David Marcus, Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products responded to the backlash against Messenger Kids when he spoke at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles on Thursday. “Families will be better off because it exists,” said... David Marcus defends Facebook’s Messenger Kids platformThis entry was posted in Messenger Social on February 1, 2018 by Katie Roof
As far as sales figures go, this last quarter wasn’t entirely rosy for Apple. During today’s earnings report, the company posted sales of 77.3 million iPhones, down just under a million from this time last year. Of course, that 78.2 m... iPhone sales numbers dipped slightly, but revenue is up courtesy ...This entry was posted in Earnings hardware Mobile and tagged apple iphone on February 1, 2018 by Brian Heater
Apple’s dream of becoming a $1 trillion company will have to wait — at least for a little while. But while iPhone sales this year were about flat (down about 1% to be exact), revenue from the iPhone rose 13% year-over-year. That means... Apple’s $1T dreams are on hold as it misses on ...This entry was posted in Apps Earnings Finance Mobile TC and tagged apple on February 1, 2018 by Matthew Lynley
Google parent company Alphabet’s big run over the past few months came to a screeching halt today after it came out with its fourth-quarter results, which fell beneath expectations set by Wall Street for the advertising giant — sendin... Alphabet is tumbling after a fourth quarter whiff and names ...This entry was posted in Alphabet Apps Earnings Finance Mobile TC on February 1, 2018 by Matthew Lynley
Just a PSA: If you charge your car regularly at a public charge station, you might want to keep an eye out for fraudulent charges on whatever card you use to pay for it. Researchers have found that some charge stations, specifically those that re... Electric car charge station payment systems may lack basic security ...This entry was posted in electric cars Gadgets Security TC Transportation on February 1, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
After losing $440 million last quarter, Snap Inc is launching a merchandise store…but the goal isn’t to make money. Today the company launched the Snap Store which lives in the Snapchat app’s Discover section and lets you buy Sn... Snapchat launches Snap Store, teasing in-app commerce potentialThis entry was posted in Apps eCommerce Mobile Social TC and tagged snapchat on February 1, 2018 by Josh Constine
If and when your crypto investments go back up feel free to spend about $100,000 on one of these new creations from the watchmakers at MB&F and noted horologist Stepan Sarpaneva. The watch, called the MoonMachine 2, has a “heads-up̶... The MB&F MoonMachine 2 reconnects you with the celestialThis entry was posted in Gadgets luxury brands TC watch on February 1, 2018 by John Biggs
Nintendo really out Nintendoed itself with last month’s Labo announcement. The cardboard kit gets some innovative use out of the Switch’s underlying technology, letting kids build robot, fishing rods, pianos and the like, using the co... Nintendo will let you hack your Labo creations with Toy ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming Nintendo on February 1, 2018 by Brian Heater
YouTube Go, a mobile version of YouTube built for emerging markets with features like offline viewing and nearby sharing, is today expanding to over 130 countries worldwide. This wider rollout will make YouTube Go available to a large number of p... Google’s data-friendly app YouTube Go expands to over 130 countries, ...This entry was posted in Android Apps Mobile TC YouTube on February 1, 2018 by Sarah Perez
Medumo co-founder Adeel Yang has plenty of first-hand experience dealing with cancellations for procedures and appointments as a physician — but it’s been a problem that’s a deceptively hard to solve. So Yang and his co-founders... Medumo tries working out how to best nudge patients to ...This entry was posted in Mobile TC on February 1, 2018 by Matthew Lynley