If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. Apple is in discussions with Tidal about acquiring its music streaming app, which offers exclusives and early releases from big artists like Beyonce and Kanye West. The Wall Street Journal reports that the talks are still early and might not end in a deal, but Apple wants those exclusives to bolster its Apple Music streaming app that’s… Read More Apple might buy Jay Z’s Tidal music appThis entry was posted in apple music Apps Fundings & Exits Media Mobile Spotify Startups TC and tagged apple on June 30, 2016 by Legit Coder
Think Android Nougat is a silly name? You are wrong. The post Nougat Was Pretty Much Android N’s Only option. That or Nun’s Farts appeared first on WIRED. Nougat Was Pretty Much Android N’s Only option. That or ...This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear on June 30, 2016 by Brian Barrett
Facebook Paper could have given publishers the reach they lost yesterday in the News Feed, but no one wanted the standalone news reading app. Facebook has pulled the Paper app from the app store and will discontinue support for existing downloads of it on July 29th, according to a message show to all user. Despite it’s eye-catching, progressive design, the experience proved unnecessary… Read More Facebook throws out the news PaperThis entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Opinion Social on June 30, 2016 by Legit Coder
Twenty years ago only one out of 10 people in Mexico had a telephone of any kind. Today, more than 100 million people have cell phones and, more amazingly, more than 70 percent of those are smartphones. To keep up the torrid growth, scrappy compe... How Mexico went from telecom laggard to mobile trailblazerThis entry was posted in Column itson Mobile smartphones TC telefonica on June 30, 2016 by Ira Brodsky
Google is bringing long awaited multi-stop directions to mobile with its new summer update. Travelers can now hit as many tourist traps as they want on their cross country treks. Just like in the web version, users can swiftly rearrange the order of stops. Android users will get the feature first, followed by iOS in the near future. The summer update caps off an active week for Maps.… Read More Google Maps gets multi-stop directions and vacation memories on mobileThis entry was posted in Android Google-Maps iOS memories Mobile photos Social TC and tagged google on June 30, 2016 by John Mannes
Google is bringing long awaited multi-stop directions to mobile with its new summer update. Travelers can now hit as many tourist traps as they want on their cross country treks. Just like in the web version, users can swiftly rearrange the order of stops. Android users will get the feature first, followed by iOS in the near future. The summer update caps off an active week for Maps.… Read More Google Maps gets multi-stop directions and vacation memories on mobileThis entry was posted in Android Google-Maps iOS memories Mobile photos Social TC and tagged google on June 30, 2016 by John Mannes
A good Furby doesn’t die, it just runs out of batteries. And maybe, if you’re lucky, it evolves every few years or so. Back in 2012, Hasbro brought the cuddly little iconic monster back from the toy grave with an electronic update. A few years on, the company is back with yet another major refresh to the line, aimed at an even more tech savvy consumer. Heck, it’s right there… Read More Furby gets updated again for the smartphone eraThis entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Hasbro toys on June 30, 2016 by Brian Heater
Aircall just launched its mobile apps on iOS and Android out of beta. The company announced the first beta of its mobile app at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. The startup is bringing all the core features of the service to its mobile app. R... Aircall launches mobile apps for its cloud phone system for ...This entry was posted in Aircall Battlefield Enterprise Europe France Newsletter Mobile Startups TC on June 30, 2016 by Romain Dillet
Das Keyboard, everyone’s favorite keyboard company that sounds like something Kraftwerk would carry with them on road gigs, has announced the 5Q, a smart keyboard with two-way communications to cloud servers. What does that mean? It means you can program your keyboard to flash the letter E blue when you’re outbid on eBay or have the spacebar blink wildly when your website goes down. Read More Das Keyboards is crowdfunding a cloud-connected, intelligent keyboardThis entry was posted in Gadgets Internet of Things TC on June 30, 2016 by John Biggs
Started over a year ago by the ex-CEO of Beats Music, Chosen is a video creation app with a competitive element. Users create short clips on their phones, and can view others while swiping left or right to up vote or down vote the clip. Originally, the videos were designed to be short clips of users showcasing their musical abilities – playing the guitar, singing, or even yodeling.… Read More Video app Chosen doubles down on music video creation with ...This entry was posted in Apps Media Mobile Startups TC on June 30, 2016 by Fitz Tepper