The world has changed since Biblical times, but only so much. (For starters, we’re back to using tablets.) Before, there was one Goliath and one David. Now, there are few a “Googles” and a few “Dropboxes” who are taking them on. But if not a sling and a handful of smooth stones – what sets […]
Docker is hosting its developer conference in Seattle this week and showcasing the quickly growing ecosystem that has grown up around its container tools. One of the companies on stage today was Microsoft, which announced that it is great expanding its support for Docker containers by more deeply integrating it into a number of its […]
How will Twitter squeeze more cash out of each user since it can’t seem to add more of them? A Twitter video channel. Pre-roll ads before Vines. And sharing cash to attract creators. After watching other social networks get rich off of video, Twitter’s tuning in. Brevity that inspires information density has always been what’s magical about […]
Samsung is looking to take its relationship with the Internet of Things to the next level with an investment to the tune of $1.2 billion. The electronics giant’s CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon announced the four-year R&D plan during an event in DC this week. The investment will cover some 15,000 Samsung employees across the US. According […]
Drones have numerous applications in security, inspection, and other major roles at industrial facilities, but in many cases manual control is still the standard. Tel Aviv-based Airobotics aims to automate the process as an alternative to costly and involved human pilots, and has raised $28.5 million to do so. The company’s solution is to provide […]
Last week at E3, we had a chance to speak with some of the biggest names in VR, from Oculus to Sony — but that list that wouldn’t be complete without some input from HTC. The smartphone maker was, perhaps, something of a dark horse in the space, but its Vive headset has scored high rankings […]
Running out of room on your smartphone is a problem many mobile consumers have today, thanks to sizable photo, video, and music libraries saved on their device. That means that when these users try to download a new app, that process may fail due to a lack of disk space. Since mid-May, Google been testing a new […]
Want to see something mind-bending? Here’s a simple optical illusion that will literally change the way you see famous photos. Hasselblad is milking the hype surrounding its Wednesday announcement for all. it’s. worth. They’ve released one teaser image and told us this camera is a “game changer” that will supposedly have us “over the moon.” […]
If there’s one thing E3 was not short of, it was controllers. Thousands of the things! Xbox controllers, Dual Shock controllers, third party controllers, motion controllers. But at Indiecade, an independent games showcase at the show, developers devised a variety of ways to play with no controller at all, making these digital games charmingly analog. […]
Facebook users can expect to start seeing more of the company’s Canvas format. For those of you who haven’t been following all of Facebook’s different ad formats, a Canvas is basically a mobile ad that opens into an interactive, full-screen page. (Like Instant Articles, it’s supposed to circumvent the long load times that can come […]