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July 30, 2015
Though some adults still feel awkward about having conversations with their smartphone’s mobile assistant, like Siri, kids today seem to have no qualms about chattering with our virtual…
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Communications apps that strike a chord with users across different markets are hot property these days, and it looks like another one of them may soon enter the so-called unicorn…
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With 700 million Messenger users, investors are eager to see Facebook earn money on the platform. But Zuckerberg put the brakes on those expectations today during the Q2…
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Yahoo unveiled a new app today called Livetext, where users can send each other video and text — but no sound. To get a sense of how it…
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FireChat, Disrupt alum Open Garden’s popular off-the-grid messaging app, is getting a major update today that introduces private messaging that can even bridge local networks. The major innovation…
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Michael Lopp’s job at Pinterest is to basically make sure he doesn’t have anything to do all day. As head of the company’s engineering efforts, Lopp, a compulsive…
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Google is today opening up a program that allows developers who are running Search app install campaigns on AdWords to advertise their apps within Google Play’s search results.…
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The idea of Apple Music struck fear in the hearts of listeners like me. The company had enough money to buy exclusives that could fracture and balkanize the world’s…
Read articleJuly 29, 2015
It’s been a good week for cord-cutting sports fans. Word has it that CBS will live stream the Super Bowl commercials for the first time. Disney is considering…
Read articleJuly 29, 2015
With a growing number of mobile applications available to download, and only a handful that see regular usage, push notifications have become one of the only ways for…
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