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The Next Mobile Frontier: The 'iCar'?

Joseph Farrell | Posted 06.17.2013 | Technology
Joseph Farrell

Last week, the newest frontier in mobility and application development dawned: the "iCar." During its annual World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC), Apple announced plans to bring the iOS experience in 2014 to at least 12 different car markers.

How Your Phone Can Help You Get Better Sleep

Posted 06.17.2013 | HuffPost Home

Nowadays, we are on-the-go more than ever. There is so much going on, that it's hard to remember what you need at the grocery store, or if you fed the...

Life Without a Cellphone -- Part 2: Reintroduction

Omer Rosen | Posted 06.12.2013 | Technology
Omer Rosen

Soon, a flush will require a swipe, a faucet turn two blinks, and the heat a quick plea to Siri's granddaughter. Yes, the time will come when life has transformed so drastically that living will truly be impossible without electronic self-augmentation.

The Internet of Things in Motion: Interview with Ayla Network's CEO David Friedman

James Grundvig | Posted 06.07.2013 | Technology
James Grundvig

The word "thing" has its roots from the Viking days of yore. In Iceland, the Althing was founded in 930 AD at Thingvellir--the "assembly fields"--the ...

Why Mobile Messaging Doesn't Signal The End For Social Networks

Elizabeth O'Neill | Posted 06.06.2013 | Technology
Elizabeth O'Neill

We spend 82% of our mobile media time in apps, and Facebook alone accounts for 23% of that in-app time. Within Facebook, 40% of our time is spent in Newsfeed where we consume, share and comment on photos, news stories, status updates and videos.

From iOS to OM: When High Tech Meets High Touch

Aditi Nerurkar, MD | Posted 06.05.2013 | Technology
Aditi Nerurkar, MD

Harnessing patient motivation is a big theme in health care right now, with health coaching and motivational interviewing being the buzzwords du jour. So your smartphone, never more than an arm's length away, might be a powerful health motivator.

Technology Is Not a Bridge to Nowhere

Eva M. Clayton | Posted 05.30.2013 | Business
Eva M. Clayton

One thing is clear, freeing up more spectrum for commercial wireless use will foster innovation -- leading to new or improved apps and services that have and will continue to empower minority and rural communities.

For New FCC Chair, Getting Spectrum Auction Rules Right Is Critical Early Test

Jason A. Llorenz | Posted 05.30.2013 | Technology
Jason A. Llorenz

Putting spectrum to its most productive use is the best way to serve consumers, especially Hispanics and others for whom wireless is a critical gateway to jobs, education, and other life-enriching experiences.

The Secret Life of Snapchat Pictures

Russ Warner | Posted 05.23.2013 | Parents
Russ Warner

Today's generation of app users has been trained to post quickly and disregard the consequences. But beware. You really are what you post.

Bollywood Actors Stand Up Against Violence

Nancy Schwartzman | Posted 05.22.2013 | World
Nancy Schwartzman

As we celebrate the support and endorsement from Bollywood actors to stop domestic violence and promote women's rights, we can't help but wonder where that same support is in the U.S. and the Western World.

The Spy and the Mobile Phone

Rebecca Abrahams | Posted 05.20.2013 | Technology
Rebecca Abrahams

A simple phone is harder to track than a smartphone. Such a phone would lack the WIFI, Bluetooth and GPS features of a smart phone, it would contain very little information.

Help More Babies Survive The First Day

Janice Frey-Angel | Posted 05.15.2013 | Impact
Janice Frey-Angel

Even more shocking is that more babies die within the first day of life in the United States than any other country in the world. This is not only the highest rate of any industrialized country, it is also 50 percent greater than all other industrialized countries combined. In our own backyard, mothers are experiencing unhealthy pregnancies and deliveries, and babies are dying.

SaaS Rolls Into the Third Wave at the Cloud Analytics Summit

James Grundvig | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology
James Grundvig

Excel isn't going away, but it is no longer the default front-end UI, nor the only way to communicate data.

A 9/11 for College Students: Remembering Boston

Susan Moeller | Posted 05.07.2013 | Media
Susan Moeller

They told me -- in an assignment that asked them to reflect on how they heard of the marathon bombing -- that Boston hit them hard because they learned of the news by themselves, and often when they were alone, away from family.

Life Without a Cellphone -- Part 1: Introduction

Omer Rosen | Posted 06.10.2013 | Technology
Omer Rosen

Before the cellphone age, non-emergency workers did not customarily carry around beepers in case of emergency unless they were drug dealers. Now, any slight variation or interference in one's life-pattern can qualify as emergency, proof of the need for the almighty e-slab.

In India Politicians Are Hacking the Phones and Tablets of Their Competition

Rebecca Abrahams | Posted 05.02.2013 | Technology
Rebecca Abrahams

In India there is a growing demand to recruit hackers to break into the smartphones of the political competition. But beware if you have the same idea here in the U.S. This is an arena where there is a lot of risk.

Smartphones and 'Off the Record'

Rebecca Abrahams | Posted 05.01.2013 | Technology
Rebecca Abrahams

Speaking "off the record" usually means some form of consent, such as establishing the ground rules between the speaker and the reporter, or between the speaker and the audience. But today "off the record" is becoming a dangerous thing.

Native vs. HTML5: Why Companies Need to Stop Treating Mobile Like an Episode of Mad Men

Joseph Farrell | Posted 04.29.2013 | Technology
Joseph Farrell

While brands and marketers are (rightly) concerned with ensuring their apps are downloaded, it really is only the start of the battle. More attention needs to be placed on the question, "has my brand created an immersive, compelling experience that adds real value for my customers?"

Off-grid Solar Powered Wi-Fi

Justin Guay | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Justin Guay

Ironically, jaldi is actually a Hindi word that means fast and according to company founders the name started almost as a joke. (As you can imagine Wi-Fi connections in rural India are mostly anything but.)

Viva La (Smartphone?) Revolucion

Sarah Hall | Posted 04.19.2013 | Technology
Sarah Hall

In places like America, many of us take for granted that we walk around every day with a pocket sized source of limitless information and decision making companion.

'Facebook Phone' Feels Personal Out Of The Box

Craig Kanalley | Posted 06.10.2013 | Technology
Craig Kanalley

The first time I saw the HTC First, a Facebook employee gave a demonstration of it. Yeah, seems cool. Alright. I get it. But I want to see my friends on it... Now I have one to test myself. And as expected, what a difference that makes. Let me show you how it works.

The 8 Most Important Cell Phones Ever

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 04.03.2013 | Technology

April 3 marks the 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call. It was Marty Cooper, a Motorola engineer who made that call in 1973. According to The...

What Is a Customer Company?

Vala Afshar | Posted 06.01.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

I was recently joined by our CIO and invited by Salesforce.com to an exclusive event in Boston to see first-hand the company's products, solutions and most importantly future vision and direction.

It's Trick or Treat in Cyberland...

Rebecca Abrahams | Posted 06.01.2013 | Technology
Rebecca Abrahams

Mobile connectivity is exploding and smartphones and tablets are whetting the appetites of cyber criminals and the population of hacker world. Any device that has information stored on it is vulnerable.

INFOGRAPHIC: Social Media and Mobile Greatly Impact Shopping Habits in Asian & African Countries

Brian Honigman | Posted 05.21.2013 | Technology
Brian Honigman

Consumers are simply more knowledgeable about what they are thinking of buying because of the continuing use of mobile and social. This trend can be seen world wide, especially in select Asian and African countries.