AT&T Builds an Assistant App with Social Skills
A prototype app called Contax analyzes communication patterns to figure out who matters to you most.Virtual assistant apps, such as Apple’s Siri or Google Now, focus mostly on providing factual info...
View ArticleYour iPhone Might Make You a Reality TV Star
Broadcasting everything your smartphone sees and hears could be the next trend in social media.The first time I learned about live streaming was also the first time I realized you could play...
View ArticleHow People Will Use the Apple Watch
Developers and designers debate whether the Apple Watch will find its purpose.When Apple unveiled the first iPad in 2010, many pundits scoffed. Among the gripes: tablet computers had been tried before...
View ArticleAn App Inspired by App Overload
An app called Vurb aims to make it easier to search for stuff to do using a smartphone.For the past few years, Bobby Lo has been trying to figure out how to use a smartphone to plan a night out with...
View ArticleHow’s the Weather There? Crowdsourcing App Promises Better Forecasts
An app called Sunshine taps into users’ smartphone sensors to provide localized weather predictions.An app called Sunshine wants you to help it create more accurate, localized weather forecasts.
View ArticleBroadcast Every Little Drama
Meerkat and Periscope show how simple, fun, and weird live-streaming can be.Like the frequent posture of its cute, furry namesake, a live-streaming video app called Meerkat recently got people to stand...
View ArticleApple and IBM’s Plan to Make Smarter Health-Tracking iPhone Apps
Apple helped IBM create a service that can analyze medical data collected by iPhone apps, and could deliver personalized health advice.Apple’s vision for tracking your health via an iPhone is expanding.
View ArticleMicrosoft Making Fast Progress with HoloLens
In just a few months, the Microsoft wearable device that blends virtual reality with the real world seems to have gotten closer to becoming a commercial product.Microsoft is making fast progress with...
View ArticleCourting App Makers to Unlock Your Car’s Powerful Data Trove
Startups like Automatic are trying to interest developers in gadgets that plug into your car, hoping to power a new wave of mobile apps.As Thejo Kote and Ljuba Miljkovic see it, your car can do a lot...
View ArticleA Health-Tracking App You Might Actually Stick With
Researchers built a mobile health app that tracks your activity and eating habits so it can nudge you with goals that fit your routine.A group of researchers has created an app that may make it easier...
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