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2014: The Year of the Mobile Medical Revolution

This week’s consumer electronics show (CES) will showcase the mobile medical marketplace that is poised to revolutionize health care. The emergence of the App Economy over the past five years has led to innovation in medical devices and apps that are improving health care outcomes. Not surprisingly, the footprint of [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:29-05:00January 7th, 2014|Blog|

Behind the Apps: Blue Sandpiper Imprints

Next up in our “Behind The Apps” series is Michelle Anaya.  Michelle is the founder of Blue Sandpiper Imprints, a company that makes storybook apps for kids.  She is also a founding member of the Book App Alliance. Michelle’s background is in graphic print design, but she was always interested [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:29-05:00December 20th, 2013|Blog|

Behind the Apps: Anlock

The next developer in our “Behind The Apps” series is George Karavias.  George is the creator of Anlock, a company that makes puzzle apps and phonics apps for kids.   He is also the editor of App Friday, which is a weekly promotion that highlights educational apps. The program was created by family-friendly app developers [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:29-05:00December 18th, 2013|Blog|

Behind the Apps: Thinkamingo

During the month of December, we are featuring a series of profiles highlighting our Know What’s Inside™ members. We’re calling it “Behind The Apps” and our goal is to provide a little insight into the lives of our developers so that we can learn more about them and the apps [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:30-05:00December 16th, 2013|Blog|

Fordham Study Outlines Promise and Challenges of School Resources Online

A study released today by Fordham University, "Privacy and Cloud Computing in Public Schools," underscores the importance of online educational resources. Remarkable achievements are being made with the assistance of cloud services and applications are helping to modernize classrooms with interactive learning environments. Innovation is occurring right now that can profoundly improve [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:30-05:00December 13th, 2013|Blog|
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