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App downloads soared in December, but so did marketing costs

Posted in Software on 26th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Downloads set a new record in December, but the cost of acquiring users also rose 20 percent from last year.

Your Smartphone Could Soon Track Your Sleep and Listen Out for Sleep Disorders

Posted in Software on 26th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

Researchers say theyve come up with an accurate, simple way to monitor breathing while you sleep, no wearables required.

'Instagram for doctors' to be launched in Europe

Posted in Medicine on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

An app which enables healthcare professionals to share photos is to be rolled out across western Europe by the end of the year.

App turns a smartphone into a pocket-sized cosmic ray detector

Posted in Science on 7th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

A new app can help turn your smartphone into a detector of cosmic rays thought to emanate from supernovae.

Blood diagnosis app 'can detect diseases'

Posted in Science on 6th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

A team has developed an app and small lens add-on that allows blood-cell analysis via a smartphone.