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Advertising in Mobile Apps for Young Children -- Study Raises Concerns About Frequency and Content
Nearly all smartphone and tablet apps targeted at toddlers and preschoolers have commercial content, often using "manipulative and disruptive
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Australian Drivers Ready to Embrace Phone Restriction Apps -- If They Can Still Talk
Almost 70 percent of drivers would be willing to install smartphone apps that block texting and browsing according to new QUT research - but only if they can still do hands-free calls and listen to Bluetooth music.
It Pays to be Free: No-cost Products Garner Strong Word-of-mouth Recommendations
Consumers who get a web-based product or mobile app for free are more likely to give it a word-of-mouth boost than a product they buy, suggesting they feel "one good turn deserves another."
Imitation is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery, Unless You are an App Developer
DFor 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.
Singapore Research Team Finds Info in a Third of Eczema Apps Inconsistent with Guidelines
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.
App helps breast cancer survivors improve health after treatment
Breast cancer survivors who used a smartphone app created at Houston Methodist consistently lost weight, largely due to daily, real-time interactions with their health care team via the mobile app. Few clinically-tested mobile apps exist today with clear measurable goals to support continued care of cancer survivors and patients.
Mobile Prenatal App Shown to Reduce In-person Visits During Pregnancy
Using the mobile app Babyscripts reduced in-person prenatal care visits while maintaining patient and provider satisfaction, according to research published in JMIR mHealth and uHealthby physician researchers from the George Washington University (GW).
User Control and Transparency are Key to Trusting Personalized Mobile Apps
As concerns about privacy increase for people using mobile apps, users' trust, and engagement may hinge on perceptions about how the app uses their data and whether it seeks user input before delivering personalized services, according to researchers. However, their reactions may also depend on how familiar a user is with technology, they added.
Study: Including Ads in Mobile Apps Poses Privacy, Security Risks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that including ads in mobile applications (apps) poses privacy and security risks. In a recent study of 100,000 apps in the official Google Play market, researchers noticed that more than half contained so-called ad libraries.
Study: Ads in Free Mobile Apps Have Hidden Costs for Both Users and Developers
There's no such thing as free - especially with smartphone apps, according to a new study. There's no such thing as free - especially with smartphone apps, according to a new study.
Why Your Android Phone Needs a VPN App
Wi-Fi routers offer somewhat of a "free ride" for Android mobile devices. Logging into a router cuts down on data consumption costs. Wi-Fi also provides a reliable alternate internet connection where cellphone reception is a problem.
Security gaps identified in LTE mobile telephony standard
Depression is linked to diminished activity in parts of the brain believed to regulate mood, which previous research suggests may explain
New research shows what influences the types of apps you use
Reserchers find that the country a person lives in is the single most important factor when it comes to influencing the kinds of apps they use
