According to some doctors, Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s new HealthKit app poses almost as many potential problems as it does benefits. An article in Forbes published on Thursday August 21st highlights that a number of medical authorities are now stepping up to the plate to explain HealthKit and elaborate on the pluses and minuses of…
Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Stock has looked upbeat in the recent past despite privacy fears. Introduction of the Messenger App, did not do Facebook any favours either. Change is inevitable, especially for mobile users like you and me. If you’re a Facebook (NASDAQ FB) user, then by now you must have noticed that you cannot send…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) app has a high number of smartphone users in the United States, according to a mobile app report by comScore. The report reveals that most of the time spent on mobile devices is absorbed by social networking, entertainment and messaging apps. Also just a few apps are regularly used, while rest…
With second quarter earnings season coming to an end, focus in the biotech sector is back on pipeline and regulatory updates. Last week’s highlights included Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (ACHN) impressive interim data on its experimental hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, Gilead Sciences’ (GILD – Analyst Report) legal victory and Amgen’s (AMGN – Analyst Report) hit…
The phrase “Mentions Box” doesn’t sound too ominous, but just wait until you get a glimpse at the huge tablet-and-protective-case setup that Facebook will be deploying at this year’s Emmys. Members of the TV show Access Hollywood will give said Mentions Boxes to celebrities in attendance at the event. Before doing so, they’ll either select…
It may be cliché, but perhaps no single word sums up bitcoin quite as well as “disruptive”. Computer scientists have been trying to create secure and sustainable digital cash since the earliest days of the Internet, and until Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper introducing bitcoin was published in 2008, their efforts were in vain. While the…
