A new study shows that many popular apps on our smartphones contain known vulnerabilities that are not being patched by applications providers, leaving consumer information and devices at risk. To read this article, visit the Daily Caller
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Negative Impact of Regulations on Innovation
In mobile wireless and Internet markets, consumers deserve the final say on which constructive innovations, new product features and infrastructure should survive. In those markets, consumers notice the rapid pace of change and while they may not use every innovation that comes along, they welcome the steady stream of appealing changes and increased value from […]
Google’s Heavy Hand
This piece was written by ACI writer Alan Daley and is available at the Daily Caller.
On Digital Good: Resale and Taxes
Apple recently filed a patent on creating a digital marketplace where users could resell their previously purchased digital items (ringtones, music, movies, etc.) to other users, presumably at a discount price. As reported by PaidContent, this patent is similar to one filed by Amazon last month. Apple’s filing goes into great detail in how their […]
The Apps Economy and U.S. Jobs
A recent study released by the Application Developers Alliance and the CTIA show that the app economy has created 519,000 jobs since the creation of the economy. Since the the wide adoption of smartphones such as the iPhone and phones running Android and Windows phone software, the mobile arena has been booming—over 315 million devices […]
Medical Apps and Obamacare
As technology progresses, the promises of cheaper health care solutions to bring down health care costs becomes more real. There’s a slew of new apps being created for mobile devices that could replace or supplement many of the functions that your doctor might fulfill today. These apps, cheap to build and cheap to purchase, could […]
Steve Pociask Interviewed on CNBC
ACI president, Steve Pociask, was interviewed along with PPI expert Michael Mandel on the CNBC’s Last Call. The TV segment discusssed online consumer privacy and was aired on Tuesday, July 9, 2012. You can listen to the interview here.
FDA Impedes Medical App Development
As the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare looms, there are a few things that both sides of the political spectrum can generally agree on when it comes to health care—and one of them is the need for more and better technology, both for consumers and in the IT field, for the medical industry. The introduction […]
Apps Fueling Economic Grow
According to a study by TechNet, 466,000 jobs have been created as a result of the app economy created by Apple and other tech companies. How exactly are all of these jobs being created and why? How this burgeoning new industry is driving growth and creating jobs is a story worth telling. In June 2007, […]