April 30, 2015
HoloLens Hands-On: How We Built An App For Microsoft’s Augmented Reality Headset
Microsoft’s HoloLens is no joke. We’ve now tried the company’s latest revision of its unreleased augmented reality headset and even built an app for it. The new hardware, which Microsoft…
Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda Gobbles Up $100M More Led By Goldman Sachs
Less than two months after raising $110 million, Foodpanda — the Rocket Internet-backed food delivery service — has gobbled an additional $100 million serving from investors.
Tesla’s $3,000 Powerwall Will Let Households Run Entirely On Solar Energy
You almost certainly associate Tesla with cars — very cool cars — but the company has an even grander vision beyond that. Today, CEO and founder Elon Musk unveiled ‘Tesla…
Music Streaming Site Grooveshark Closes As Part Of Legal Settlement
After years of legal battles, music streaming service Grooveshark has shut down.
Researchers Create The Ultimate Smartphone Ultra Zoom To See And Measure Strands Of DNA
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have created a smartphone ultra zoom solution that allows scientists in the field to image and size DNA. The tool, which uses…
You Can Now Use Shazam, Instacart, And Other Android Apps With “Okay Google” Commands
You’ve been able to use your voice (“Ok Google”) to do all sorts of stuff on Android for a while now. But said stuff has all been built-in by Google…
Apple Invites Developers To Test Its New “App Analytics” Service
Ahead of its annual WWDC developer conference in June, Apple has opened up beta access to a new mobile app analytics service aimed at iOS developers. Simply called “Apple’s App…
The Secret About Rich Founders And Ferraris
By now, the outrage machine is in full bore over the shutdown of Valley darling Secret. The once high-flying app, which allowed you to anonymously share details with your friends…
LinkedIn Q1 Beats On Sales Of $638M, EPS Of $0.57, Shares Tank On Weak Outlook
After Facebook and Twitter reported mixed results this week, LinkedIn today was the latest of the social networks to report its Q1 earnings. The company, which has over 350 million…
The Worst Business Mantra Is ‘Spend The Company’s Money Like It’s Your Own’
What do a teepee, cosmetic surgery and hot tub supplies have in common? They all appeared on corporate expense reports in 2011. Yes, it turns out that when companies tell…
How Old Do You Look? Microsoft Built A Robot That Tries To Guess Your Age
How old do you look? Old for your years? Young enough that you get carded every time you try to buy a beer? Now, how old do you look… to…
Google To Test Mobile-Optimized Web Pages In Indonesia
Google announced today that it will begin running tests of a new way to deliver search results to mobile users with slow connections. The company’s pilot trials will initially take…
Thanks to the release of Windows 10 for multiple single-board computers, tinkerers are now waking up to the possibility of running Windows as a usable and surprisingly polished alternative open…
Microsoft’s Project Oxford Gives Developers Access To Facial, Image And Speech-Recognition APIs
Microsoft quietly launched a set of new machine-learning APIs in beta under the “Project Oxford” moniker yesterday. These new APIs allow developers to add face detection and recognition features to…
Warby Parker Now Worth $1.2 Billion, Focusing On Building More Brick-And-Mortar Stores
The e-commerce eyeglasses retailer Warby Parker has raised $100 million to expand physical store locations from 12 to 20 by year’s end and to work on technology that will allow…
It’s been increasingly evident for years: smartphone users are digging bigger phones as they do more on screens, and spend less time talking on the phone. And there’s no sign…
In further proof of the rise of streaming video services and the cord-cutting trend in general, TV measurement firm Nielsen today said it would begin to track viewing data and…
NeonMob Is A Platform For Creating, Trading, And Collecting Digital Art
Digital art is gaining popularity, with companies like Curioos dedicating entire marketplaces to the medium, but the idea of scarcity when it comes to the Internet is relatively new. NeonMob…
Dopay Banks $2M To Launch A Cloud Payroll Service For The Unbanked
Dopay, a London-headquartered startup that offers a payroll service for the unbanked, has closed a $2 million seed. Investors in the round of funding include global private equity firm ACE…
A new mobile email application called Zero is launching today to help users power through their inboxes on the go to achieve the often sought-after state of “inbox zero.” Aimed…
Two months after launching its unique organizational tool, Airtable is rolling out two new features that’ll make it easier to share your personal spreadsheet/database hybrids with others in a way…
Amazon Brings HD And Cellular Streaming To The iOS Instant Video App
Amazon has answered a long-standing request with an update to Amazon Instant Video that delivers streaming of HD resolution content, and allows streaming over cellular connections, rather than just Wi-Fi.…
Mobile Action Raises $2 Million To Help App Makers Attract More Users
Getting apps discovered in an increasingly packed app store is a challenge. This is why a number of firms have launched services to help app publishers figure out how to…
If you want to relive your classic MS-DOS gaming experiences, you need venture no further than Twitter. The Internet Archive’s website-embeddable games also now work directly in tweets, when you’re…
Apple’s iPhone is just about the best smartphone camera you can get, but a new patent application provides a good indication of how it could get even better. The patent…
Micro Tug Robots Can Pull Objects 2,000 Times Their Own Weight
Like the noble ant or the sassy-yet-lovable tugboat, Micro Tugs can pull more than their own weight. The robots, which come from Stanford’s Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab, use a…
Apple And IBM Team With Japan Post To Address The Needs Of An Aging Population
Japan Post CEO Taizo Nishimuro was on-stage with Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty this morning to announce a new joint initiative and highlight some of the…
Dufl, A Service That Packs And Ships Your Suitcase, Is A Traveler’s Dream
The absolute worst part of traveling, whether it’s for business or for pleasure, is packing and unpacking a suitcase. The work it takes to pack a bag is negligible, but…
Campus Job, Connecting College Students With Employers, Raises $7.8 Million In Series A
Nearly eight months after launching a platform to connect college students with local job opportunities, Campus Job has raised a $7.8 million Series A round of funding led by General…
Real Estate Startup Suitey Rebrands As TripleMint, Raises $1.65M
TripleMint, a New York City startup aiming to take the pain out of buying, selling and renting an apartment, has raised $1.65 million in seed funding. Investors include Dominion Capital,…
