Monthly Archives: January 2016

The Super Bowl’s a Good Time to Buy a TV. ...

This entry was posted in deals Gadget Lab Gear on January 30, 2016 by Tim Moynihan

You’re Doing Text Screenshots Wrong Without These Apps

This entry was posted in Apps Gadget Lab Gear and tagged twitter on January 30, 2016 by April Glaser

SNapchat Football — Possession wins trophies or, in this case, ad dollars. That’s why Snapchat stepped up its game late last year by quietly partnering with Stats.com. Now TechCrunch has learned that Snapchat has rolled new Live Score geofilters at every NBA arena and some other matches. They let anyone attending overlay real-time updated score graphics atop their photos and videos. Just last week, Live… Read More

Snapchat Challenges Twitter And Facebook For Sports Talk

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social Sports Startups and tagged snapchat on January 29, 2016 by Legit Coder

What's the future of the second screen during sporting events? The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Sports Twitter appeared first on WIRED.

Gadget Lab Podcast: Sports Twitter

This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Podcasts Gear Podcasts on January 29, 2016 by Gadget Lab Staff

All you need is a little code and a projector to make climbing a super competitive sport. The post Augmented Reality Rock Climbing Turns a Sport Into a Videogame appeared first on WIRED.

Augmented Reality Rock Climbing Turns a Sport Into a Videogame

This entry was posted in AR augmented reality Gadget Lab Gear Sports on January 29, 2016 by Molly McHugh

Screen Shot 2016-01-29 at 10.09.12 AM — Microsoft announced its Q2 2016 results yesterday, reporting strong performance for its cloud business and leading to a stock bump in the wake of the news. Its Surface tablet hardware business also performed well. However it’s an entirely different story for the unloved phone-making business — that albatross around Satya Nadella’s neck… Read More

Microsoft announced its Q2 2016 results yesterday, reporting strong performance for its cloud business and leading to a stock bump in the wake of the news. Its Surface tablet hardware business also performed well. However it’s an entirely different story for the unloved phone-making business — that albatross around Satya Nadella’s neck… Read More

Windows Phone Is An Ex-Platform

This entry was posted in cloud computing Microsoft Mobile tablet computers TC on January 29, 2016 by Natasha Lomas

iphone-6-plus-lightning — Apple is reportedly developing technology that would allow iPhone and iPad users to charge their device without needing to plug it into the wall or place it on a charging mat. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg which claims the wireless charging tech could work over unspecified long distances. Read More

Apple is reportedly developing technology that would allow iPhone and iPad users to charge their device without needing to plug it into the wall or place it on a charging mat. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg which claims the wireless charging tech could work over unspecified long distances. Read More

Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets and tagged apple on January 29, 2016 by Jon Russell

Americans spent more time using smartphone and tablet applications in 2014 than they did mobile and desktop web combined. With nearly four billion smartphones projected to be in use by 2020, the platform shift to mobile is well underway. Read Mor...

The App Ecosystem’s New Status Quo

This entry was posted in app-store Apps Column e-commerce Mobile mobile app smartphones TC on January 28, 2016 by Zeev Farbman

Slidejoy, a startup that rewards users for putting news and advertising on their Android lockscreens, has unveiled a more comprehensive newsreading experience. Co-founder Sanghoon Kwak led the development of the new Trends feature, and he said th...