Filmmakers are still trying to wrap their heads around VR, and the results are a mixed bag — but as the technology to create catches up with cinematic techniques honed over decades, new and interesting experiences are popping up right and left. One recent example is this short film shot for viewing in VR that had to vault a few of the technical challenges that have held the medium back. Read More Civil War short ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ touts bleeding-edge VR cinematography ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Media TC Virtual reality VR on January 23, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
Yahoo reported its fourth quarter earnings to date, where as usual the financial metrics don’t really matter because the company is in the process of getting acquired by Verizon. There is, however, a very interesting footnote: the acquisition, expected to close in the first quarter, is getting pushed back to the second quarter this year. The company offered basically no explanation for… Read More Yahoo surprises no one by pushing back its Verizon acquisition ...This entry was posted in Apps Earnings Finance Mobile Social TC Yahoo on January 23, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Viant, the ad tech company acquired by Time Inc. last year, just announced an acquisition of its own. The company has reached an agreement to buy Adelphic, an ad startup focused on mobile and cross-device targeting. “Adelphic will bring superior media execution capabilities to Viant’s advertising cloud platform as one of the only DSPs built mobile-first,” said Viant… Read More Time Inc-owned Viant acquires mobile ad company AdelphicThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Media Mobile Startups TC on January 23, 2017 by Anthony Ha
Though some cried while others cheered, both sides tuned into to watch President Trump’s inauguration in sizable numbers – record-breaking numbers, in fact. The event has broken new ground, becoming the largest, single live news event that content delivery network Akamai has ever hosted, the company says, following an analysis of its live video data. According to Akamai, live… Read More Trump’s inauguration broke live video streaming recordsThis entry was posted in Media Mobile streaming streaming video TC on January 23, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Good news for Voice users, more head-scratching for the rest of us. The post Google Voice Update Makes Google's Messaging Strategy More Confusing appeared first on WIRED. Google Voice Update Makes Google’s Messaging Strategy More ConfusingThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear messaging and tagged google on January 23, 2017 by David Pierce
Good news for Voice users, more head-scratching for the rest of us. The post Google Voice Update Makes Google's Messaging Strategy More Confusing appeared first on WIRED. Google Voice Update Makes Google’s Messaging Strategy More ConfusingThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear messaging and tagged google on January 23, 2017 by David Pierce
Apple has just released an update to macOS Sierra. 10.12.3 is a bugfix update, but it brings some much needed changes for the new MacBook Pro released late last year. With today’s update, Apple has issued a couple of fixes for the graphics chipset in the 15-inch model. Apple has also fixed the Safari icon fetching bug that was affecting battery life. There are many screenshots and videos… Read More Apple releases macOS 10.12.3 with MacBook Pro GPU and battery ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC and tagged apple on January 23, 2017 by Romain Dillet
One of the biggest surprises at last year’s Google I/O developer conference was the announcement of Instant Apps for Android. These new kinds of apps are meant to help bridge the gap between web apps and native apps. The idea here is to break native apps into very small packets that, because they are so small, can run almost instantly — and without having to go to an app… Read More Google starts testing Instant Apps in the wildThis entry was posted in Android Apps Mobile TC and tagged google on January 23, 2017 by Frederic Lardinois
As a process development engineer, Ryan Chan was used to trying to make incremental improvements to the development process in manufacturing. Those changes would improve efficiency by around one to three percent, which would net hundreds of thous... UpKeep gives companies an app to speed up the maintenance ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Startups TC on January 23, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
As a process development engineer, Ryan Chan was used to trying to make incremental improvements to the development process in manufacturing. Those changes would improve efficiency by around one to three percent, which would net hundreds of thous... UpKeep gives companies an app to speed up the maintenance ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Startups TC on January 23, 2017 by Matthew Lynley