Daily Archives: February 16, 2016


Instagram Two Factor Authorization Instagram accounts are worth stealing. Now at 400 million users including celebrities, brands, and artists making a living, it’s time to add another lock to its doors. In November I wrote that “Seriously, Instagram Needs Two-Factor Authentication”, and a tipster just told me they’ve spotted it in testing. Today, Instagram confirmed to me that it’s beginning to… Read More

Instagram Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication To Fight Hackers


instagrama-twitter-snapchat1 There is a battle raging for curated social media supremacy. When big things happen, each of these apps wants to be where you see the best of and behind the scenes. They’ve all created their own features that take the work off your hands. Just sit back and watch, swipe, or scroll. But how do they feel and what do they do best? Last night we got a rare chance to directly compare… Read More

Instagram Spotlights vs Snapchat Stories vs Twitter Moments



scout_lifestyle_woman_texting A growing number of e-commerce businesses today are assisting their customers over SMS and mobile messaging. There are even SMS-based services, like Magic, Operator, GoButler, and others targeting the emerging “conversational shopping” market. Now, e-commerce platform Shopify is aiming to help its merchants better serve their customers via mobile messaging with the launch of… Read More

Shopify Debuts Shopkey, An App That Puts A Product Catalog ...


online dating Who has time to swipe Tinder these days? Or wade through the seven circles of weird messaging hell on OKCupid? Too many people, evidently, which is why the whole online dating thang can feel more like being forever stuck in digital dating limbo. But never fear! A bootstrapping London-based startup is preparing to fix this problem — for a fee. Read More

ODately Is A Concierge Service Taking Aim At Cash Rich, ...



eve-energy Elgato, a company that makes a number of smart home devices under its “Eve” brand, including those that track weather and air quality, is today rolling a new product for those more concerned with monitoring and controlling their home’s energy usage. The Eve Energy device plugs into a wall socket, allowing you to control connected devices via iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch… Read More

HomeKit-Enabled Eve Energy Can Help You Cut Your Power Bill





Lifestyle 3 With the emerging ecosystem of connected devices – often dubbed the “Internet of Things” – consumers are rightly worried about the security and privacy implications associated with always-on hardware in their homes that listen, watch, observe and then store data in the cloud. Today, a company called Silk Labs, co-founded by former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal, is launching… Read More

Ex-Mozilla Team Unveils “Sense,” An Intelligent, Secure Hub For The ...




S7 Edge Not to be outdone on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge leaks that were all over the Internets yesterday, Samsung has published an official launch website for its forthcoming pair of flagships — which includes a new promo video for the S7 Edge with some heavy hints about features… Read More

Samsung Touts Fitness, Privacy Smarts For Incoming Galaxy S7 Flagships