Snapchat doubled its Rest of World revenue this quarter. That’s a surprise, considering CEO Evan Spiegel never seemed to care about anyone but U.S. teens. Snapchat’s Android app was buggy. Its videos loaded too slowly on weak connecti... After years of neglect, Snapchat wins in the developing worldThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps Mobile Social TC and tagged snapchat on February 6, 2018 by Josh Constine
Snapchat is starting to turn things around, boosting its sluggish user growth rate and beating Wall Street’s expectations for the first time with today’s blockbuster Q4 2017 earnings report. It added 8.9 million daily active users to ... Snap shares skyrocket on first earnings beat with revived user ...This entry was posted in Apps Earnings Mobile Social TC on February 6, 2018 by Josh Constine
Exclusive content is how creators get patrons to pay them a monthly subscription fee on Patreon, so the startup is equipping them with a Snapchat-like tool to turn their private lives into “behind-the-scenes” footage. Patreon Lens lau... Patreon Lens is Snapchat for creators’ paid fans onlyThis entry was posted in Apps Creators Mobile Social Startups TC on February 6, 2018 by Josh Constine
Apple’s investment in AR technologies has been ushering in a new wave of apps, from those that let you perform more practical tasks – like visualizing furniture placement in rooms – to those with mass consumer appeal – lik... The NYT debuts its first augmented reality-enhanced story on iOSThis entry was posted in Apps AR augmented reality iOS iOS apps Mobile NYT The New York Times on February 6, 2018 by Sarah Perez
Portrait mode-style bokeh camera features have largely been the realm of high-end flagships to this point. That’s due, in part to the fact that many device makers rely on a dual-camera system to create the effect, driving up prices in the p... Samsung is bringing bokeh camera effects to cheaper phonesThis entry was posted in camera+ hardware Mobile and tagged samsung on February 6, 2018 by Brian Heater
SimpliSafe, a Boston-based home security company, launched their first security products in 2009 and the devices were a hit. Thanks to their home-security-in-a-box solution the average homeowner could install door sensors, glass-break microphones... SimpliSafe upgrades the DIY home security experienceThis entry was posted in computer security dropcam Gadgets Home Automation TC on February 6, 2018 by John Biggs
The team at SocialRank has spent the last few years building ways for brands and marketers to get a better sense of who’s following and engaging with them on social media. Until now, they’ve been doing that on an account level —... SocialRank’s new product helps marketers understand why tweets go viralThis entry was posted in Social socialrank Startups TC on February 6, 2018 by Anthony Ha
The Apple Watch continues to be a bright spot in amongst the middling world of wearables, according to new numbers from Canalys. The analyst group’s figures put the smartwatch at 18 million shipments for 2017, representing a 54-percent jump... Apple Watch shipments jumped in 2017, according to analystsThis entry was posted in Apple Watch Gadgets Wearables and tagged apple on February 6, 2018 by Brian Heater
This speaker is huge. It’s the size of a cooler a person would take camping for a week. It weighs 48 lbs. And for a good reason, too. The Kube speaker from Thomas and Darden is solid and packed with power. The company says it can put out 12... Review: The Kube speaker is overpriced and underwhelmingThis entry was posted in Gadgets TC on February 6, 2018 by Matt Burns
A new generation of space scientists is using high tech materials to resurrect the long-neglected supersonic parachute. The Supersonic Parachutes Carrying NASA’s Martian DreamsThis entry was posted in Gear on February 6, 2018 by Brendan Koerner