Digital media company Issuu has been trying to offer a better way to present content online. Now it’s a promising a better way for teams to work together on creating that content too, with the launch of a new product called Collaborate. Issuu, for those of you who don’t know, allows publishers to create digital publications. They may resemble glossy magazines, except freed from… Read More Digital magazine company Issuu is now a collaboration platform, tooThis entry was posted in Media Mobile Startups TC on April 29, 2016 by Anthony Ha
Big, complex things running on tiny things is a common theme this week. Earlier we had a hack that put Counter-Strike on Android Wear, and today some maniac has installed Windows 95 on his Apple Watch. At last it’ll do something worthwhile! That is, of course, if you can find the Start button. Read More Windows 95 on the Apple Watch features the world’s most ...This entry was posted in Apple Watch Apps Developer Gadgets hack TC Wearables WTF and tagged apple windows on April 29, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
This is a laptop designed for today, so we'd better get used to more just like it. Also, it's rose gold, a trend that's eating the gadget industry. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: The Pink MacBook Waltzes Into Our Hearts appeared first on WIRED. Gadget Lab Podcast: The Pink MacBook Waltzes Into Our HeartsThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Podcasts Gear macbook and tagged apple on April 29, 2016 by Wired Staff
Getting around, drinking and dining at the Kentucky Derby this year should prove a lot easier for fans and employees. According to Churchill Downs’ General Manager Ryan Jordan, the famed horse racing venue on Friday launched a Churchill Downs Racetrack app, powered by VenueNext, to give attendees a better experience on-site. The new app, available for iOS and Android devices, will let… Read More Kentucky Derby attendees can now order food, place bets from ...This entry was posted in Apps Entertainment Mobile Startups on April 29, 2016 by Lora Kolodny
Samsung worries about your child. Are they sleeping well? Do they miss you when you’re away on business? Can they put on a VR headset without their parents’ help? That last one is pretty important. Because Samsung wants your kids to experience the joy of VR just before bed instead of a regular bedtime story even though why would you do that. Read More Samsung’s VR bedtime stories are cute, but really?This entry was posted in Apps Gadgets gear vr Mobile TC Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on April 29, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
It’s not exactly a Netflix or YouTube rival, but AT&T-backed Fullscreen is hoping to carve out its own niche in the now-crowded subscription video market with its new service, launched this week. The $5 per month offering includes a mix of shorter, original content alongside full-length Hollywood movies and TV shows, like “Hitch,” “Dawson’s Creek,”… Read More Fullscreen’s new streaming service aims to be the MTV for ...This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile streaming video TC Video on April 29, 2016 by Sarah Perez
As Twitter tries out bigger things to spur growth activity — like changing the order and length of Tweets — it is turning away from others. Twitter has quietly retired Magic Recs, a strikingly effective bot account that used to send you DMs recommending viral accounts or Tweets to follow, run by algorithm that measured how many others you knew were following an account… Read More Twitter quietly retires Magic Recs, a DM bot that recommended ...This entry was posted in Apps Social TC and tagged twitter on April 29, 2016 by Ingrid Lunden
CloudMagic, an email application that today has grown to 4 million users, has just added a useful feature that can aid those who receive a lot of inbound email from unknown persons: Sender Profile. Similar to services like LinkedIn’s Rapportive or newly launched Connect from Clearbit for desktop email, Sender Profile lets you quickly view a summary of information about the person who… Read More CloudMagic can now tell you everything about the person who ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on April 29, 2016 by Sarah Perez
No screen, no menu system, no video, and no JPEGs: For a mere $6,000, the Leica M-D is a high-end throwback. The post Leica's New Digital Rangefinder Has No LCD Screen, Still Costs $6K appeared first on WIRED. Leica’s New Digital Rangefinder Has No LCD Screen, Still Costs ...This entry was posted in cameras Gadget Lab Gear on April 29, 2016 by Tim Moynihan
You might not know Rovi, but the company is apparently quite big as it is acquiring TiVo for $1.1 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. Rovi holds a bunch of patents related to the entertainment industry and does a lot of software licensing to set-to... TiVo is getting acquired by Rovi for $1.1 billionThis entry was posted in Fundings & Exits Gadgets TC on April 29, 2016 by Romain Dillet