections. TiVo’s audience [...]
FDA to Use Mobile Alerts in Public Health Crises
January 13th, 2012 admin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking a developer for a mobile alerts app that will communicate vital drug reaction information during public health crises. The FDA realized the need for the app during 2009′s H1N1 “swine flu” outbreak, when the agency approved use of experimental drug Peramavir. At that time, the only way [...]
CES 2012: NFC Gets Edge in Mobile Payments Race
January 12th, 2012 admin Moneto, a service to make NFC-based payments with any smartphone, is strengthening NFC’s foothold in the mobile payment race. Many phones are not equipped with near-field communications chips, which proponents of alternate mobile payment systems, such as Square and PayPal, are counting on to hold back the technology from becoming a successful competitor. Moneto, a [...]
Mobile Games Attract More Female Players
January 10th, 2012 admin More women than men play mobile games, underscoring how device-based social play is shifting demographics in the gaming industry. According to a survey of 15,000 users by mobile social network MocoSpace, which calls itself the largest mobile gaming network, more than a quarter of women age 30 and over play mobile games for more than [...]
Mobile Devices Drive Doctors to Distraction
January 5th, 2012 admin Doctors increasingly use mobile devices as they work, raising concerns smartphones and tablets could pose dangerous distractions and put patients at risk. According to a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, doctors are interrupted nearly five times an hour by phone calls, emails and face-to-face interactions. Mobile devices may potentially drive distractions even [...]
Intel to Launch Mobile Push With LG Smartphone
January 2nd, 2012 admin Intel will soon unveil the first smartphone powered by its Medfield processor, highlighting the chipmaker’s plans to carve a niche in the mobile device market. Intel is expected to introduce a high-end Android smartphone made by LG at the Consumer Electronics Show beginning on January 10 in Las Vegas, according to the Korea Times. The [...]
HP Refocuses on Mobile, Attempts Turnaround
January 2nd, 2012 admin Hewlett-Packard is moving forward with changes to its WebOS software, as the struggling company bets on mobile technology to fuel its turnaround. HP, renowned for the popularity of its desktop PCs, faced significant challenges in 2011. The company’s TouchPad tablet, once expected to rival Apple’s iPad 2, was shelved late last year because of lackluster [...]
Hackers Target Patient Records on Mobile Devices
December 21st, 2011 admin Patient data breaches are surging as mobile device use increases among healthcare personnel, underscoring a need for greater privacy protection. According to the Ponemon Institute, data breaches in healthcare rose more than 30 percent this year, with 96 percent of healthcare organizations reporting at least one breach involving patient information over the past two years. [...]
Apple, Google Dominate Mobile as Battle Heats Up
December 19th, 2011 admin Apple is the top smartphone maker and Google’s Android runs on the most devices, but upstarts like Microsoft aim to challenge their dominance in a shifting mobile market. According to research firm Nielsen, nearly one-third of U.S. smartphone users have an iPhone, while Google’s OS runs on more than 40 percent of the nation’s connected [...]
