Daily Archives: April 20, 2016



thisamericanlife (1) Google today is making it easier for Android users to listen to podcasts, by introducing podcast support right into its Google app for Android. That means you’re able to search for podcasts using Google’s search engine, then click a button to begin listening without having to subscribe or switch over to another app. The feature also includes standard audio controls at the bottom of… Read More

Now you can listen to podcasts right in Google’s mobile ...



ipadvideo If you’re of a certain age, you may remember flipping through the classic children’s magazine Highlights while in the waiting room of your doctor’s office, many years ago. Now this long-running, 70-year old print magazine is making a serious attempt at transitioning into the digital age with the launch of a mobile, subscription-based service that costs less than a Netflix… Read More

Children’s magazine Highlights reinvents itself as a subscription service with ...





Giphy_android_louie Giphy is updating its Android app to follow the app’s progress on the iOS platform. Today, Giphy for Messenger will be phased out via an update to become a standard Giphy app. This comes on the heels of Facebook integrating Giphy into its own Messenger platform. The standard Giphy app offers ways to message GIFs on a number of platforms, including Messenger, as well as browse and… Read More

Giphy for Android gets a small update



Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 14.08.19 FreedomPop — the startup that has built a mobile service based on the premise of a free basic tier of voice and data services — has announced plans to launch its services in Spain, its second market in Europe after the UK. And to woo users in one of the world’s most competitive and saturated markets, it’s throwing in something new: usage of WhatsApp will be… Read More

FreedomPop expands to Spain, adds in zero-rated WhatsApp voice and ...


tony-xu DoorDash, for better or worse, has become an example of the 2016 VC funding environment. After reportedly failing to raise at a $1 billion valuation, the company had to settle for a flat round. So what happened, and how will it affect the company going forward — and other companies in the on-demand space, too? So we’re excited to announce that DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, along with… Read More

DoorDash’s Tony Xu and Sequoia’s Alfred Lin will join us ...