WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. June 22, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Researchers have shown how to modify a smartphone so that it can be used to measure a person’s walking gait to prevent falls in people with compromised balance, such as the elderly or those with Parkinson’s disease. The innovation, being commercialized as SmartGait, is designed as a tool [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–A global survey by FICO (NYSE: FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, has revealed that 80 percent of people would like the option to use their smartphones to interact with health care providers. These organizations include government and private insurers, hospitals, pharmacies, mail-order drug [...]
SEATTLE, June 16, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Amazon today announced that Amazon Appstore selection has nearly tripled in the past year and developers continue to report strong monetization from the apps they offer in the store. The Amazon Appstore now has over 240,000 apps and games, is available in nearly 200 countries and on a multitude of [...]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, June 11, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Hobbyists, makers and DIY crafters can now make Autodesk 123D projects using the Cricut Explore™ machine (MSRP $299.99), the recently announced design-and-cut system. The content partnership will enable users to make 3D projects at a fraction of the cost and time compared to traditional 3D printers. Cricut announced today [...]
MELVILLE, N.Y. June 10, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Canon U.S.A, a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the EOS-1 series, the flagship model lineup of the Company’s EOS series of interchangeable-lens cameras that debuted in 1989. In 1987, Canon launched EOS, the world’s first [...]
HICKORY, N.C., June 10, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - Riding the momentum from the successful launch of the outdoor hydrogen fuel cell backup power solution, CommScope turns its focus indoors and now offers an innovative, compact indoor solution providing reliable backup power for enterprise data centers in North America. “Operating expense is another growing concern for data centers [...]
HONOLULU, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Tetris®, the iconic and beloved video game that ushered in the casual game craze, is celebrating 30 years today. With hundreds of millions of products sold on more than 50 platforms across 185 countries, Tetris continues to evoke a passionate response from fans of all ages. In 2014, the Tetris [...]
AUSTIN, Texas, April 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – ABI Research reports that smartphone components are being used in smartwatches in lieu of optimized smartwatch components, even when claimed otherwise. Teardowns of a number of devices found that nobody has an optimal wearable peripheral solution yet. The Samsung Galaxy Gear and Z-watch use application processors originally targeted for smartphone/tablets [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – In celebration of World Book Day, UNESCO, in coalition with Worldreader and Nokia, today released the results of the largest survey on mobile reading in the developing world, which revealed that mobile devices can help significantly enhance people’s literacy skills. According to the responses of nearly 5,000 people [...]
BEIJING, April 21, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) (“Perfect World” or the “Company”), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a total of 30,326,005 class A ordinary shares of Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME) (“Shanda [...]