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Data Sharing By Popular Health Apps Is "Routine", Research Finds
Mobile health apps are a booming market targeted at both patients and health professionals. Medicines-related apps help patients track their prescriptions and remember to take their pills. They also provide drug information to help clinicians prescribe and administer medications.
Adoption Of Mobile Payment Shifts Consumer Spending Patterns, Habits
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Paying for a cup of coffee with a smartphone instead of a credit card is gaining prominence among consumers - and is disrupting their spending patterns and consumption habits, according to new research co-written by a University of Illinois expert who studies operations management.
Imitation Is The Most Sincere Form Of Flattery, Unless You Are An App Developer
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.
Mobile Devices Don't Reduce Shared Family Time, Study Finds
The first study of the impact of digital mobile devices on different aspects of family time in the UK has found that children are spending more time at home with their parents rather than less - but not in shared activities such as watching tv and eating.
Childhood Respiratory Disorders May Be Diagnosed With A Smartphone
Automated cough analysis technology incorporated in a smartphone app could help to diagnose childhood respiratory disorders, according to a study published in the open access journal Respiratory Research.
Game App Provides Knowledge Of Person-Centred Care
Click, swipe, listen to patients and follow the talk among the healthcare staff. Now, another step in the work towards a more person-centred care is being taken as the PCC Game app is being launched. A virtual journey for greater knowledge and with tricky questions along the way.
Research Advances Smartphone Solution for Diagnostic Testing in Remote Rural Areas
A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive health using a common tool in their pockets: a smartphone.
Mindfulness Smoking-cessation App Can Change the Brain
Researchers have found that a mindfulness-based smartphone app designed to help people stop smoking was effective at reducing study participants' self-reported daily cigarette consumption.
Smartphone Relaxation App Helps Some Manage Migraine
Migraine sufferers who used a smartphone-based relaxation technique at least twice a week experienced on average four fewer headache days per month, a new study shows.
How you charge your mobile phone could compromise its battery lifespan
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have found that the use of inductive charging, whilst highly convenient, risks depleting the life of mobile phones using typical LIBs (Lithium-ion batteries).
How Will Apps Have to Change For 5G?
5G is another great leap in wireless technology and one that is likely to make a significant impact on how developers and users think about apps.
Texas A&M Professor Researching Mobile Applications Security
Smartphones, tablets, iPads - mobile devices have become invaluable to the everyday consumer. But few consider the security issues that occur when using these devices
