It was a busy day in Maui as Qualcomm kicked off this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit. The San Diego chipmaker announced a two-in-one PC form factor powered by the Snapdragon 835 that has some big name hardware partners like Asus and HP behin... The Snapdragon 845 is Qualcomm’s next flagship processorThis entry was posted in hardware Mobile qualcomm TC on December 5, 2017 by Brian Heater
Foursquare’s VP of business development Mike Harkey, who has been with the company for more than 5 years, has left to join Google as its director of global product partnerships. His LinkedIn page shows that he joined Google this month after... Foursquare VP of business development Mike Harkey has left for ...This entry was posted in Apps Foursquare Mobile Startups TC and tagged google on December 5, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
The new Always Connected PC boots fast, lasts for days, and never loses internet connection. Qualcomm Is Building Awesome Windows PCs Out of Smartphone PartsThis entry was posted in Gear on December 5, 2017 by David Pierce
Facebook wants you to share a bit more about yourself on your profile, so today it’s launching a new feature to web and mobile users called “Did You Know,” where you can answer questions about yourself to clue friends into your ... As tbh popularity wanes, Facebook launches ‘Did You Know’ social ...This entry was posted in Social TC and tagged facebook on December 5, 2017 by Lucas Matney
Apple today is introducing a new way for app developers to acquire users for their apps: it’s launching a pay-per-install advertising product called Search Ads Basic. The “basic” branding signals that this product is being aimed... Apple introduces a new pay-per-install ad product called Search Ads ...This entry was posted in Ads advertising app-store Apps developers Mobile TC and tagged apple on December 5, 2017 by Sarah Perez
As Pinterest looks to further expand beyond just the audience you’d expect to use it, it’s going to have to start chasing down users and meet them on different territories — and that includes messaging apps. So today Pinterest i... Pinterest integrates deeper with Facebook with a new bot and ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Startups TC and tagged pinterest on December 5, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
A peer-to-peer payment app that works similar to Venmo from startup Lydia in France now works with Apple Pay (a feature originally announced in July), making it possible to spend your balance from the app wherever MasterCard and Apple Pay are acc... French peer-to-peer payment app Lydia adds Apple Pay supportThis entry was posted in apple inc Apple Pay eCommerce Finance google wallet Mobile mobile payments money payments Startups TC and tagged apple on December 5, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
Instagram is copying Snapchat’s Memories feature and going a step further, letting you create a permanent home to show off formerly ephemeral content. Starting today on iOS and Android, Instagram Stories will now automatically Archive your ... Instagram lets you Archive expired Stories and Highlight favorites on ...This entry was posted in Apps Social TC and tagged instagram on December 5, 2017 by Josh Constine
From now on, stories will automatically download to your phone and you can share them permanently on your profile. Instagram’s New Story Highlights Save Your Disappearing Videos ForeverThis entry was posted in Gear on December 5, 2017 by David Pierce
Playdots, the company that lets gamers play with Dots, will soon have a new CEO as co-founder and current COO Patrick Moberg takes over for co-founder Paul Murphy. Murphy lead the company as CEO since the founding in 2013 and will stay with Playd... The company behind Dots is changing CEOsThis entry was posted in Apps business ceo Mobile on December 5, 2017 by Matt Burns