2014: The Year Apple Makes a Big Play in Health Care?

With the rumored September release of Apple’s “HealthKit” service, the tech giant may soon be tapping into the $9 billion-plus mobile health care market, becoming a mainstay for big-name health providers, Reuters reports.  The Cupertino-based firm unveiled the service in June, announcing that it could collect and store a user’s fitness and health information all […]

Apple Plugs in to Health, Home With New Technology

Apple plans to take on users’ health and homes with new technology it revealed Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference in San Francisco. The tech giant announced its launch of HealthKit, an iPhone service that collects and stores a user’s fitness and health information. Users access HealthKit through an app called Health, which is available […]

Wearable Devices Could Prompt Major Shift in Senior Care

For certain care applications, including senior care, a shift toward wearable devices including wristwatches has widespread implications. The market for wearable computing devices a la the forthcoming iWatch from Apple and Jawbone UP, which is already settled snugly on wrists across the globe, is expected to explode in the coming years. Global researcher ABI estimates […]