By admin on May 5, 2016
Twitter
Choosing this year’s Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield winners will be a tough job. There is an exceptionally strong and unique group of young companies competing in Startup Battlefield next week with 20 companies showcasing their innovative solutions to solving important and critical issues. Thankfully, we have an experienced team of entrepreneurs and investors to help […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Tech News
Digital content is one of the most consumed “goods” in the online marketplace. However, buyers and sellers still can’t seem to agree on a fair price for these goods. Consumers realize that, regardless of the platform, content is valuable and there are costs involved. So when they block ads, it’s not because they are freeloaders, […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Android
Opera today announced that its built-in ad blocker, which was previously only available in the experimental developer release channel, is now coming to all of its desktop users. In addition, it is now also bringing this same feature to mobile, starting with Opera Mini for Android. While ad blocking isn’t exactly without controversy, there can […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
iPhone
Image: ZDNet After a month, our Smartphone Survival Test is over. And it has been quite a learning experience. I’ve learned that despite a lot of my previous misgivings about the operating system and some of the questionable hardware I’ve dealt with in years past, things have improved considerably in Android land. I’m going to […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Cameras
The messy legal battle surrounding the life’s work of nanny and amateur street photographer Vivian Maier may finally be coming to a close in less than a week.
By admin on May 4, 2016
Gadgets
Bowers & Wilkins, an audio gear brand that has been familiar to millions for decades, has been bought out by EVA Automation, a two-year-old company that has never released a product. Yet the old company’s name and CEO will remain. You’re not going to hear about a weirder deal today. EVA Automation is the company […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Amazon
New video streaming services are launching left and right these days, and now Time Warner-owned Turner is looking to get a piece of the action for itself, too. The company announced this morning plans to debut an on-demand service focused on films, including both indie titles and mainstream Hollywood hits from major studios, including Warner Bros. Called […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Facebook
Access to WhatsApp has been restored in Brazil, roughly 24 hours after telecom providers began blocking the messaging app in response to a court order. A judge in the Brazilian state of Sergipe ordered local phone carriers to block access to WhatsApp for 72 hours, but his ruling was overturned on appeal. Mark Zuckerberg celebrated the end of […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Google
There’s a lot to like about Google’s own self-driving cars, but if you’ve got kids, you’d need a fleet just to get them to the soccer game and back. That, presumably, is why the Google initiative’s first direct collaboration with an automaker will automate a nice, roomy new Pacifica minivan. Not only is the mileage […]
By admin on May 4, 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Solair, an Italy-based IoT service that was founded in 2011 (and not the U.S.-based company that makes retractable awnings). Solair already used Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform to offer its services, so it’s no surprise that Microsoft plans to integrate its technology into the Azure IoT Suite. For now, though, it’s […]
