Does Google have all the answers? A new wave of premium mobile services don't think so. Connecting people with real-time advisors in everything from fashion to finance, innovators are creating a future where having a panel in your pocket, ready to offer support in one click, is the norm.

GymPact was devised in a behavioural economics class by Harvard students. After being picked up by the media and demonstrating impressive results during its first trial in Boston, the idea is being launched worldwide this January.

Odd symptoms that come and go quickly can be frustrating, and usually by the time you’ve scheduled an appointment with your doctor, they’ve disappeared. AppVisit is a potential solution to the lag time between symptoms and video-conferencing your doctor.

With people now taking a proactive approach to their health, rather than a reactive one, a new report from Flurry Analytics shows that health and fitness apps are growing at a faster rate than the overall app market, and predicts an expansion in the wearable tech market too.