Cloud users offered a serverless alternative that protects data from large companies As an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s data moves into the cloud through software as a service (SaaS) offerings such as Google Docs, concerns are widespread about the corresponding loss of user control over that data. German Unhosted, however, offers a new, serverless alternative. READ MORE…
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Cloud users offered a serverless alternative that protects data from large companies

As an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s data moves into the cloud through software as a service (SaaS) offerings such as Google Docs, concerns are widespread about the corresponding loss of user control over that data. German Unhosted, however, offers a new, serverless alternative. READ MORE…

In Canada, drivers’ Bluetooth transmissions used for real-time congestion info Government innovations such as Egypt’s Cairo Transport App Challenge have seen the crowds tapped for solutions to traffic congestion. However, the City of Calgary is now making use of their citizens’ communication tools by trialling its Bluetooth traffic tracking program, harnessing data anonymously from drivers’ cell phones. READ MORE…
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In Canada, drivers’ Bluetooth transmissions used for real-time congestion info

Government innovations such as Egypt’s Cairo Transport App Challenge have seen the crowds tapped for solutions to traffic congestion. However, the City of Calgary is now making use of their citizens’ communication tools by trialling its Bluetooth traffic tracking program, harnessing data anonymously from drivers’ cell phones. READ MORE…

Smartphone notifications for any data desired IFTTT has been enabling users to create their own web ‘recipes’ for a while, connecting online services in smart ways. Now Hero Button provides smartphone owners with notifications about any data they wish. READ MORE…
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Smartphone notifications for any data desired

IFTTT has been enabling users to create their own web ‘recipes’ for a while, connecting online services in smart ways. Now Hero Button provides smartphone owners with notifications about any data they wish. READ MORE…

Ingestible sensor sends health data to your phone Wearable health sensors have appeared on our virtual pages several times over the past few months, including Sano Intelligence’s patch for monitoring blood chemistry. Recently, however, we came across the Proteus ingestible sensor, a brand-new device that can monitor a variety of health metrics from within the patient’s body. READ MORE…
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Ingestible sensor sends health data to your phone

Wearable health sensors have appeared on our virtual pages several times over the past few months, including Sano Intelligence’s patch for monitoring blood chemistry. Recently, however, we came across the Proteus ingestible sensor, a brand-new device that can monitor a variety of health metrics from within the patient’s body. READ MORE…

In Spain, site helps victims put an online call out when their bike is stolen Back in 2010 we wrote about German MyBikeNumber, a site that lets bicycle owners register their bikes and also report when any thefts occur. Created with a similar purpose in mind, Spanish Bicibuscadores aims to help victims of bicycle theft spread the word when their bike is stolen and warn others in the same neighborhood. READ MORE…
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In Spain, site helps victims put an online call out when their bike is stolen

Back in 2010 we wrote about German MyBikeNumber, a site that lets bicycle owners register their bikes and also report when any thefts occur. Created with a similar purpose in mind, Spanish Bicibuscadores aims to help victims of bicycle theft spread the word when their bike is stolen and warn others in the same neighborhood. READ MORE…

Tapping aggregate smartphone data for new, community-level insights A wealth of data is generated by smartphones around the globe every day, yet rarely is it tapped in aggregate form. The NextTrain app we profiled last year is perhaps one exception, but startup Behavio aims to take such efforts even further. Specifically, Behavio seeks to use the huge amount of data smartphones collect to identify patterns of behavior across society. READ MORE…
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Tapping aggregate smartphone data for new, community-level insights

A wealth of data is generated by smartphones around the globe every day, yet rarely is it tapped in aggregate form. The NextTrain app we profiled last year is perhaps one exception, but startup Behavio aims to take such efforts even further. Specifically, Behavio seeks to use the huge amount of data smartphones collect to identify patterns of behavior across society. READ MORE…