Technology

Well, there is nothing new in this statement. The smartphone OS Android is catching up and even overtaking its rival iOS in many domains: more activated products per day and per year in 2011, more Samsung Galaxy S3 (running Android) sold in Q3 2012 than iPhone4 and 5S (running iOS), more devices worldwide, catching up Apple’s market share in tablets, … All this is summarised in an infographics MBA Online designed (the original address is here: http://www.mbaonline.com/android/ - click at your own risk). It is sweet and colorful, with lots of numbers and some references in the end. Unfortunately these references are embedded in the image so you cannot click on them if you ever want to read more info. ...

The US FDA recently approved Proteus Digital Health Ingestion Event Marker ( IEM). Basically, it’s a pill with some electronics attached (very tiny electronics: around 0.5mm in diameter for a total weigth of 5mg, see picture below). Once activated the pill transmit a signal and, coupled with a detector, you know when the pill got into your body. Edible sensor for electronically confirming adherence to oral medications. ...