After just over one week on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S5 flagship handset already accounts for a whopping 0.7% of all active Android smartphones worldwide.Dave Hoch, Localytics Blog, "Samsung Galaxy S5 Grabs Nearly 1% of all Android Smartphones after First Week," 22 April 2014 To break that down, roughly, comScore noted that as of [...]
North Carolina-based self-storage company engages in mobile marketing Secured Storage has earned appsbar.com’s App of the Day award for showcasing how small businesses are utilizing the no-cost app builder at appsbar.com to engage in mobile marketing initiatives. The app serves as the mobile platform for Secured Self Storage in Ashville, NC, a firm providing quality [...]
Patent trolls and patent reform are currently buzz words. Patent reform is hitting the headlines hard, as Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Senate are all tackling bills and lawsuits stemming from recent litigation and patent abuses by patent trolls – aka: Patent Assertion Entities (PAE). By now, you’re likely asking yourself, “How does this [...]
We come across tons of Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns on a daily basis. Some good, some not so good, as evidenced by the 43.56% success rate of Kickstarter Campaigns.Kickstarter publishes a ton of data about campaigns, backers, money raised, and more. They have a top-level stats page that updates once a day. The 43.56% success rate [...]
Over the past few days, we have come across some really inventive energy projects. On Monday of this week, we told you a little bit about the Solar Roadways project. The project we are looking at today, however, is a wholly new way to generate energy. The Solar Wind Energy Tower uses a combination of [...]
We just came across a really interesting Kickstarter campaign: TimberHarmony Dock Lamp. The TimberHarmony Dock Lamp (above) is a multi-purpose, customizable docking station. This is a stunning take on the standard docking station. The TimberHarmony is "made and polished by hand from solid black walnut wood."TimberHarmony Kickstarter Campaign While the dock station is purpose built, the [...]
We've seen some odd things over the years, but rarely are they anything more than a novelty. However, this Easybreath mask from Tribord looks like a major upgrade over the traditional snorkel. Think about it, the traditional j-shaped snorkel is kind of a pain to use. The Easybreath mask was designed to make breathing through a [...]
By now, almost everyone is aware of the amazing impact of 3D printing. There have been countless examples of the extraordinary power of these devices: from 3D printing a scale model of a human heart to pinpoint the problem, to 3D printing prosthetic limbs, to less serious use-cases like printing custom containers. The below example [...]
The International Society For Technology In Education (ISTE) conference is headed to Atlanta Georgia June 28th through July 1st. ISTE is the largest education technology conference in the United States and will see thousands of educators, education innovators and technology manufacturers converge in Atlanta to see and learn the latest about education and technology and [...]
On Monday April 21, Apple announced a new initiative. As a part of a broader marketing focus on the environmental impact of Apple, or rather the lack thereof, the Cupertino company announced that, "every Apple Retail Store will now take back Apple products for free and recycle them responsibly."Lisa Jackson - Apple Vice President of Environmental [...]
