Musical.ly is expanding beyond music videos with the launch of live.ly, its live stream platform. Users will be able to broadcast through the live.ly app, and the streams will be viewable on musical.ly. Launched last year, musical.ly is growing f... Musical.ly launches live.ly for livestreamingThis entry was posted in App Apps Social TC video hosting on May 27, 2016 by Katie Roof
Comixology recently launched Comixology Unlimited, a subscription plan that offers unlimited access to thousands of digital comics for just $5.99 per month. Given the “all you can read” model, it’s natural to compare the new service to Netflix, but CEO David Steinberger told me that Amazon Prime’s video offerings are a closer match — and no, not because of the… Read More Comixology CEO shows off new Unlimited subscription serviceThis entry was posted in Amazon Apps Media Mobile TC Video on May 27, 2016 by Anthony Ha
The UE Roll 2 is fun. How do I know it’s fun? Look at all of the press images on the side of the box. It’s gone skiing, bike riding, mountain climbing and rolling around in the mud with a bunch of attractive product models. Even more telling, the product ships with its very own miniature inner tube, which is a pretty fun thing to do. Also inside the box is a bright yellow USB cable… Read More The UE Roll 2 speakers bring rugged Bluetooth audio poolsideThis entry was posted in Gadgets hardware on May 27, 2016 by Brian Heater
Changes at Twitter, new devices from Pebble, the updated wireless sports headphones from Jaybird, and a redesigned Boosted Board. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Remembering a Time When Skateboarding Was Cool appeared first on WIRED. Gadget Lab Podcast: Remembering a Time When Skateboarding Was CoolThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Podcasts Gear Pebble Podcasts and tagged twitter on May 27, 2016 by Wired Staff
A major study conducted by the National Toxicology Program has found a slight, but significant, positive correlation between radio-frequency radiation exposure (like that given off by phones) and certain cancers in rats — though only male ones. Read More Two-year, $25M study finds positive effect of cell phone radiation ...This entry was posted in Health Mobile research TC on May 27, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
If you didn’t already know the jury’s decision in Oracle’s long-running lawsuit against Google, you wouldn’t have been able to guess it from looking at either company’s legal team yesterday. Moments after the verdict was read, both sets of high-powered intellectual property lawyers huddled up and spoke softly, without any outward signs that Oracle had just lost… Read More Copyright questions remain after Google’s fair use victoryThis entry was posted in Android Developer Mobile Policy TC and tagged google on May 27, 2016 by Kate Conger
A San Francisco startup whose technology can turn any video game into a tournament played for cash prizes, Skillz, has a new Chief Product Officer, ex-Electronic Arts’ mobile vice president Bill Mooney. Skillz quietly brought Mooney on in February this year. Earlier, at EA Mobile, he managed teams that were responsible for games in the Simpsons and Star Wars franchise. And before that,… Read More Skillz snags Chief Product Officer Bill Mooney from EA MobileThis entry was posted in Gaming Mobile Startups TC on May 27, 2016 by Lora Kolodny
Google launched an updated version of its Google app for iOS today. Typically, these are minor updates, but today’s version brings a couple of interesting new features to the app. The most immediately useful of these additions is support for fast-loading AMP pages to the app. Google previously teased this launch, which follows AMP integration into Google News and Search earlier this… Read More Google app for iOS gets support for AMP and keyboard ...This entry was posted in Amp+ app-store Apps google search iOS Mobile smartphones TC and tagged google on May 27, 2016 by Frederic Lardinois
If you have albums and shoeboxes stuffed with old photos, a startup called Photomyne wants to help you scan those photos, in order to bring them online where they can be saved and shared. Now the Tel Aviv-based company has raised $2.6 million in seed funding to continue to grow its business, which today is closing in on its first million users, over half of whom are paying customers.… Read More Photomyne grabs $2.6 million to bring your old photos onlineThis entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits iOS apps Mobile Photography photos Social Startups TC on May 27, 2016 by Sarah Perez
If you have albums and shoeboxes stuffed with old photos, a startup called Photomyne wants to help you scan those photos, in order to bring them online where they can be saved and shared. Now the Tel Aviv-based company has raised $2.6 million in seed funding to continue to grow its business, which today is closing in on its first million users, over half of whom are paying customers.… Read More Photomyne grabs $2.6 million to bring your old photos onlineThis entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits iOS apps Mobile Photography photos Social Startups TC on May 27, 2016 by Sarah Perez