Asia-Pacific leads the global digital infrastructure as home to half of the world’s mobile phone subscribers and the largest number of wireless Internet connections. However, the region also has historically attracted less than one-third of global mobile marketing spend — making its role in the digital economy largely underrepresented amongst its western counterparts. Read More Asia’s mobile-first economy and how the West is feeling the ...This entry was posted in Asia Column Mobile smartphones Startups TC on May 3, 2016 by Matthew Dibb
Asia-Pacific leads the global digital infrastructure as home to half of the world’s mobile phone subscribers and the largest number of wireless Internet connections. However, the region also has historically attracted less than one-third of global mobile marketing spend — making its role in the digital economy largely underrepresented amongst its western counterparts. Read More Asia’s mobile-first economy and how the West is feeling the ...This entry was posted in Asia Column Mobile smartphones Startups TC on May 3, 2016 by Matthew Dibb
There’s a lot to like about Google’s own self-driving cars, but if you’ve got kids, you’d need a fleet just to get them to the soccer game and back. That, presumably, is why the Google initiative’s first direct collaboration with an automaker will automate a nice, roomy new Pacifica minivan. Read More Well, it’s practical: Google’s next self-driving car is a Fiat ...This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Autonomous Vehicles Gadgets robotics self-driving cars TC Transportation and tagged google on May 3, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
Bowers & Wilkins, an audio gear brand that has been familiar to millions for decades, is being bought out by EVA Automation, a two-year-old company that has never released a product. Yet the old company’s name and CEO will remain. You’re not going to hear about a weirder deal today. Read More Venerable audio company Bowers & Wilkins bought out by Gideon ...This entry was posted in audio Gadgets TC Wearables on May 3, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
What’s more lucrative than a video ad? Multiple videos in a single ad. To help businesses show different sides of their products in vivid motion, today Instagram is launching video ad carousels. It’s a savvy way for the company to give advertisers more flexibility through horizontal space so as not to further clutter the vertical scrolling feed. Now the carousels Instagram introduced… Read More Instagram crams more ads in less space with Video CarouselsThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps eCommerce Mobile Social TC and tagged instagram on May 3, 2016 by Legit Coder
While there are a number of mobile apps that serve as a panic button of sorts – alerting friends or family when you feel you’re in danger – last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt NY hackathon winner Witness resonated with the event’s audience because it also promised a way to discreetly record incidents of civil disobedience and police brutality at a time when… Read More Parachute lets organizations receive live-streamed emergency incidents recorded with your ...This entry was posted in Apps iOS apps iphone apps Mobile Startups TC on May 3, 2016 by Sarah Perez
A Brazilian judge has denied an injunction against a countrywide ban filed by messaging app WhatsApp, according to local media reports. Read More Brazilian judge denies WhatsApp’s appeal against 72-hour blockThis entry was posted in Apps brazil messaging apps privacy Security Social TC WhatsApp on May 3, 2016 by Natasha Lomas
With all of Giphy’s integrations with chat platforms, it was only a matter of time before the betaworks-backed GIF platform launched its own keyboard. World, welcome Giphy Keys into the mix. The Giphy Keys third-party keyboard launches on iOS today, and lets users send GIFs from any app they want. Even Snapchat. Here’s how it works: Once you’ve downloaded the Giphy Keys app… Read More Giphy launches a keyboard for iOS called Giphy KeysThis entry was posted in Apps emoji giphy Social Startups TC and tagged snapchat on May 3, 2016 by Jordan Crook
With all of Giphy’s integrations with chat platforms, it was only a matter of time before the betaworks-backed GIF platform launched its own keyboard. World, welcome Giphy Keys into the mix. The Giphy Keys third-party keyboard launches on iOS today, and lets users send GIFs from any app they want. Even Snapchat. Here’s how it works: Once you’ve downloaded the Giphy Keys app… Read More Giphy launches a keyboard for iOS called Giphy KeysThis entry was posted in Apps emoji giphy Social Startups TC and tagged snapchat on May 3, 2016 by Jordan Crook
GoPro is going more mobile. Today the company announced two new mobile apps — one creates GoPro-ish videos automatically and the other gives the user more control. Both are free and both are welcome additions to the GoPro ecosystem. These apps might sound familiar. Earlier this year, GoPro purchased the teams behind Quik and Splice and have relaunched the apps with several updates but… Read More GoPro releases a pair of mobile video editing appsThis entry was posted in 3D imaging Camcorders Gadgets GoPro hardware mobile app on May 3, 2016 by Matt Burns