Articles by Krystle Vermes
The StayGo App Can Give You A Heads-Up If Your Relationship Is On The Rocks
The StayGo app uses a scientific algorithm to determine how compatible you are with your date. Dating can feel like an endless endeavor, but one app is out to make sure you aren't wasting your time when you could be finding "the one.
The Yams Will Handpick New Music For You, No Algorithms Necessary
The Yams is a music service that doesn't depend on a computer algorithm to show you new music. Instead, you'll be interacting with the company's human curators.
Study: Restaurant Patrons Are Heavily Influenced By Mobile Marketing
Twenty-five percent of diners who participated in the survey claim they had at least one restaurant-specific mobile app on their smartphone.
Study: Mood-Reporting App Could Help Understand Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Depression
Research shows monitoring mood with an app can help gauge depression levels in patients. Major depressive disorder impacts approximately 14. 8 million adults in the U.
Your App Is Not Going To Make You Rich, Top 1% Of US App Publishers Account For 94% Of Revenue
About $1.3 billion of the estimated $1.4 billion in net revenue generated by the store in Q1 went to just 623 publishers.
How The Snips App Uses Its AI To Act As More Than A ‘Digital Butler’
The app guarantees to keep all of this personal data private, meaning no one except you will see it.
Raspberry Pi Debuts A Camera Connector For The Raspberry Pi Zero
The camera connector itself looks like two small microchips and a yellow ribbon. On May 16, Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton announced that the company would be launching a camera connector for Raspberry Pi Zero, which debuted back in November 2015.
Line, The Messaging App, Has Launched A Delivery Service App In Thailand
Line begins offering delivery services in Thailand. In an effort to start monetizing its delivery service concept, Line has launched a new segment called Line Man in partnership with Lalamove, a logistics startup.
'Breakaway,' An Online Soccer Game, Is Changing The Way People Think About Violence Against Women
Since the game’s debut, it has been played in 180 countries and translated in four different languages.
Federal Job Applicants May Now Have Their Social Media Posts Checked Before Hire
Applicants won’t be asked to reveal any of the pseudonyms they use on social networks. On May 12, a policy surrounding the use of social media information as a form of federal background-checking went into effect.
UK’s Government Communications Headquarters Says ‘Hello’ To The World On Twitter, Twitterverse Reacts
It is the first of the UK's three agencies — the others being the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) and the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) or MI6 — to send out a tweet.
Garmin Launches The Vívosmart HR+ With GPS For More Accurate Activity Tracking
The Vívosmart HR+ is designed to keep track of users' heart rates and movement while simultaneously using GPS.
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update Will Come With More Promoted Apps, Advertising
Microsoft also wants users to 'discover and engage with high quality and locally relevant apps.'
South Korea Looks To Entice Foreign Startups This Summer With A New Program
The country intends to invest nearly $3.7 billion in the startup industry over the course of the next three years.
Researchers: Summer Is The Peak Season For Travel, But Not Travel App Downloads
Researchers determined that travel app downloads actually peak in November and continue on through January in the U.S.
Cola, The Messaging OS, Rolls Out Real-Time Weather Updates In Partnership With The Weather Channel
Upon receiving the Cola bubble, users can continue to ask, 'What's the weather like?' to get real-time updates.
One Poland Nonprofit Is Working On 3D-Printed Smart Glasses For The Visually Impaired
Users who are wearing the glasses can press a button on the frame to take a picture of the object in front of them.
Grab, The Airport Food-Ordering App, Makes Air Travel A Little Less Stressful
As of May 11, Grab is now available at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. With the free app, travelers can preorder food for their trip at restaurants like Hockeytown Cafe and the Coffee Beanery.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter Looks To Strengthen Washington’s Relationship With Silicon Valley
While speaking to a group of reporters on May 11, Carter gave a prime example of the government’s move to use more tech, citing electronic techniques used by U.S.-led coalitions to disrupt jihadist forces.
LG To Launch A New LTE Action Camera For Live Streaming To YouTube, No Phone Or Wi-Fi Needed
Built-in LTE connectivity allows the camera to stream to sites like YouTube seamlessly, eliminating the need to use a smartphone in the process.
Apple Says It Cannot Restore The iPhone Belonging To Florida Boy Lost At Sea
The father of Austin Stephanos is going to push for further testing on the phone in hopes of learning what may have happened to the two boys.
ISIS Launches A New App To Promote Child Learning, With A Jihadist Angle
Photos of the app show cartoon depictions of guns and tanks. Cannons, bullets and swords are also featured, which is downloadable on Android devices.
Connected Labs To Host Hackathon Promoting The Use Of The IBM Watson IoT Platform
Connected Lab will host a smart device hackathon for the purpose of creating chat bots. Canada-based Connected Lab, the connected software developer, announced on May 9 that it will host a smart device hackathon from June 3 to June 5 at its headquarters in Downtown Toronto.
Microsoft Issues its Latest Patch To Address ‘Severe’ Windows Vulnerabilities
Affected software includes everything from Windows Vista to Windows 10, encouraging Microsoft to mark the update as 'critical' for its users.
Stemtech’s New Cell Phone Filter Can ‘Diffuse’ Cell Phone Radiation
A new cell phone filter protects against radiation. Florida-based Stemtech International, the health and wellness technology developer, announced on May 10 that it has developed a new cell phone filter geared toward protecting users from exposure to radiation.
Report: Garage Door Openers Are The Most Frequently-Used Smart Home Devices
According to a report, smart garage doors, locks and security cameras are the smart devices that are used most.
IoT Platform Provider Soracom Raises $22M in Its Series B Round of Funding, Looks to Expand Into U.S. And Beyond
Its platform is already being used in products including Canon multifunction printers and Edy, a contactless payment card.
IBM Research And UMBC Team Up To Create Cognitive Computing Cybersecurity Lab
IBM and UMBC will explore new ways to apply cognitive technologies — which digest, learn from and reason structured and unstructured data — to help cybersecurity experts.
Report: 68 Percent Of Consumers Exclusively Book their Travel Plans Online
A survey states that two-thirds of people now book vacations online but that seven out of 100 say they don't live up to expectations.
North Korea Continues To Excel In The Realm Of Cyber Attacks
Although North Korea is bogged down with aging Soviet jets and tanks in terms of its ground game, it appears to be making strides on the Internet.
