They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. However, Apple is looking to attract the attention of healthcare professionals by entering the world of healthcare.
Designed exclusively for the creation of personal health management apps, Apple’s new CareKit platform will serve as a key catalyst in the development of apps that allow users to transmit information about various medical conditions to their doctors.
Apps created with this platform will not only be a boon for everyday users, but will help doctors to remotely track patients suffering from certain medical conditions.
While the idea sounds promising, getting doctors on board is vital to the success of CareKit. There are still some doctors in the U.S. who have yet to adopt electronic health records in their offices.
Read more here:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/28/11510590/carekit-apple-apps-glow-start-one-drop-diabetes-depression-pregrancy?via=indexdotco
For what seems like an eternity, Apple has held a lofty position within the tech industry. With its ever-popular line of smartphones, computers and tablets, it seemed nearly impossible to knock the gadget-producing juggernaut off of its throne.
But as the old adage states, all good things must come to an end. Apple’s second-quarter fiscal report, released on Tuesday, showed that worldwide unit shipments totaled 51.2 million, a decline of 16 per cent as compared to the 61.1 million sold last year.
Could this be a sign of things to come for Apple?
Read more here:
http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-misses-sales-as-iphone-shipments-drop-for-first-time-ever-2q-2016/
The end of a popular video player could mean the beginning of a litany of security issues for many computer users.
After the discovery of two significant security flaws in its QuickTime video player, Apple has announced that it is ending support for QuickTime 7 for Windows. The flaws, originally discovered by Trend Micro, allow for the exploitation of remote code, which could trigger heap overflows when a malicious website is visited.
Claiming that QuickTime for Windows has “depreciated,” Apple chose not to issue a patch for QuickTime, and is thus urging users to uninstall it as soon as possible.
Read more here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/windows-quicktime-1.3540832
QuickTime 7 uninstall guide for Windows:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205771
The smartphone as we know it has come a long way since its inception. Each new release from mobile juggernauts Apple and Android is packed with dozens of new features, capturing the attention of an audience that always wants to be connected.
A recent scientific breakthrough will give smartphones more power than ever imagined. The project, a joint United States-Israel partnership, saw the creation of a molecular diode. Built from a single DNA molecule and forged from 11 base pairs, this tiny diode proved that electricity could be conducted through a molecular component.
Read more here:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/super-small-diode-could-herald-iphones-a-million-times-more-powerful/
The development of mobile technologies is all about thinking big. These big ideas can potentially have a big impact on the masses. But a new product from Apple has the company thinking small.
