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Epic Foundation app — Epic Foundation is a nonprofit aiming to improve charitable giving — an approach that encompasses the way people select, monitor and “experience” their donations. Founded by serial entrepreneur Alexandre Mars (among other roles, he was CEO at Phonevalley, a mobile marketing agency acquired by Publicis Groupe, where Mars became head of mobile), Epic is trying to bring a more… Read More

Epic Foundation is a nonprofit aiming to improve charitable giving — an approach that encompasses the way people select, monitor and “experience” their donations. Founded by serial entrepreneur Alexandre Mars (among other roles, he was CEO at Phonevalley, a mobile marketing agency acquired by Publicis Groupe, where Mars became head of mobile), Epic is trying to bring a more… Read More

Epic Foundation’s new app helps donors understand where their money ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on April 28, 2016 by Anthony Ha

Epic Foundation app — Epic Foundation is a nonprofit aiming to improve charitable giving — an approach that encompasses the way people select, monitor and “experience” their donations. Founded by serial entrepreneur Alexandre Mars (among other roles, he was CEO at Phonevalley, a mobile marketing agency acquired by Publicis Groupe, where Mars became head of mobile), Epic is trying to bring a more… Read More

Epic Foundation is a nonprofit aiming to improve charitable giving — an approach that encompasses the way people select, monitor and “experience” their donations. Founded by serial entrepreneur Alexandre Mars (among other roles, he was CEO at Phonevalley, a mobile marketing agency acquired by Publicis Groupe, where Mars became head of mobile), Epic is trying to bring a more… Read More

Epic Foundation’s new app helps donors understand where their money ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on April 28, 2016 by Anthony Ha

map_wazers@2x-189683ccb1ad385f21269ea920bda9bd — Waze has responded to security concerns raised yesterday in a Fusion report documenting an exploit found by UC Santa Barbara researchers. In short: it’s legit, but not as dire as it’s made out to be. The exploit leverages the Waze feature that shows you nearby users, showing that the data you’re seeing is live and giving you options should you need help. The researchers… Read More

Waze has responded to security concerns raised yesterday in a Fusion report documenting an exploit found by UC Santa Barbara researchers. In short: it’s legit, but not as dire as it’s made out to be. The exploit leverages the Waze feature that shows you nearby users, showing that the data you’re seeing is live and giving you options should you need help. The researchers… Read More

Waze downplays exploit that let researchers track users

This entry was posted in Apps Gadgets hacks Mobile privacy Security TC Transportation waze on April 28, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

snapchat-repeat-bg — Snapchat may have started out as the ephemeral messaging and photo-sharing app, but a majority of users now consume video there too, according to a report from Bloomberg today. Daily video views on Snapchat have spiked to 10 billion, the report said. That’s up from 8 billion video views on Snapchat in February this year, 6 billion daily video views in November 2015, and 4 billion in… Read More

Snapchat may have started out as the ephemeral messaging and photo-sharing app, but a majority of users now consume video there too, according to a report from Bloomberg today. Daily video views on Snapchat have spiked to 10 billion, the report said. That’s up from 8 billion video views on Snapchat in February this year, 6 billion daily video views in November 2015, and 4 billion in… Read More

Video consumption on Snapchat more than doubled in less than ...

This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Social TC and tagged snapchat on April 28, 2016 by Lora Kolodny

You'll still probably need a DirecTV satellite to stream live NFL games this year, but at least it's getting cheaper. The post NFL Sunday Ticket Adds Live Streaming to Its Base Package appeared first on WIRED.

NFL Sunday Ticket Adds Live Streaming to Its Base Package

This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear nfl Sports on April 28, 2016 by Tim Moynihan

children — Ever wanted to grab your smartphone to grab a cheeky photo? COVR Photo has you covered with a freshly launched iPhone 6 case that includes a tiny periscope. The accessory enables you to use your phone as usual most of the time, but if you want to slip into sneaky, spying sleuth mode, slide the mirror assembly across the lens and you’ll be able to pretend to text while snapping your photos. Read More

Ever wanted to grab your smartphone to grab a cheeky photo? COVR Photo has you covered with a freshly launched iPhone 6 case that includes a tiny periscope. The accessory enables you to use your phone as usual most of the time, but if you want to slip into sneaky, spying sleuth mode, slide the mirror assembly across the lens and you’ll be able to pretend to text while snapping your photos. Read More

COVR Photo is perfect for stalkers and street photographers everywhere

This entry was posted in Apps Gadgets Photography TC and tagged iphone on April 28, 2016 by Haje Jan Kamps

114303_web — I know we’re supposed to be all done talking about Flappy Bird, but I think it’s justified to bring it up when it appears in a research paper about why games like Flappy Bird are so hard — and so frustrating. Turns out the controls are fundamentally bad. Read More

I know we’re supposed to be all done talking about Flappy Bird, but I think it’s justified to bring it up when it appears in a research paper about why games like Flappy Bird are so hard — and so frustrating. Turns out the controls are fundamentally bad. Read More

Researchers propose theory on why touchscreen controls in mobile games ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming Mobile TC video games on April 28, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

Screen Shot 2016-04-28 at 2.19.44 PM — If I made a list of “People I admire greatly but that I’d probably never hang out with for fear of my life and limbs”, Colin Furze would be right at the top. He is a living, breathing mad scientist. This dude has built functional Wolverine claws, shoes to walk on the ceiling, and wrist-mounted flame throwers. His latest project: a hoverbike. An actual hoverbike. Read More

If I made a list of “People I admire greatly but that I’d probably never hang out with for fear of my life and limbs”, Colin Furze would be right at the top. He is a living, breathing mad scientist. This dude has built functional Wolverine claws, shoes to walk on the ceiling, and wrist-mounted flame throwers. His latest project: a hoverbike. An actual hoverbike. Read More

This guy built a working hoverbike and somehow managed to ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets TC Transportation on April 28, 2016 by Greg Kumparak

leica_back — Footloose and LCD-free — that’s how Leica made the M-D. The new camera is actually old in several ways: It’s essentially 2015’s M packaged in the chassis of the limited, and also screenless, Leica 60. But the very fact that Leica is pursuing this almost absurd form of digital purism is suggestive of the future of photography. Read More

Footloose and LCD-free — that’s how Leica made the M-D. The new camera is actually old in several ways: It’s essentially 2015’s M packaged in the chassis of the limited, and also screenless, Leica 60. But the very fact that Leica is pursuing this almost absurd form of digital purism is suggestive of the future of photography. Read More

Past, present and pending photography meet in Leica’s screenless M-D

This entry was posted in cameras Gadgets Opinion Photography TC on April 28, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

GameTime snap and sell — Mobile ticket sellers Gametime added a new feature to their app this week that could draw more supply of concert and sports tickets to their marketplace. Designed to make it easier for users to sell old-school printed tickets via mobile, the “snap and sell” feature in Gametime feels something like check scanning in mobile banking apps. A user who clicks the “sell”… Read More

Mobile ticket sellers Gametime added a new feature to their app this week that could draw more supply of concert and sports tickets to their marketplace. Designed to make it easier for users to sell old-school printed tickets via mobile, the “snap and sell” feature in Gametime feels something like check scanning in mobile banking apps. A user who clicks the “sell”… Read More

Gametime now lets users “snap and sell” printed tickets

This entry was posted in Apps eCommerce Entertainment Mobile mobile app Startups TC on April 28, 2016 by Lora Kolodny