OpenMarket’s recent research into mobile preferences is one of those studies that only confirms what we already knew: millennials overwhelmingly prefer text messages to voice calls when communicating via mobile phones.
Leprosy is not a disease of old that’s no longer relevant; it’s become a “neglected disease,” like lymphatic filariasis and malaria. Healthcare nonprofit Lepra is doing something about this neglect via mobile technology. The organization performs services on the ground in Mozambique, India, and Bangladesh to aid those suffering from the aforementioned diseases.
Is mobile technology the future of global healthcare? The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) recently released its second report on mobile technology use in regard to humanitarian work with a focus on health. The AIDF Mobile for Development Report Part Two: Transforming Global Healthcare Through Mobile Technology is part of the forum’s AIDF Mobile for Development series.
Mobile technology is helping medical experts to improve and expand clinical studies, providing an unprecedented wealth of data for research.
In a world of instant communication, more people rely on text messaging now than ever before. While text messaging proves to be a convenient way of connecting, continuous studies are showing that it can also be beneficial to our health.
There’s an increase in the number of businesses now accepting mobile payment, sometimes called mobile money transfer, including grocery stores, gas stations, and fast food chains across the country.
Both Apple and Android have been busy getting their mobile wallet systems ready for what might eventually become a card-free, cash-free ecosystem at nearly every point of purchase across the U.S.
Thirty years ago, the city of Shenzhen was a small river village, located north of Hong Kong in China. Today, Shenzhen is a bustling center of manufacturing, with some 13 million residents now in attendance.
Most of the people in this city work in manufacturing—in fact, this is where many of our favorite Made in China products come from. In particular, this is where Foxconn, one of the companies that builds iPhones and iPads, employs 430,000 people, each of whom make about $300 a month.
Today, communications in all industries rely heavily on mobile technology, which is why it’s almost hard to believe that it’s taken so long for hospitals to begin coordinating their healthcare communications via tech. However, a UK hospital is putting antiquated ways aside in favor for mobile, online communication of patients’ medicine needs, appointments, and other areas of treatment.
Text messaging has become much more than a highly convenient communication method. It is now an essential ingredient in a good customer service stew, as it provides both businesses and consumers with an effective means of communication that’s not nearly as invasive as phone calls. Considering some 91 percent of the world owns a cellphone, SMS messages will likely remain the favorite business-consumer communication option for a long time.
Texting has long replaced phone calls and email as the most efficient way to communicate, with more retailers taking full advantage of SMS services each year. People are practically tethered to their mobile devices in today’s world, and while many get annoyed by phone call solicitations, they don’t mind receiving the occasional text message.