Daily Archives: February 3, 2016

Jon Jacques, Dan Ragan — We’ve seen startups helping brands tap influencers to promote themselves on social media platforms like Vine and Instagram, so it might be time for a new influencer marketing startup, Applause, that’s focused on live video — particularly Twitter’s Periscope app. It’s certainly a platform that CEO Jon Jacques is familiar with. In addition to working for a couple… Read More

Applause Connects Brands With Livestream Stars

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Periscope Social Startups TC on February 3, 2016 by Anthony Ha

nick_woodman-gopro — Sales of action camera maker GoPro fell short of Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with the company reporting a loss of 8 cents per share, whereas analysts were predicting an average of 0 cents. Fourth quarter revenue also fell short, coming in at $437 million, but investors had been forecasting $496 million. This is also down 31% from the $634 million in the same period the year… Read More

Sales of action camera maker GoPro fell short of Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with the company reporting a loss of 8 cents per share, whereas analysts were predicting an average of 0 cents. Fourth quarter revenue also fell short, coming in at $437 million, but investors had been forecasting $496 million. This is also down 31% from the $634 million in the same period the year… Read More

Struggling GoPro Falls 10% On Earnings Miss; Announces New CFO

This entry was posted in 3D imaging Camcorders Gadgets GoPro on February 3, 2016 by Katie Roof

Chances are you hate this protruding camera module pictured above on your current iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s. According to a new rumor on the iPhone 7 design (via Mac Rumors), the next iPhone could have a flush rear camera. The antenna bands across th...

iPhone 7 Could Have A Flush Rear Camera

This entry was posted in Gadgets TC and tagged apple iphone on February 3, 2016 by Romain Dillet

3D Touch was just a first step. AppleInsider has spotted a new patent that would add a proximity sensor layer into your iPhone display. It would open up a brand new field of interactions for your phone with new hovering gestures. Read More

New Apple Patent Covers Hovering Gestures For iPhone Displays

This entry was posted in 3d touch Gadgets patent TC and tagged apple on February 3, 2016 by Romain Dillet

Instagram Video Ad — Instagram today announced that it began running its first 60-second video ads, starting with T-Mobile and Warner Brothers. Until now, the maximum length for video ads was 30 seconds, already longer than the 15-second videos users are allowed to post. Instagram tells me that “We recognize that advertisers have a variety of creative resources and want to bring more choice to help them… Read More

Instagram today announced that it began running its first 60-second video ads, starting with T-Mobile and Warner Brothers. Until now, the maximum length for video ads was 30 seconds, already longer than the 15-second videos users are allowed to post. Instagram tells me that “We recognize that advertisers have a variety of creative resources and want to bring more choice to help them… Read More

Instagram Extends Video Ads From 30 To 60 Seconds To ...

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps Mobile Social TC on February 3, 2016 by Legit Coder

The Alpha a6300 is the long-awaited follow-up to the a6000, and it adds even faster focusing and 4K video recording. The post Sony Adds New Powers to Its Best-Selling Mirrorless Camera appeared first on WIRED.

Sony Adds New Powers to Its Best-Selling Mirrorless Camera

This entry was posted in Gadget Lab gallery Gear Sony on February 3, 2016 by Tim Moynihan

adblock-general — Earlier this week, Samsung rolled out support for ad blocking in the new version of its web browser for mobile devices, the Samsung Internet Browser. Third-party developers quickly responded by launching ad-blocking mobile apps that work with the browser. Now those developers are finding their apps are being pulled from the Google Play, and their updates are being declined. The reason? It… Read More

Earlier this week, Samsung rolled out support for ad blocking in the new version of its web browser for mobile devices, the Samsung Internet Browser. Third-party developers quickly responded by launching ad-blocking mobile apps that work with the browser. Now those developers are finding their apps are being pulled from the Google Play, and their updates are being declined. The reason? It… Read More

Google Boots Ad Blockers From Google Play

This entry was posted in Ads advertising Advertising Tech Google Play Mobile and tagged google samsung on February 3, 2016 by Sarah Perez

MacBook Pro 2013 by PicJumbo — Remember Thunderstrike 2? Last summer, Xeno Kovah and Trammell Hudson unveiled a serious zero-day vulnerability in OS X letting malware creators completely brick your Mac without any way to reset it to its factory status. And it looks like Apple didn’t just fix the vulnerability — it has also hired the team behind this exploit to work on security. Read More

Remember Thunderstrike 2? Last summer, Xeno Kovah and Trammell Hudson unveiled a serious zero-day vulnerability in OS X letting malware creators completely brick your Mac without any way to reset it to its factory status. And it looks like Apple didn’t just fix the vulnerability — it has also hired the team behind this exploit to work on security. Read More

Apple Beefs Up Its Security Team By Hiring Zero-Day Exploit ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets hacker Security TC and tagged apple on February 3, 2016 by Romain Dillet

The tablet that can replace the sheet of paper on your sideline. The post Finally, the NFL Has a Good Use for the Microsoft Surface appeared first on WIRED.