Israeli company GreenRoad, which spent the last decade creating sensors for vehicle fleets, has modified its technology to be used on any Android smartphone. The company says their app can help reduce gas consumption by 10 percent and traffic accidents by 50 percent.

The visually impaired may have been using phones adapted for them for years, but access to smartphones and more specifically apps, is still beyond reach. An Israeli company called Project Ray recently announced the development of a smartphone for the visually impaired, called the RAY.

WisePet are new stuffed animals with a special transparent pocket in which a tablet or a smartphone can be placed. Beyond its protective qualities, the toy can also be operated by a unique app that makes the stuffed toy move and talk.

Nextends, a new Israeli startup, developed a platform for social gaming experience. Their first game, MonstAir Hockey, allows two users to place their iPhones next to each other and create a shared air hockey playground.

YouHoo, a new Israeli mobile app launching tomorrow, aims to create location-based communities. The app allows users to see who is around them and connect on the basis of mutual interests and activities.

BeeZee app for Android users sends automated text messages to contacts who call while you are in a meeting, cannot interrupt a conversation, or are otherwise busy. Users can determine the exact hours during which they will not be available.

New Israeli startup Groovideo produces and edits a number of clips taped by different people and integrates them into one video. The service is available for all operating systems and as a web based service.

Startup Uppsite converts websites into functioning native or web apps within two minutes, free of charge. The apps allow user engagement and social sharing - and are even submitted to the various app stores by Uppsite.

Intel is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain and develops devices that learn about their user. “Despite their name, smartphones are rather dumb devices. My smartphone doesn’t know anything more about me than when I got it. All of these devices will come to know us as individuals."

Reseachers from Tel Aviv University found that smartphones users have a different sense of privacy and appropriateness of public cellphone usage. The study shows that people who are predisposed to immediately react to phone calls and messages are more attracted to smartphones.

An Israeli tech veteran came up with a “treatment” for what in 2010 was the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States – road accident fatalities. Drivers who use his iOnRoad app become “super drivers” who are much more likely to get home alive, the CEO says.

An Israeli startup can turn your Android operating systems into two independent environments: one for work and one for personal use. With a single swipe, users can move from one setting to another, removing the need t o carry around two mobile phones.

An Israeli startup called Drippler wants to give your sophisticated devices that have been shelved for being a little outdated another opportunity to shine. The app provides personalized updates for your devices - be it a smartphone, tablet or MP3 players.

Powermat, the company that provides wireless charging mats, announced their joint venture with battery giant Duracell. International superstar Jay-Z also joined the company as a spokesperson and investor.

Israeli Startup Pops, which developed a mobile application for visual notifications on Android smartphones, secured $1.5 million in a first round of investment from Mangrove Capital Partners. Pops allows its users to personalize their phone alerts, including email, SMS, Facebook and Twitter notifications with animations and videos. Their product and service are patent pending in […]