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.
View ArticleApple 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.
View ArticleStartup 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...
View ArticleApple: iPhone 6 models break company sales record
Apple says it sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models in the three days after the phones went on sale.
View ArticleAT&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.
View ArticleTripAdvisor is new powerhouse in hospitality industry
The travel website TripAdvisor has seen such an explosion of consumer-generated reviews and page views in the last two years that local hoteliers now monitor it continually.
View ArticleElectronic rubber duckie boasts smartphone smarts
Two Carmel-based entrepreneurs created Edwin the Duck, which they bill as the world’s first interactive rubber duck. The prototype has already piqued the interest of Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond and...
View ArticleTelecom players embrace home security services
Technology has paved the way for people to engage with more aspects of their homes beyond security features. As a result, cable, phone and other companies have taken notice and jumped into the space.
View ArticleQ&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.
View ArticleServices proliferate that provide to-your-door restaurant delivery
The online ordering and delivery sector in and around Indianapolis is on the rise, with several firms either setting up shop or expanding here, hoping to capitalize on restaurant and consumer demand.
View ArticleNameless Catering is darling of tech world
Nameless is the only caterer Eleven Fifty coding academy uses. It's also the preferred Vendor for Verge, The Speak Easy, Launch Fishers, DeveloperTown and Dreamopolis.
View ArticleRadio 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.
View ArticleiPhone maker considering Indiana, other Midwest states for $10B in investments
Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou says its U.S. investments could be in seven states, naming Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas.
View ArticleApple's swanky iPhone X could be sign of prices to come
The $999 price tag suggests Apple is ramping up its strategy as a purveyor of aspirational gadgets, even though improvements are often incremental or derivative.
View ArticleApple apologizes for secretly slowing older iPhones
In addition to apologizing, Apple said it will cut the price of a battery replacement by $50 through next year.
View ArticlePurdue 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.
View ArticleApple 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.
View ArticleRound Room dials up massive growth in cell-phone industry with unique plan
With 2,400 employees and $2 billion in revenue, Carmel-based Round Room LLC is most assuredly not a small company. But don’t tell that to CEO Scott Moorehead.
View ArticlePurdue grads' app-driven bike-share business picking up speed
In 2016, Purdue University students Candice Xie and Edwin Tan were looking for an affordable, easy-to-use means to get around campus. So they started a company to fill the need.
View ArticleApple shows off its most expensive iPhone yet
Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model to date, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales.
View ArticleEarly 5G rollout in Indianapolis gives city wireless advantage
The buzzword in mobile is 5G—the newest generation of wireless service that promises more speed and better connectivity for smartphones, internet-connected devices and even autonomous cars.
View ArticleIndiana lawmakers look to address telemarketing issues
The state saw immediate results when the do-not-call law went into effect in 2002, but advances in technology are allowing telemarketers to find loopholes.
View ArticleApple drops iPhone bombshell on already-reeling stock market
Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster.
View ArticleNoblesville firm with funny name making mark with unique cell phone cases
Scooch over OtterBox? An upstart Hoosier firm is intent on grabbing a share of the cell phone case market with innovative features. Already, the nine-employee company has grown revenue to nearly $6...
View ArticleApple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology
The surprise truce announced Tuesday came just as the former allies turned antagonists were facing off in a federal court trial that was supposed to unfold over the next month in San Diego.
View ArticleSamsung delays launch of Galaxy Fold after screen failures
Samsung Electronics Co. will delay the launch of its first foldable smartphone from the planned April 26 debut after reports of screen failures among some review units, a setback for the world’s...
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