Appodeal is announcing that it has acquired Corona Labs, creators of the Corona SDK for building cross-platform games and apps. The companies say the framework has been used to build more than 10,000 games including The Lost City by Fire Maple Games and HoPiKo by Laser Dog. Appodeal, meanwhile, is a mobile ad mediation company — in other words, it helps app developers manage… Read More Mobile ad company Appodeal acquires game platform Corona LabsThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Gaming Mobile mobile ads Startups TC on March 16, 2017 by Anthony Ha
Whether or not you like the so-called Internet of Things, the fact is that we do live in an internet of things, and every one of those things has a chip inside it. These chips are very advanced, of course, but also in many ways very traditional. ... Reduced Energy Microsystems pits startup chip chops against industry giantsThis entry was posted in Fundings & Exits Gadgets hardware TC Venture Capital on March 16, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
Amazon’s virtual assistant just got a much wider audience. The company announced it’s integrating Alexa into its main shopping app on iPhone, starting today with a full rollout expected by next week. The assistant can do more than just provide a voice interface to Amazon’s retail store, however – it can also control your smart home, play your music or Kindle books,… Read More Amazon adds Alexa to its main shopping appThis entry was posted in Amazon Apps Mobile on March 16, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Meet Omar Raja, the 22-year-old who runs House of Highlights. Why Instagram Is Suddenly the Place for Sports HighlightsThis entry was posted in Gear on March 16, 2017 by Paul Sarconi
Meet Omar Raja, the 22-year-old who runs House of Highlights. The post Why Instagram Is Suddenly the Place for Sports Highlights appeared first on WIRED. Why Instagram Is Suddenly the Place for Sports HighlightsThis entry was posted in Gear NBA Sports and tagged instagram on March 16, 2017 by Paul Sarconi
It was a direct reply, but when the world’s second largest restaurant chain slides into the Trump’s mentions to call him “a disgusting excuse of a President,” people are going to take notice. And screenshot the hell out of it. Billions and billions served, indeed. McDonald’s has since deleted a tweet reading, “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a… Read More McDonald’s serves up one more, calling Trump a ‘disgusting excuse ...This entry was posted in donald trump Social and tagged twitter on March 16, 2017 by Brian Heater
It was a direct reply, but when the world’s second largest restaurant chain slides into the Trump’s mentions to call him “a disgusting excuse of a President,” people are going to take notice. And screenshot the hell out of it. Billions and billions served, indeed. McDonald’s has since deleted a tweet reading, “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a… Read More McDonald’s serves up one more, calling Trump a ‘disgusting excuse ...This entry was posted in donald trump Social and tagged twitter on March 16, 2017 by Brian Heater
This an exciting excerpt from the new book Thinking Machines by Like Dormehl. The book offers a detailed history of primitive machine learning and a dense and fascinating look at the future of true artificial intelligence. The book is available now. Marius Ursache wants you to live forever. It’s not a shock to find out that, in an industry that skews as young as tech, few people spend… Read More In the future there will be mindclonesThis entry was posted in Mobile Startups TC Virtual reality on March 16, 2017 by John Biggs
When the iMessage App Store first launched, its was touted at the next big platform for apps – a new way for developers to gain users and make money, and was followed by an initial surge of iMessage app downloads. Now, however, the excitement is fading as is the app store’s growth. During the first few months after its debut, the iMessage App Store was seeing growth of over 100… Read More Six months in, iMessage App Store growth slows as developers ...This entry was posted in app stores app-store Apps developers iOS App Store iOS apps Mobile Opinion TC trends and tagged apple on March 16, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Learn a hinge-first technique for popping bivalves open with a formal beauty that recalls the tango. How to Shuck an Oyster Like a ProThis entry was posted in Gear on March 16, 2017 by Joe Ray