I swore I wasn't going to write about fidget spinners. Just a toy, just be the latest fad -- the Rubik's cube of this generation, or perhaps the Pokémon Go of this year -- with no broader implications, for health care or anything else. Yet here I am, writing about them after all. If you know any children, you already know what a fidget spinner is. You may even have one yourself. They seem to be everywhere lately, even in the hands of President Trump's youngest son as he exited Marine One recently. What that says about us is not quite clear...
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Could Mobile Health Become Addictive?
Joseph C. Kvedar | Healthcare IT News | August 21, 2013
The hype over mobile health is deafening on most days and downright annoying on some. So it is with some reluctance that I admit that mobile has the potential to be a game-changer in health. I’ve professed enthusiasm before, but that was largely around the use of wireless sensors to measure physiologic signals and SMS text as a way to deliver messages to patients and consumers... Read More »
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Cracking The Apple Trap
Catherine Rampell | New York Times | October 29, 2013
At first, I thought it was my imagination. Around the time the iPhone 5S and 5C were released, in September, I noticed that my sad old iPhone 4 was becoming a lot more sluggish. The battery was starting to run down much faster, too. But the same thing seemed to be happening to a lot of people who, like me, swear by their Apple products... Read More »
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Crisis Maps: Harnessing The Power Of Big Data To Deliver Humanitarian Assistance
Patrick Meier | Forbes | May 2, 2013
Crisis-mapping technology has emerged in the past five years as a tool to help humanitarian organizations deliver assistance to victims of civil conflicts and natural disasters. Crisis-mapping platforms display eyewitness reports submitted via e-mail, text message, and social media. Read More »
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Dadaab: Using Mobile Technology For Large Surveys In Emergency Settings
Anahi Ayala Iacucci | Internews | March 22, 2012
In August 2011, Internews led a joint communication and information needs assessment with Radio Ergo / International Media Support (IMS) and Star FM of Kenya, with significant support from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). This assessment aimed at understanding the information needs of refugees in Dadaab and exploring ways to improve the flow of communication between refugees, aid agencies and host communities. Read More »
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Docs Favor Paper Over Portals, Study Shows
Erin McCann | Government Health IT | October 25, 2013
Patient portals will become a big part of the requirements doctors must fulfill for Stage 2 meaningful use in the HER incentive program. And that means, doctors have a long way to go to get there, because the vast majority still like communicating the old-fashioned way. Read More »
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Emergency Apps You Can Use Without Wi-Fi During A Disaster
Brandi Neal | Bustle | September 13, 2017
During a national disaster, contacting someone for help can be tricky. Luckily, in the digital age, there are emergency apps you can use without Wi-Fi, or cellular data, during a disaster. While some of these apps are also great hacks for free messaging during international travel, many were actually developed to help people in disaster zones call for help...
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Ex-Nokia Engineers Launch A Linux Smartphone That Runs Android Apps
Serdar Yegulalp | InfoWorld | November 27, 2013
Jolla smartphone uses an OS based on the Nokia's former MeeGo project and will be sold in 135 countries Read More »
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EyeGo Adapters Let You Perform Eye Exams With A Smartphone
Ben Coxworth | Gizmag | March 11, 2014
When it comes to thoroughly assessing the condition of someone's eyes, it's usually necessary to utilize large, expensive contraptions such as those found in an ophthalmologist's office. While that's OK in some situations, physicians in rural areas or developing nations might not have access to such technology.
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Fidgeting May (or May Not) Be Good For You
By Kim Bellard | June 12, 2017
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Firefox OS 1.3 Arrives With Dual SIM Support, Continuous Autofocus, Flash, Smart App Collections, And More
Emil Protalinski | TNW | May 8, 2014
Mozilla today released Firefox OS version 1.3 to its partners for implementing in their smartphones. There are many new features for both users and developers, and the first phone to feature them is the ZTE Open C, which is available for sale as of today on eBay...
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Firefox OS Is Now on Smartphones
Michael Blain | Las Vegas Guardian Express | October 23, 2013
Firefox has been the longstanding preference of tech savvy users for web browsing for the better part of a decade now. Created by Mozilla, the Firefox OS is a natural extension of their mobile desktop and browsing interfaces, and now, thanks to LG, will be the gears and bolts now powering their new line of smartphones. Read More »
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Firefox OS Smartphone, New Tablets Star At MWC 2014
Pablo Valerio | EE Times | February 26, 2014
While tradeshows are no longer the place to announce new products -- manufacturers tend to release them at their convenience -- the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona sometimes proves the outlier, with a number of different mobile and other announcements that set the stage for the rest of the year. Read More »
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Firefox OS-based ZTE One Coming To US, UK Through eBay
Barry Levine | CIO Today | August 12, 2013
For developers, a key selling point for Firefox OS devices is their emphasis on HTML5 apps, which can be readily adapted from Web apps and run on a variety of mobile platforms. [...] Read More »
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Firefox OS: Create A Better Future
Staff Writer | Food World News | December 6, 2014
Seeking to empower people and allowing them to get involved in a better world, the makers of Firefox, Mozilla have just released a newly developed operating system for smartphones based on Firefox known as the Firefox OS. Built entirely with the use of HTML5 and some other open Web standards, this new operating system is free from restrictions and the rules of proprietary platforms existing today...
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Firefox Smartphone System Challenges Android, iOS
Press Release |
Mozilla Foundation |
February 25, 2013
Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid-2013 its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Read More »
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