smartphone

Population Health Platform Percipio Health Launches in North Texas with $20M Raised

by | Jan 22, 2025
Plano-based Percipio's platform uses AI and a smartphone—without medical devices—to collect "whole-person health signals" for real-time assessments that identify current and predictive health risks.
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Plano’s Tinno USA Launches New Smartphone for ‘Value Seekers’
Tinno USA—the Plano-based subsidiary of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Tinno Mobile Technology— announced the launch of its WIKO VOIX smartphone across the U.S., initially at T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile stores. Targeting "value seekers" who still want smart phone features, the company's chief product officer calls the VOIX "a sleek smartphone with a great look and feel at a price point that makes sense for everyone."
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EarthXR Launches First-Ever Virtual Immersive Nature Reserve to Kick Off Climate Week
by | Sep 21, 2020
Wild at Home will allow viewers to explore Africa, the Amazon, and Asia from their mobile devices while staying socially distant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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literacy
SMU-LIFT Game Design Team Wins $2.5M in Adult Literacy XPRIZE Competition
by | Feb 11, 2019
SMU-LIFT's People ForWords, a game design team focused on promoting literacy, won $2.5M for its app, 'Codex: The Lost Words of Atlantis,' which helps tackle the pressing problem of adult illiteracy in North Texas and beyond.
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auto loans

Fort Worth Startup Creates App to Help in Auto Loan Payments

by | Mar 20, 2017
Payix's app was beta tested with a San Diego-based lender and now can be purchased by other companies.
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Steve Nix’s ForwardXP to Shake Up VR Space
by | Dec 7, 2016
ForwardXP will create interactive, immersive experiences for both virtual and augmented realities.
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