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Every Friday we publish our ‘Follow Friday’ series which features a few industry news articles we would like to share with you. We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!

This week’s Follow Friday articles include the Third Major Ecosystem, HTML5 to be 2013 app themes; how to determine your SharePoint platform migration process; the average time to get FDA clearance on mobile medical apps is getting shorter and more articles.

Third major ecosystem, HTML5 to be 2013 app themes - Mobile World Live
By Tim Ferguson

The potential emergence of the third major mobile platform and the changing fortunes of HTML5 will be two themes that dominate the app sector in 2013, according to industry experts. Despite predicting that iOS and Android will continue to dominate, Adam Leach, practice leader for devices at analyst firm Ovum, said there could be “some interesting traction” for Windows Phone 8 and that 2013 will be “a crunch year” for BlackBerry as it aims to “convince users that they’re still relevant in the marketplace” with the launch of BlackBerry 10.

Should Your SharePoint 2007 Platform Migrate to 2010 or Go Right to SharePoint 2013? - AIIM
By Errin O'Connor

SharePoint touches almost every component in your company; Users turn on their laptop\desktop and BAM! There is your project! No pressure right; SharePoint projects are always some of the most high profile projects in the company and have zero room for failure and a little room for adjustment and a whole lot of room for cultural adoption.

Leading Matters at HIMSS: Then and Now in New Orleans - HIMSS
By Steve Lieber, HIMSS President and CEO

It’s just two weeks until HIMSS13 opens in News Orleans.  HIMSS President and CEO Steve Lieber shares his thoughts on what’s changed with the conference, and the city, from HIMSS07 to HIMSS13, both held in New Orleans.

Read more for articles on mobile medical apps and other great articles.

Great start to CES and PMA@CES! I'm always amazed at the new technology on display and the international flavor that makes up CES.

I love checking out and discovering what the next major products will be at PMA. Mason Resnick has 8 photo industry predictions. One of those predictions was that the iCamera will be reinvented for the second time in the last few years with the latest version including Wi-Fi...sounds good to me.

Read more to find out about the mobile app showdown, Microsoft's absence from CES, and more!

Happy New Year! Here are few stories that caught our attention during the first week of 2013. The articles this week include the 5 big trends you’ll see at CES, what to expect in imaging software in radiology for 2013, the hard truth about cloud differences, designing enterprise mobile apps and more.

In our Follow Friday series, we feature a few industry news finds to share with you. We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!

5 Big Trends You'll See at CES 2013 - Mashable
By Pete Pachal

Despite its uncertain future, the annual CES is always the year's first taste of the new technologies that will define it. With hundreds of companies peddling thousands of products, it's easy to get lost in the noise of pre-show chatter, but out of the chaos, various patterns are emerging, and some will grow to become bona fide "trends." International CES 2013 officially begins on Tuesday, Jan. 8, but like the presidential primaries, companies are unveiling new products earlier and earlier in advance of the show in order to be heard before the din of the show gets too loud. LG, for example, began announcing TV news as early as Christmas, and Samsung dropped news about PCs and cameras early in the New Year.

Radiology in 2013: The Year of Imaging Software - DiagnosticImaging
By Whitney L.J. Howell 

The industry has turned its focus to what can be done in the next year to make practice more efficient and improve how its providers interact with other specialties. One of the biggest strategies for accomplishing this goal will be the implementation and use of new software offerings, experts say. The increasing use of more complex information in radiology practice has necessitated intelligent systems to more effectively capture and analyze data. Whether the new products impact workflow or patient care, new software developments will play an integral role in how you obtain, analyze, and share images in the future.

Gartner: The black cloud over IT will lift in 2013 - Venture Beat
By Christina Farr

For startups developing software for businesses rather than consumers, pitching products to IT divisions can be a predicament: It’s often unclear who makes the final decision on purchases, and IT budgets have become notoriously tight. A new wave of companies — like GoodData, founded in 2007 — have boldly entered the market with plans to bypass IT entirely and sell their products to marketing and business users. Research firm Gartner is partially responsible for its shift in attitude with its frequently-cited projection that by 2017, chief marketing officers will spend more on IT than chief information officers. Startups selling software to businesses fear that they can no longer count on IT managers as customers.

Read more to see what else caught our eye this week.

A few stories that caught our attention this week include a look back at the history of the barcode and some terrifying, tech-savvy Halloween costume inspiration. Check out the links below to read the full articles.

In our Follow Friday series, we feature a few industry news finds to share with you. We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!

Halloween Costume Uses Smartphone App to Display Your Beating Heart (Video) - Mashable
By Charlie White
Ever watched a scary movie with special effects that seemed terrifyingly realistic and thought, “Wow, I wish I could do that for Halloween!”  Well, your dreams have come true: check out how smartphone apps and some surprisingly easy costume ideas can be combined for some freaky, spook-tacular results.

The Bar Code Turns 60 (Infographic) - Government Technology
The barcode turned 60 yesterday, and this helpful infographic tracks the transformation of the barcode and provides some interesting history.  For example, did you know that the first product to be logged with a barcode in a grocery store was Wrigley’s chewing gum?

Read more to see what else we found, including why researchers find cloud innovations so helpful and how governmental regulation can sometimes inadvertently restrict those innovations!

We share some of the stories that caught our attention this week including articles on HTML5, thoughts on how Apple and Google could reinvigorate QR codes, Android’s market share increases and more.

In our Follow Friday series, we feature a few of our finds to share with you.  We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!

HTML5 and native apps: the hybrid approach - theguardian
By Andy Hume

The term HTML5 (the biggest buzzword in web technology since AJAX) means this discussion is often framed by a very lazy and simplistic two-sided argument: you're either for HTML5 or you're against it. Recent examples of this include Facebook moving away from HTML5 in their iPhone app, vs the FT's move to deliver 'native-like' mobile experiences using open web technologies.

How Apple And Google Could Make QR Codes Mainstream - TechCrunch
By Brenden Mulligan

QR codes are everywhere. Countless companies put them on marketing materials, but not a single person I know actually scans them. There are even a handful of startups that consider QR codes part of their core offering to small businesses. To truly take QR codes to the mainstream, Apple and Google should actually build a scanner into the camera logic.

Android Increases U.S. Market Share to 52 Percent - Mashable
By Stan Schroeder

Android‘s market share in the U.S. has risen from 50.8% to 52.2%, while Apple’s iOS grew from 31.4% to 33.4% in the quarter ending July 2012, comScore’s latest report reveals. The two most popular mobile platforms now have a collective market share of 85.6%, leaving all other competitors in the dust.

Read more to see what else caught our eye, and to share what you've found this week!