Snap — the makers of Snapchat — had confidentially filed for its IPO late last year, but it looks like we’ll be getting a look at the inner guts of the company’s financials and workings as early as late next week. The company will file publicly for its initial public offering late next week, according to a new report from Kara Swisher over at Recode. This is yet… Read More Snap will reportedly file publicly for its massive IPO late ...This entry was posted in Apps Finance Gadgets IPO Mobile Social Startups TC and tagged snapchat on January 27, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
While other tech leaders glad-hand with The Donald, Mark Zuckerberg is facing him head on. Today the Facebook CEO called out the president for his unAmerican views that demonize immigrants, while also tactfully encouraging the few positive policies and comments Trump has offered on the subject. You should read Zuckerberg’s full Facebook post on the topic embedded at the bottom of this… Read More Zuckerberg defends immigrants threatened by TrumpThis entry was posted in donald trump Government Mark Zuckerberg Policy Social TC on January 27, 2017 by Josh Constine
The rogue government Twitter account, AltUSNatParkService, which claimed it was being run by current park rangers, says it has now handed off control of its Twitter account to “several activists and journalists who believe they can continue in the same spirit.” The move has led some to question if the account was, in fact, ever operated by disgruntled government employees in the… Read More Rogue National Park Service Twitter account says it’s no longer ...This entry was posted in Government Social TC and tagged twitter on January 27, 2017 by Sarah Perez
I’m rarely this excited about a wi-fi router. I’ve used Apple gear for years now, replacing Airport after Airport until I found I hit a wall. My house is made of wood, brick, and lathe with a little horsehair and metal sheeting thrown in so I was unable to get good Wi-Fi throughout. I ran powerline Ethernet to the attic and added an Airport Express to speed things up but I was… Read More Netgear’s Orbi might be the best Wi-Fi router I’ve ever ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC wi-fi wireless networking on January 27, 2017 by John Biggs
Dating app Hinge recently pivoted from swiping to “stories,” in order to help people find real relationships. That focus on authenticity, however, seems to stand in contrast to a project the company has been testing: Audrey, a personal assistant who will message your matches for you and schedule your dates. Audrey’s existence was first spotted by Business Insider, which… Read More Hinge is testing a personal assistant service called Audrey to ...This entry was posted in Apps dating Mobile Social Startups TC on January 27, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Just about a week or so ago, Samsung confirmed that it wouldn’t be using the world’s biggest phone show as a launching pad for its new flagship – a slight surprise given the fact that the company really need a big statement soon in the wake of the Galaxy Note 7 debacle and, well, all of the other stuff currently plaguing the company. Of course, after all of that,… Read More Samsung is reportedly launching the Galaxy S8 on March 29This entry was posted in hardware Mobile and tagged samsung on January 27, 2017 by Brian Heater
President Trump tweeted about a mobile app called VoteStand this morning, which led many people to ask, uh, what’s VoteStand? Apparently, the president believes the voter fraud app originally funded by conservative super PAC Winning Our Future, will help him prove his claims that 3 million people voted illegally in the November elections. That would be quite a feat, given that the… Read More President Trump thinks an app with around 10K downloads will ...This entry was posted in Apps Government Mobile TC on January 27, 2017 by Sarah Perez
The next version of Apple’s mobile platform will include an opt-in for iOS users to share their iCloud data in order to help the company improve software products, such as its voice-powered virtual assistant, Siri. Read More Apple aims to up its AI smarts with iCloud user ...This entry was posted in AI apple inc Apps artificial intelligence iCloud iOS machine learning Mobile privacy siri TC on January 27, 2017 by Natasha Lomas
A poor man's earphone with five-star reviews. Skeptics and trolls, start your engines. The post Review: KZ-ATE Hi-Fi Earphones appeared first on WIRED. Review: KZ-ATE Hi-Fi EarphonesThis entry was posted in earbuds earphones Gear headphones Reviews on January 27, 2017 by Rene Chun
Connectivity features are increasingly included as standard on new vehicles, with cellular modems in particular becoming a popular feature included even in base level trim. Now, connectivity is so important to Ford, that the automaker is actually... Ford’s new SmartLink OBD accessory adds connected features to older ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC on January 27, 2017 by Darrell Etherington