app Apple said to sell Macs powered by in-house ARM-based chips as early as 2021 By techcrunch.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:13:57 +0000 Apple’s long-rumored Mac ARM chip transition could happen as early as next year, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says that Apple is currently working on three Mac processors based on the design of the A14 system-on-a-chip that will power the next-generation iPhone. The first of the Mac versions will greatly exceed […] Full Article Gadgets Hardware TC Apple ARM ARM chips computers computing Intel iPad iPads iPhone mac macintosh macos PowerPc Steve Jobs system on a chip
app Smartwatch shipments grew during the first quarter of 2020, with Apple Watch still in first place By techcrunch.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:12:26 +0000 Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 20% annually to reach 13.7 million units in the first quarter of 2020, up from 11.4 million units […] Full Article Gadgets TC Apple Apple Watch Garmin Samsung smartwatches Strategy Analytics
app Apple opens access to mobility data, offering insight into how COVID-19 is changing cities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:59:49 +0000 Apple is providing a data set derived from aggregated, anonymized information taken from users of its Maps navigational app, the company announced today. The data is collected as a set of “Mobility Trends Reports,” which are updated daily and provide a look at the change in the number of routing requests made within the Maps […] Full Article Health TC Apple apple inc computing coronavirus COVID-19 Google Google-Maps iPhone iTunes mobile app operating systems smartphones Software
app Apple introduces new $399 iPhone SE with Touch ID and 4.7″ screen By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:01:17 +0000 Apple has dropped a new iPhone SE on the market today. It’s a 4.7” iPhone with a physical home button, Touch ID, a single rear-facing camera and the A13 Bionic chip on board. With a $399 starting price point, the new SE is aimed squarely at new iPhone users or first-time smartphone buyers, but could […] Full Article Hardware TC Apple apple inc Asia face id iPhone iphone 6s iPhone 7 iPhone SE iPhone XS isp machine learning mobile phones retina display smartphone smartphones
app Apple’s new Fraggle Rock series was shot on iPhones in its creators’ homes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:56:16 +0000 There are few more messages more timely than the opening line, “Dance your cares away, worry’s for another day” (or is it “worries?”). Today the familiar Fraggle Rock bass line returns, along with the titular felt underground dwellers, as the first of a new series of mini-episodes hits Apple TV+. Apple’s streaming service will post […] Full Article Entertainment Apple apple tv iPhone
app Review: Apple’s cheap and cheerful iPhone SE By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:01:21 +0000 It’s admittedly difficult to have a comparative conversation about the iPhone SE. This device isn’t really in the same neighborhood as the iPhone 11, even though it’s furnished with the same plush carpeting and fluffy armchairs. The iPhone SE is a value offering. Even though I will use comparatives throughout this piece to help put […] Full Article TC Apple apple inc iPhone iphone 6s iPhone SE iPhone XS isp machine learning mobile phones operating systems retina display smartphone smartphones
app Apple said to sell Macs powered by in-house ARM-based chips as early as 2021 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:13:57 +0000 Apple’s long-rumored Mac ARM chip transition could happen as early as next year, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says that Apple is currently working on three Mac processors based on the design of the A14 system-on-a-chip that will power the next-generation iPhone. The first of the Mac versions will greatly exceed […] Full Article Gadgets Hardware TC Apple ARM ARM chips computers computing Intel iPad iPads iPhone mac macintosh macos PowerPc Steve Jobs system on a chip
app Apple Watch designer reveals the device’s origins on its fifth birthday By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:30:02 +0000 Update: We mistakenly noted in an earlier version that Chaudhri had been a part of Microsoft’s Hololens team. The story has been updated to remove the reference. In his two decades at Apple, Imran Chaudhri worked on many of the company’s most iconic product lines, including the iPhone, iPad and Mac. The designer left the […] Full Article Hardware Wearables animation Apple Apple Watch computing designer iPad iPhone ipod nano iPod touch iTunes Microsoft Portable Media Players smartwatches technology wearable devices
app Apple will make it easier to unlock your iPhone while wearing a face mask By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:15:48 +0000 Face ID was a great idea — until large swathes of the world were forced to wear face masks, rendering it largely useless. Apple has apparently heard our pain. Users are reporting a subtle new feature in the latest developer version of iOS 13.5 that will make it easier to unlock your iPhone without having […] Full Article Security Apple apple inc face id iPhone mobile phones operating systems
app NHS COVID-19: The UK’s coronavirus contacts-tracing app explained By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:08:37 +0000 The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with a population of around 140,000. […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy Security TC Android api app-store Apple Australia Bluetooth contacts tracing apps coronavirus COVID-19 data protection law estonia european union Germany Google iOS iPhone ireland mobile app National Health Service NHS COVID-19 northern ireland operating systems Singapore smartphone smartphones switzerland United Kingdom
app How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:13:50 +0000 Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use. Its everyday utility, pioneered at SRI and Xerox Parc and later combined with a bit of iconic* work from Susan Kare at Apple, has made the pointer our avatar in digital […] Full Article TC animation Apple apple inc apple keyboard Computer Mouse computing Craig Federighi cursor iPad iPads iPhone Mac OS X Microsoft microsoft windows Office for iPad pointer Portable Media Players s Susan Kare tablet computers touchpad video conferencing Xerox
app UK eyeing switch to Apple-Google API for coronavirus contacts tracing — report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:33:32 +0000 The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Mobile Privacy alpha Android api Apple apple inc Australia BBC Bluetooth ceo Colombia computing estonia Google Instagram ios 11 iPhone ireland mobile app National Health Service NHS NHSX operating systems Singapore smartphone smartphones spokesperson switzerland The Financial Times United Kingdom wi-fi
app Apple awards $10 million to rapidly scale COVID-19 sample collection kit production By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:40:19 +0000 Apple has awarded $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics, a company focused on producing sample collection kits for testing COVID-19 to hospitals in the U.S. The money comes from the fund that Apple established to support the development and growth of U.S.-based manufacturing, but is particularly notable because to date, the […] Full Article Biotech Health TC Advanced Manufacturing Fund Apple Apple I apple inc apple store Berkshire Hathaway Companies computers coronavirus COVID-19 Google iPhone manufacturing Steve Jobs United States
app This Week in Apps: Zoom gets busted, TikTok’s new record, contact tracing API launches By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 14:25:42 +0000 This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more. Full Article Apps Extra Crunch TC Android Apple bytedance contact tracing coronavirus COVID-19 Facebook Google Instagram iOS Mobile this week in apps tiktok WhatsApp
app Apple and Google release sample code, UI and detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure-notification apps By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:15:01 +0000 Apple and Google are providing additional resources for developers working with the first version of their Exposure Notification API, the development tools the companies have created and are working on in order to provide a cross-platform way for public health agencies to notify individuals of a potential exposure to a person with a confirmed case […] Full Article Apps Health TC Android Apple computing contact tracing coronavirus COVID-19 Eddystone Google iOS operating systems smartphones
app UK’s coronavirus tracing app strategy faces fresh questions over transparency and interoperability By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 18:39:46 +0000 The UK’s data protection watchdog confirmed today the government still hasn’t given it sight of a key legal document attached to the coronavirus contacts tracing app which is being developed by the NHSX, the digital transformation branch of the country’s National Health Service . Under UK and EU law, a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy api Apple contacts tracing apps coronavirus COVID-19 data management data protection data security Elizabeth Denham european commission European Data Protection Board european union France gchq General Data Protection Regulation Germany Google ireland National Health Service NHSX privacy switzerland UK government United Kingdom
app NHS COVID-19: The UK’s coronavirus contacts-tracing app explained By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:08:37 +0000 The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with a population of around 140,000. […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy Security TC Android api app-store Apple Australia Bluetooth contacts tracing apps coronavirus COVID-19 data protection law estonia european union Germany Google iOS iPhone ireland mobile app National Health Service NHS COVID-19 northern ireland operating systems Singapore smartphone smartphones switzerland United Kingdom
app A security expert says India’s contact-tracing app has flaws; New Delhi says they are ‘by design’ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:50:16 +0000 The Indian government has said that its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu “by design” fetches the location data of its 90 million users and allows them to view the concentration of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in their vicinity. New Delhi issued the statement after France-based security researcher Baptiste Robert found what he […] Full Article Apps Privacy Social Apple coronavirus COVID-19 Google india New Delhi
app UK eyeing switch to Apple-Google API for coronavirus contacts tracing — report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:33:32 +0000 The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Mobile Privacy alpha Android api Apple apple inc Australia BBC Bluetooth ceo Colombia computing estonia Google Instagram ios 11 iPhone ireland mobile app National Health Service NHS NHSX operating systems Singapore smartphone smartphones spokesperson switzerland The Financial Times United Kingdom wi-fi
app Apple awards $10 million to rapidly scale COVID-19 sample collection kit production By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:40:19 +0000 Apple has awarded $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics, a company focused on producing sample collection kits for testing COVID-19 to hospitals in the U.S. The money comes from the fund that Apple established to support the development and growth of U.S.-based manufacturing, but is particularly notable because to date, the […] Full Article Biotech Health TC Advanced Manufacturing Fund Apple Apple I apple inc apple store Berkshire Hathaway Companies computers coronavirus COVID-19 Google iPhone manufacturing Steve Jobs United States
app Google launches ‘Read Along,’ a free app that helps young children practice reading By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:00:17 +0000 Google today is launching a new app, Read Along, that aims to help elementary school students practice their reading skills and stay educationally engaged amid school closures due to coronavirus. The new Android app is based on Google’s existing application, Bolo, which launched in India last year with a catalog of read-along stories in both […] Full Article Apps Android android apps children educational family Google kids parents reading
app Google’s Duo video chat app gets a family mode with doodles and masks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:01:39 +0000 Google today launched an update to its Duo video chat app (which you definitely shouldn’t confuse with Hangouts or Google Meet, Google’s other video, audio and text chat apps). There are plenty of jokes to be made about Google’s plethora of chat options, but Duo is trying to be a bit different from Hangouts and […] Full Article Apps Mobile TC Android conversations Google Google Duo Google Hangouts Mothers Day operating systems telecommunications web conferencing
app Brazil approves QE to fight coronavirus woes By www.ft.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:55:20 GMT Central bank of Latin America’s largest economy can now engage in monetary financing Full Article
app As private investment cools, enterprise startups may try tapping corporate dollars By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:07:11 +0000 Founders hunting down capital in the middle of this pandemic may feel like they’re on a fool’s errand, but some investors are still offering financing, even if the terms might not be as good as they once were. One avenue that appears to remain open: corporate venture capital. The corporate route offers its own set […] Full Article Enterprise Extra Crunch Fundings & Exits Market Analysis Startups TC Venture Capital corporate venture capital Datometry Dell Technologies Capital DocuSign enterprise software mirantis Nutanix Salesforce Ventures salesforce.com
app Nothing Like This Has Ever Happened Before By techcrunch.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:16:57 +0000 “Capitalists both in the Old World and the States, even now, have but little faith in California. They regard this country and everything relating to it as one grand bubble, liable to burst at any moment…. This is how it should be. The wealth of California is thereby passing into the hands of young, active, […] Full Article TC
app As private investment cools, enterprise startups may try tapping corporate dollars By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:07:11 +0000 Founders hunting down capital in the middle of this pandemic may feel like they’re on a fool’s errand, but some investors are still offering financing, even if the terms might not be as good as they once were. One avenue that appears to remain open: corporate venture capital. The corporate route offers its own set […] Full Article Enterprise Extra Crunch Fundings & Exits Market Analysis Startups TC Venture Capital corporate venture capital Datometry Dell Technologies Capital DocuSign enterprise software mirantis Nutanix Salesforce Ventures salesforce.com
app Shopify launches Shop, a new mobile app By techcrunch.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:46 +0000 While Shopify is best-known for powering the online stores of more than 1 million businesses, the company is launching a consumer shopping app of its own today, simply called Shop. The app is actually an update and rebrand of Arrive, an app for tracking packages from Shopify merchants and other retailers, which the company says […] Full Article Apps eCommerce Mobile Shopify
app WhatsApp eyes lending feature in India as Amazon rolls out Pay Later to tens of thousands of customers By techcrunch.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:00:34 +0000 WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing with the local regulator in India, the Facebook -owned messaging platform has listed credit as one of the areas it will pursue in the country. […] Full Article Apps Asia eCommerce Mobile Payments Facebook india Mobikwik Paytm WhatsApp
app Marketing data platform Adverity raises $30M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:45:25 +0000 In the time many of us live in now, we all know our online media consumption is — to state the obvious — going through the roof. Subsequently, the amount of data pertaining to online marketing is, equally, reaching stratospheric heights and in recent years tech companies like Datorama and Funnel.io, SuperMetrics and Adverity have appeared to […] Full Article Europe TC Adverity Amazon artificial intelligence Companies data scientist e-commerce Farfetch felix capital Frederic Court Funnel ikea Mangrove Capital Partners Nino Marakovic online marketing Publishing Red Bull Sapphire Ventures Shopify TechCrunch unilever
app Instabug raises $5M Series A round led by Accel, as mobile app usage surges By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:27:22 +0000 There are some startups that behave like sprinters, and others that run a marathon. I came across Instabug when I was in Cairo in 2013. Born during the chaotic era of the Arab Spring, this plucky startup managed to make it to TechCrunch Disrupt, then Y Combinator in 2016, then a $1.7 million in seed […] Full Article Apps Europe Recent Funding Startups TC Accel instabug
app Google’s Duo video chat app gets a family mode with doodles and masks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:01:39 +0000 Google today launched an update to its Duo video chat app (which you definitely shouldn’t confuse with Hangouts or Google Meet, Google’s other video, audio and text chat apps). There are plenty of jokes to be made about Google’s plethora of chat options, but Duo is trying to be a bit different from Hangouts and […] Full Article Apps Mobile TC Android conversations Google Google Duo Google Hangouts Mothers Day operating systems telecommunications web conferencing
app Apple and Google update joint coronavirus tracing tech to improve user privacy and developer flexibility By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:15:20 +0000 Apple and Google have provided a number of updates about the technical details of their joint contact tracing system, which they’re now exclusively referring to as an “exposure notification” technology, since the companies say this is a better way to describe what they’re offering. The system is just one part of a contact tracing system, […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy TC Android Apple Bluetooth Cédric O contacts tracing coronavirus COVID-19 cryptography dave burke european union France Germany Google privacy
app Germany ditches centralized approach to app for COVID-19 contacts tracing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:31:25 +0000 Germany has U-turned on building a centralized COVID-19 contacts tracing app — and will instead adopt a decentralized architecture, Reuters reported Sunday, citing a joint statement by chancellery minister Helge Braun and health minister Jens Spahn. In Europe in recent weeks, a battle has raged between different groups backing centralized vs decentralized infrastructure for apps […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy Android Apple Bluetooth contact tracing coronavirus COVID-19 decentralization DP-3T european commission european union France Germany Google iOS mobile app operating systems p2p PEPP-PT smartphones surveillance United Kingdom
app Amazon gives away a free year of live and on-demand cooking classes on Food Network Kitchen app By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:36:49 +0000 Amazon is bringing a year’s worth of free, live and on-demand cooking classes to tens of millions of Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablet owners across the U.S., thanks to an expanded collaboration with Discovery’s Food Network Kitchen. The subscription service launched last fall as a flagship app for Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo Show, bringing daily […] Full Article Apps Media Alexa Amazon amazon alexa Android chef chefs Cooking cooking classes Discovery fire tablet Fire TV food and drink food network food network kitchen guy fieri Interactive TV live streaming martha stewart rachael ray United States vp
app UK privacy and security experts warn over coronavirus app mission creep By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:30:15 +0000 A number of UK computer security and privacy experts have signed an open letter raising transparency and mission creep concerns about the national approach to develop a coronavirus contacts tracing app. The letter, signed by 177 academics, follows a similar letter earlier this month signed by around 300 academics from across the world, who urged […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy Security TC Android Apple Bluetooth computer security coronavirus COVID-19 France gchq Germany Google iOS Matt Hancock National Cyber Security Centre National Health Service NHSX privacy UK parliament United Kingdom
app Apple and Google release first seed of COVID-19 exposure notification API for contact tracing app developers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:00:29 +0000 Apple and Google have released the first version of their exposure notification API, which they previously called the contact tracing API. This is a developer-focused release, and is a seed of the API in development, with the primary intent of collecting feedback from developers who will be using the API to create new contact tracing […] Full Article Apps Health TC Android Apple computing coronavirus COVID-19 european union Google google cloud messaging operating systems smartphones thierry-breton Tim Cook
app This Week in Apps: Zoom gets busted, TikTok’s new record, contact tracing API launches By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 14:25:42 +0000 This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more. Full Article Apps Extra Crunch TC Android Apple bytedance contact tracing coronavirus COVID-19 Facebook Google Instagram iOS Mobile this week in apps tiktok WhatsApp
app Apple and Google release sample code, UI and detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure-notification apps By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:15:01 +0000 Apple and Google are providing additional resources for developers working with the first version of their Exposure Notification API, the development tools the companies have created and are working on in order to provide a cross-platform way for public health agencies to notify individuals of a potential exposure to a person with a confirmed case […] Full Article Apps Health TC Android Apple computing contact tracing coronavirus COVID-19 Eddystone Google iOS operating systems smartphones
app NHS COVID-19: The UK’s coronavirus contacts-tracing app explained By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:08:37 +0000 The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with a population of around 140,000. […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Privacy Security TC Android api app-store Apple Australia Bluetooth contacts tracing apps coronavirus COVID-19 data protection law estonia european union Germany Google iOS iPhone ireland mobile app National Health Service NHS COVID-19 northern ireland operating systems Singapore smartphone smartphones switzerland United Kingdom
app UK eyeing switch to Apple-Google API for coronavirus contacts tracing — report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:33:32 +0000 The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing […] Full Article Apps Europe Health Mobile Privacy alpha Android api Apple apple inc Australia BBC Bluetooth ceo Colombia computing estonia Google Instagram ios 11 iPhone ireland mobile app National Health Service NHS NHSX operating systems Singapore smartphone smartphones spokesperson switzerland The Financial Times United Kingdom wi-fi
app Google launches ‘Read Along,’ a free app that helps young children practice reading By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:00:17 +0000 Google today is launching a new app, Read Along, that aims to help elementary school students practice their reading skills and stay educationally engaged amid school closures due to coronavirus. The new Android app is based on Google’s existing application, Bolo, which launched in India last year with a catalog of read-along stories in both […] Full Article Apps Android android apps children educational family Google kids parents reading
app Google’s Duo video chat app gets a family mode with doodles and masks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:01:39 +0000 Google today launched an update to its Duo video chat app (which you definitely shouldn’t confuse with Hangouts or Google Meet, Google’s other video, audio and text chat apps). There are plenty of jokes to be made about Google’s plethora of chat options, but Duo is trying to be a bit different from Hangouts and […] Full Article Apps Mobile TC Android conversations Google Google Duo Google Hangouts Mothers Day operating systems telecommunications web conferencing
app Snapchat preempts clones, syndicates Stories to other apps By techcrunch.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:00:03 +0000 If you can’t stop them, power them. That’s the strategy behind Snapchat App Stories, which launches today to let users show off their ephemeral content in other apps too. The first partners will let you post Stories to your dating profile in Hily, share them alongside [music] videos in Triller, watch them while screensharing in […] Full Article Apps Developer Mobile Social TC Developer Platform hily Octi snap inc Snap Kit Snapchat Snapchat Ads Snapchat Snap Kit Squad Triller
app Facebook Messenger launches Mac & Windows apps By techcrunch.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:13:17 +0000 Facebook Messenger is finally getting desktop apps almost 9 years after its debut. After seeing over a 100% increase in desktop browser audio and video calling, Messenger today releases its Mac and Windows desktop apps. They bring the same features as the browser version, but make it easier to keep your chat threads handy than […] Full Article Apps Social TC Facebook facebook messenger Group Video Chat Screensharing video chat zoom
app Replace non-stop Zoom with remote office avatars app Pragli By techcrunch.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:37:30 +0000 Could avatars that show what co-workers are up to save work-from-home teams from constant distraction and loneliness? That’s the idea behind Pragli, the Bitmoji for the enterprise. It’s a virtual office app that makes you actually feel like you’re in the same building. Pragli uses avatars to signal whether co-workers are at their desk, away, […] Full Article Apps Enterprise Funding Fundings & Exits Mobile Recent Funding Social Startups TC Avi Networks K9 Ventures Pragli remote work slack zoom
app Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s By techcrunch.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:02:24 +0000 Would you pay with a “Google Card?” TechCrunch has obtained imagery that shows Google is developing its own physical and virtual debit cards. The Google card and associated checking account will allow users to buy things with a card, mobile phone or online. It connects to a Google app with new features that let users […] Full Article Apps eCommerce Finance Mobile Payments Security TC Apple Card Apple Pay betterment checking account debit card Google Google Pay Robinhood Wealthfront
app Clubhouse voice chat leads a wave of spontaneous social apps By techcrunch.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:22:22 +0000 Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That’s the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised to take advantage of our cleared schedules amidst quarantine. But they could also change the way we work and socialize long after COVID-19 by bringing the free-flowing, ad-hoc communication of parties and open office plans […] Full Article Apps Mobile Social Startups Talent TC Video around Audio social networks Bunch chat rooms clubhouse coronavirus COVID-19 discord Facebook Messenger Auto Status High Fidelity Highlight loom paul davison Pragli Screen shorts Slashtalk Zenly
app Moshi, a sleep and mindfulness app for kids, raises $12M Series B led by Accel By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:11:09 +0000 “If your kids aren’t sleeping, you aren’t sleeping,” says Moshi founder and CEO Ian Chambers. As mindfulness apps grow increasingly popular among adults, Moshi is looking to bring mindfulness and meditative techniques to children. The app today announced the close of a $12 million Series B financing led by Accel, with participation from Latitude Ventures […] Full Article Apps Entertainment Funding Startups TC Accel Accel Partners Julia Hawkins Localglobe Michael Acton Smith moshi
app IRL, the calendar app for virtual events, launches a web product By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:00:47 +0000 IRL, the recently pivoted calendar app that aggregates live virtual events, has today launched a web version of the platform. The company, which has $11 million in funding from Goodwater Capital, Founders Fund and Floodgate, started as a social planning app that helped folks find each other in the real world, based on interest and […] Full Article Apps Social Startups TC abe shafi Floodgate Founders Fund irl
app Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:02:20 +0000 The worlds of virtual and augmented reality have yet to land on the applications and hardware to truly spark mass-market, consumer interest in the space, but in the meantime, a startup building mixed reality services for business users has raised a round of funding, underscoring the opportunity in enterprise. Spatial, which has developed a “holographic” […] Full Article TC 5g Amazon Android arkansas augmented reality AWS Baidu BNP Paribas bumptop ceo cofounder Google inovia Instagram iPhone leaders fund lerer hippeau macintosh Magic Leap mark pincus mattel Microsoft mike krieger mixed reality mobile device nestle new media Qualcomm reality Samsung Spatial technology video conferencing Virtual reality wearable devices Zynga