Apple planning giant, lower-priced iPhone models, sources say
Apple Inc. is reportedly preparing to release a trio of new smartphones later this year, including the largest iPhone ever, after sales of the iPhone X failed to meet expectations.
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Purdue professor develops way to transmit 3D images through phones
The technology has futuristic business applications in a number of industries, including real estate, medicine and retail, where stores could offer holographic online shopping.
Apple may test bounds of iPhone love with $1,000 model
The trend reflects the increasing sophistication of smartphones, which have been evolving into status symbols akin to automobiles. In both cases, many consumers appear willing to pay a premium price for luxury models that take them where they want to go in style.
Samsung unveils successor to disastrous Note 7 phone
Samsung is trying to move past last year's disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch with the Galaxy Note 8, which is likely to be among the most expensive phones on the market.
Speedway breaking new ground with massive wireless hardware
Those driving past the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the last week, might have noticed five 600-pound ball-shaped structures towering over the 2.5-mile oval race track.
Radio fighting to be heard among multiple car-dashboard options
The car dashboard, once the exclusive infotainment domain of traditional radio, is becoming a battleground where divergent companies fight for the attention of drivers and passengers.
Q&A: Indy entrepreneur’s app tracks student attendance
Indianapolis entrepreneur Jeff Whorley in January debuted a smartphone app that tracks whether college students go to class. A wave of national media attention followed.
AT&T ‘cramming’ settlement affects 460,000 Hoosiers
The allegations for “mobile cramming” arose after customers complained about charges – usually for $9.99 per month – for “premium” text messages that involved horoscopes, trivia, and sports scores.
Startup prodigy Jaramillo started at age 7
Santiago Jaramillo is CEO of Bluebridge Digital LLC, which creates and manages apps primarily for not-for-profits, and it’s one of the first app companies to operate on a subscription model. But Jaramillo was his own boss well before mobile apps and smartphones even existed.
Fishers mobile app developer lands $1M in VC funding
Bluebridge Digital LLC, which creates and manages mobile software applications primarily for not-for-profits, announced Tuesday that it closed a $1 million round of venture capital fundraising and plans to double its work force within a year.
Apple reveals iPhones with larger screens, smartwatch
Apple unveiled a smartwatch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company's first major entry in a new product category since the iPad's debut in 2010.
Will a new app disrupt snow, lawn-care businesses?
Starting this month, Indianapolis area residents and business owners can order up lawn mowing and snow plowing services through an app.
Digital privacy legislation awaits action by Pence
The Indiana House has sent the governor legislation that’s meant to protect the privacy of Hoosiers even as digital surveillance becomes easier and more sophisticated.
Feds consider permitting cellphone calls on planes
Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are "outdated," and it's time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and others.
Smartphone videos rewrite rules of customer research
Carmel-based Strategic Marketing & Research Inc. is among firms tapping the capabilities of video-enabled smartphones to gain insights into consumers’ thoughts and emotions. They’re doing this by having consumers use their phones to shoot a video diary of their product experiences.
Even salvage auto buyers now have an app to make purchases easier
Bids have been taken via smart-phone applications for more than a year. Now a unit of Carmel-based KAR Auction Services has introduced an app to make paying easier.
BrightPoint buyer Ingram Micro mulls cost-cutting
A top BrightPoint Inc. executive expects little employment change for the distribution and logistics company’s 1,100-person central Indiana work force, despite the potential for job cuts and facility closings across the country.
iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide
In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops from Sydney to Paris to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone. Analysts estimate Apple will ship as many as 10 million of the new iPhones by the end of September.
BrightPoint’s $840M sale ends wild ride for CEO Laikin
Bob Laikin started BrightPoint in 1989, when cellular phones were clunky and brick-like and were mostly for the wealthy.
UPDATE: BrightPoint sale follows tough stretch for firm
Given the soft cell phone market and Brightpoint’s recent struggles, a sale to California-based Ingram Micro for about $840 million makes sense, analysts say. The two companies announced the acquisition early Monday morning.