For most people, smartphones are the most useful items we carry around with ourselves, and usually, they are also the most expensive. This means that losing our phones represents a huge inconvenience and disruption to our lives, as well as a considerable financial loss.
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We live in an information age. Knowledge workers who get better at studying will thrive while those who hate the discipline of studying will fall behind. Whether you are a college student working on earning a bachelor’s degree in computer science or an app developer trying to learn mobile computing or mobile application development, the better your ability to study, the better your career options and income potential.
Your tax money goes back into the systems the country needs such as, healthcare, childcare, and old age security payments for the elderly. Evading your obligation is criminal, and can land you in prison. Is jail time worth it? Get connected and pay on your phone today.
Mindfulness is growing in popularity, and those of us who get freaked out by road rage hope it keeps catching on. Part of the reason more people are meditating is because the barrier for entry as a student of meditation is lower than ever before. You don’t have to set sail to India like members of The Beatles did 50-something years ago; you don’t even have to get dressed and drive to a yoga studio. All you need is your mobile phone and one of these five award-winning mindfulness apps.
All of these points support the idea that there really is an app for everything. Most people nowadays have a smartphone and carry it around everywhere they go. Make sure that you're using the technology available to you to your advantage.Many of the apps we've mentioned are available for free, so there's no reason not to give them a go!
In today's technologically-driven world, computers and other electronic devices can be quite confusing for individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. They may not grasp how to use these new inventions, especially as their brain function steadily declines.
As much as we like to believe that our personal messages shared through Facebook and Skype are secure, the reality is far different. Most of today’s popular messaging services don’t feature end-to-end encryption, which means that the data shared through the messages can easily be intercepted and exposed.
Shopping during the holiday season can be a challenge. Between finding enough time to hit the stores, securing a spot in the parking lot, and making your way through aisles filled with shoppers, it can get downright stressful.
Streaming videos and movies online on your computer or on your phone can be great because there is so much TV and movies available and you can watch whenever and wherever you want.
CHICAGO --- Although hookup apps require users to be 18 or older, a new Northwestern Medicine study found that more than 50 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual boys ages 14 to 17 met male sexual partners on apps such as Grindr and Scruff. It also was common for these teens to use the apps to connect with friends and find new gay, bisexual and queer friends and boyfriends, which sheds new light on who uses adult male hookup apps and why.
CATONSVILLE, MD, April 9, 2018 - For every two mobile apps released, one is a clone of an existing app. However, new research published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research shows the success of the original app is not always adversely affected by the creation of clone apps.CATONSVILLE, MD, April 9, 2018 - For every two mobile apps released, one is a clone of an existing app. However, new research published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research shows the success of the original app is not always adversely affected by the creation of clone apps. In fact, the study, which was conducted by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, found that whether the copycat app increases or decreases the number of downloads of the original is dependent upon the quality of the copy.
A third (34 percent) of eczema management mobile applications provide information that does not agree with international treatment and condition guidelines, a study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found.
We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by helping people with coronary heart disease keep on top of their medication.