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Round-Up: Open Source Technologies Are Key To The Growth Of Internet Of Things
Today, there are numerous products that allow the exchange of information on the Internet, but there is little real interoperability. Companies that make fact-based device platforms and proprietary applications may be stifling the creation of a complete ecosystem...
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Rural Indian Villages Are About to Get Lifesaving Treatment Through an App
Intelehealth, founded by students at Johns Hopkins University, makes an app that lets health workers in rural communities act as a proxy for doctors who are unable to work in underserved areas themselves. India has just one doctor for every 1,700 people, and while 70% of the population is in rural areas, about 60% of the healthcare infrastructure is in cities. Health workers in remote areas are trained on very basic care -- they can't offer tests or consults on things like diabetes or asthma, according toIntelehealth founder and CEO Neha Goel.
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Rwanda: Smartphones Still Not Fully Exploited in Rwanda
Siri has limitations [in Rwanda]...With increased penetration of smartphones, thanks to the fact that relatively cheap models are now becoming available, it is a pity and a nuisance that some of these quite useful apps are not available. And it can be pretty basic, too. iPhone owners, for example, will know the frustration that when one of their contacts sends them an SMS, what appears on the screen will be the number of that person, not his name - what is known as "ID mismatch."
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Samsung Flexing Its Open Source Muscles
...Sang-bum Suh, Samsung's vice president of the software platform team at the company's software research and development center, gave a synopsis of how successful the company has been both using open source software and contributing back to the community. Read More »
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Samsung plans move to high-end Tizen 'open source' phone
Samsung is planning to release a high-end smartphone running on the open-source Tizen operating system in August or September, the company confirmed Friday. Read More »
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Samsung Pushes Further Into Smart Home, Digital Healthcare And Virtual Reality At Developer Conference
Samsung Electronics kicked off its second annual developer conference with a bevy of announcements intended to ignite enthusiasm around its software for its wearable, digital health, virtual reality and smart home solutions...
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Samsung Wants Tizen To Be On Everything
I have long said that Samsung (SSNLF.PK) is in danger of being left stranded if for some reason Google (GOOG) decides to put restrictions on Android OS or simply keep it to itself. Read More »
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Samsung's New Weapon Against Apple: Its Own Developer Conference
Samsung hopes to woo developers away from Apple right in its backyard. Read More »
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Seeking Prior Art Where It Most Often Is Found In Software
Open Invention Network plans to mine open source projects for patent busters Read More »
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Should Samsung Ditch Android?
Mobile analysts debate whether Samsung should free itself from Android and use its homemade OS, Tizen. Read More »
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Smartphone Monitoring System Helps Pakistan Control Dengue Outbreaks
An Android-based monitoring system in Pakistan is helping to control dengue outbreaks by tracking and tagging confirmed cases and the mosquito larvae that carry the disease, according to an Oct. 30 article in Technology Review. Read More »
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Smartphone Operating Systems: The Rise Of Android, The Fall Of Windows
While Android and Apple's iOS continue to rise, the arrival of Windows Phone 8 actually saw Microsoft's share of the smartphone market fall. The race for the number three smartphone operating system is wide open. Read More »
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So Many Android Devices. Too Few Updates.
Only 25 percent of Android handsets have Jelly Bean installed, according to developer.android.com. But nearly ten months after its initial release, shouldn't that adoption figure for Google's latest and most secure Android OS be much higher, especially given all the malware now targeting Androids? Like most things it's complicated. Read More »
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Switched On: Open Source, Open Issues for webOS
HP's decision to contribute webOS to the open source community represents, at the very least, a detour from the company's plans to "double down" on the operating system acquired from Palm, Inc. The good news for fans of the OS is that HP will continue to invest in the software's development, albeit probably not at the unsustainable rate at which it was going it alone. Read More »
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Tablet Computers, Open Source, & Healthcare
The tablet market has experienced rapid growth over the last two years. It has outpaced other computer devices at a similar point in their lifecycle. In fact, shipments of tablet computer devices may exceed 350 million units by 2016 according to various estimates from various industry experts. The medical community, in particular, has taken to tablets in droves over the past year and sales show no signs of slowing. The reason is that clinicians have found tablet computer devices to be a user-friendly product that readily fits into their clinical business practices. Read More »
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