Author: A Ibrajter

You hear it all the time: Mobile is over. The app boom is finished. The average American downloads zero apps per month (okay, maybe 1.5 apps per month) — so it’s time to start thinking about the “next big thing.” Of course, nobody really means that mobile is “over,” just that all the big opportunities have already been grabbed. The thinking is that, with Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Whatsapp, WeChat, and Twitter out there, and no one downloading many apps any more, there’s just no room for something new. It’s too late. Don’t bother trying to…

There is much friction on whether phones are easy to use (which they are) and being easy to configure (which they are not). The gap between perception and reality within voice services is driven by the amazing advances in digital technology. End-users, particularly those within enterprise environments, are witness to an astonishing array of configurability when it comes to interfaces. And almost any interface—or reporting system for that matter—that reaches back to touch a database can be adapted to the roles and responsibilities of those users. But most enterprise users…

Travis Kalanick believes that great entrepreneurs all share one common trait: an ability to spot the difference between perception and reality. Kalanick, the CEO of ridesharing giant Uber, said people perceived that the taxi industry was the only way to quickly get a ride. He saw it differently.  “That distance between perception and reality is the innovator’s playground,” he said to an audience of some 700 entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University on Thursday. “You have to get used to people telling you are crazy and things are…

A look at how air quality tech is helping people lead healthier lives. We breathe in, we breathe out. It’s as certain as the sun rising and setting. The question is, what is it we’re breathing? Suffice it to say, it’s not all good. According to the World Health Organization, indoor and outdoor pollution caused seven million deaths in 2012. The EPA has discovered that some of the most common air pollutants found in the US are particulate matter, photochemical oxidants and ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and…

More businesses are accepting mobile payments, and as a CIO you should be thinking about how to streamline these digital transactions. A byproduct of digital business is that transactions require more advanced and streamlined payment options. PayPal was one of the first to recognize this. Square took the concept to an even higher level with its Cash app. Now Apple Pay, Android Pay and others are advancing the concept. I love pulling out my iPhone and using my thumbprint to pay securely for a Groupon purchase, retail transaction or vending…