Smartphone app

Mobile apps can provide timely medication reminder: Study

The study shows the use of high-quality medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication.

Aug 27, 2018, 12:46 PM IST

Smartphone app better at measuring blood flow

A smartphone app using the phone's camera has performed better than traditional physical examination to assess blood flow in patients undergoing coronary angiography, scientists said on Tuesday.

Apr 04, 2018, 10:11 AM IST

Now, you can monitor your blood pressure with this smartphone app

Scientists have developed a new smartphone app and hardware that could help measure blood pressure more accurately than existing cuff devices.

Mar 12, 2018, 15:50 PM IST

Now, here's how you can identify fake products using smartphone

The system works by deploying a dataset of three million images across various objects and materials such as fabrics, leather, pills, electronics, toys and shoes.

Aug 12, 2017, 14:32 PM IST

New smartphone app to spot fake goods

Every year, imports of counterfeited and pirated goods around the world cost nearly USD 0.5 trillion in lost revenue, researchers said.

Jul 07, 2017, 15:51 PM IST

Facebook's Messenger app adds live location-sharing

Facebook Inc added a feature to its Messenger app on Monday to allow users to share their locations continuously for up to an hour, ramping up competition with tools offered by Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc`s Google Maps. 

Mar 27, 2017, 23:47 PM IST

Now, a smartphone app to detect Zika, dengue, chikungunya in 30 minutes

The device costs only $100 and could enable care providers to test quickly for all three at the same time, preventing misdiagnoses. 

Mar 21, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

Smartphone app to improve rail safety, ride comfort

London, Feb 14 (IANS) A smartphone app that records bumps, bangs and vibration data on trains has the potential to improve train ride comfort and railway safety, says a study.

Feb 14, 2017, 12:39 PM IST

This smartphone sensor tells what is inside a wall

A new device and app, Walabot DIY, lets you find the wires, studs, pipes, plastic, rodents and anything else that is buried inside a wall.

Aug 17, 2016, 11:43 AM IST

New smartphone app can manage your privacy preferences

Researchers are developing a personalised privacy assistant app that can simplify the task of setting permissions for your smartphone applications.

Jul 10, 2016, 13:07 PM IST

Track your child's movement with Evoschool app

Parents and schools can now actively monitor their children's movement enroute to school and home and also within the school premises, thanks to a smartphone app that Gurgaon-based software company Evoxyz Technologies developed.

Jul 10, 2016, 09:19 AM IST

This game can help you resist fast food cravings, lose weight!

Drexel University researchers have developed a computer game and smartphone app that can help people control unhealthy eating habits and ultimately lose weight. 

Jul 01, 2016, 14:12 PM IST

This smartphone app can help you avoid unplanned pregnancy!

Dot is one of the few fertility tracking apps -- there are estimated to be about 100 such apps -- that is based on empirical evidence.

Jun 27, 2016, 22:46 PM IST

France comes up with new 'terror alert' smartphone app

The application, which is free to download in both French and English, will send users a warning “in case of a suspected attack,” said the Interior Ministry, which has piloted and introduced the service.

Jun 09, 2016, 04:01 AM IST

World's first wearable gaming platform ''SuperSuit'' launched

New Delhi: A US-based game design company Supersuit has launched globally the world`s first wearable platform `SuperSuit` that incorporates gesture control technology with outdoor gaming.

Jun 08, 2016, 14:48 PM IST

This smartphone app can take care of your problems!

An eminent team of researchers from Universities of Manchester and Liverpool claim to have developed a smartphone application that can take care of your problems.

May 14, 2016, 13:11 PM IST

Smartphone app may replace heart palpitation monitors

In the study, the researchers evaluated the efficacy of AliveCor Heart Monitor smartphone app.

May 06, 2016, 15:29 PM IST

This smartphone app can be beneficial for people with low vision!

A team of researchers led by an Indian has developed a smartphone app that can magnify smartphone screen and thus prove beneficial for people having low vision.

Apr 23, 2016, 18:03 PM IST

A smartphone app that can diagnose respiratory illness!

All you have to do is simply cough into a smartphone and you will get to know every details about your illness.

Apr 11, 2016, 18:19 PM IST

Uber kicks off uberAUTO service in Bhubaneswar

Uber, the smartphone app that matches riders with drivers, today launched uberAUTO in the state capital Bhubaneswar, coinciding with the state's formation day - Utkal Divas.

Apr 01, 2016, 18:32 PM IST