Last year was rough on just about everyone. Samsung seemed to get it especially bad, as the Note 7 saga stretched out over several months and two separated recalls. Somewhere in there, the electronic giant’s washing machines got caught up in the madness with a recall of their own, while its executives got tangled up in some questionable governmental dealings. To the surprise of many,… Read MoreDaily Archives: February 20, 2017
Last year was rough on just about everyone. Samsung seemed to get it especially bad, as the Note 7 saga stretched out over several months and two separated recalls. Somewhere in there, the electronic giant’s washing machines got caught up in the madness with a recall of their own, while its executives got tangled up in some questionable governmental dealings. To the surprise of many,… Read More
A number of smaller, paid applications scored a spot on the App Store’s Top Grossing chart over the weekend, in what may have been either the test of a new App Store algorithm, or a fairly significant bug. The issue began on Friday, and only seemed to affect the Top Grossing apps, but not the other charts, like Top Free or Top Paid apps. However, the Top Grossing Charts were… Read MoreApp Store tests favoring paid apps over subscriptions to rebalance ...
If you’re trying to build the Instagram for exercise, it helps to have the guy building Instagram for Instagram. That’s why Strava has added Instagram head of product Kevin Weil to its board of directors. Formerly VP of Product for Twitter, Weil has proven his skills through a rapid set of launches at Instagram including its surprisingly successful Snapchat Stories clone. Now Weil… Read MoreInstagram VP Kevin Weil joins board of social fitness app ...
The IEEE unearthed a fascinating 2013 study that showed that a cute dog tail does more than just amuse – it can communicate. The study, created by Ashish Singh and James Young, posited that a Roomba with a tail attached could communicate quickly and easily with a human – a fast, excited wag means things are going OK while a slow side to side shows disdain. “Any current robot… Read MoreFluffy dog tails could be the next step in robot-human ...
WhatsApp could put the brakes on Snapchat’s international growth with today’s launch of WhatsApp Status, a new tab for sharing decorated photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. It’s another Facebook-owned Snapchat Stories copycat, but the twist is that it’s end-to-end encrypted like WhatsApp messaging. Read MoreWhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone
This year’s CES didn’t offer much in the way of mobile excitement. No surprise, really. The past several years have seen many of the biggest players in the space opt for their own stage to make big announcements — or just hold off a month and a half for the year’s biggest smartphone show, in Barcelona. Last year, Mobile World Congress surpassed the 100,000 attendance… Read MoreWhat to expect at Mobile World Congress 2017
Project CSX was a nice enough idea. Get the smartphone community engaged and excited and maybe even gather some good, outside-the-box ideas for mobile devices along the way. In a sense, the project was ZTE’s attempt to foster the sort of community excitement we’ve seen around young companies like OnePlus – and it started off well enough. Things sort of fell apart at the… Read MoreZTE kills its crowdsourced phone Kickstarter campaign
The hottest gear for hitting the road, no matter the season. The post This Motorcycle Gear Will Bring Joy to Your Weekend Rides appeared first on WIRED.
This Motorcycle Gear Will Bring Joy to Your Weekend Rides
In an ideal world, every human would have perfectly toned thighs and a flat cycle path on which to commute. The post Power to the Pedal: 2 New E-Bikes for Your Commute appeared first on WIRED.
Power to the Pedal: 2 New E-Bikes for Your Commute
Alfa Romeo's beastly new sedan will soon be hitting the streets in the US. The post La Dolce Veloce: Meet Alfa Romeo's New Giulia Quadrifoglio appeared first on WIRED.