[ad_1] Think your flashlight does the trick when camping? Try camping with a headlamp just once and the experience will be… illuminating. After all, even simple tasks such as lighting a match and chopping wood require two hands. And while your precious Maglite might moonlight as a weapon against rampant bears, it’s far ...
Read More »Ford built this high-tech hub in New York to prove it’s more than a car company
[ad_1] Why it matters to you Ford wants to help reduce congestion in bustling cities. Its FordHub is a look at what the car-maker is working on, and what the future of transportation could be. Ford isn’t just a car company anymore. As a part of its effort to build ...
Read More »Apple did a lot more than just smash its iPhone sales record
[ad_1] Here’s how Apple smashed its previous iPhone sales record. But despite the silver lining, a dark cloud is looming. Must read: Five things you shouldn’t buy from Apple 78.29 million is a new record for iPhones sold by Apple in a quarter, up 5 percent on the year-ago quarter ...
Read More »Google will soon integrate Progressive Web Apps deeper into Android
[ad_1] Progressive Web Apps, which are basically sophisticated web apps that are able to use features like push notifications and a local cache to give users a native-like experience, have been on Google’s radar for the last few years. While they almost look and feel like native apps, they were never ...
Read More »Index-backed Hutch puts $5.5M in the tank to rev up its mobile gaming engines
[ad_1] UK-based indie free-to-play mobile games developer studio, Hutch, is gearing up to step on the gas and strap a bunch more players into its clutch of racing themed titles, fueled by a $5.5M expansion round of seed funding… The cash injection is co-led by Index Ventures and early stage London-based fund Backed VC. Free-to-play ...
Read More »Team BlackSheep’s Vendetta is a fast racing drone with high learning curve
[ad_1] Drone racing as a sport is taking off, with teams, sponsors and television networks all getting in on the action of this developing scene. There’s a professional drone racing league, live streaming and even drone-racing simulators, where drone-pilot hopefuls can try emulating the real thing. But what if you want ...
Read More »Snapchat growth slowed 82% after Instagram Stories launched
[ad_1] Snapchat was flying high in early 2016, but the launch of direct competitor Instagram Stories coincided with a massive drop in how fast Snapchat was growing, judging by new stats in its IPO filing. That aligns with our report that multiple analytic providers and social media talent managers saw ...
Read More »Microsoft gives Windows device makers their 2017 marching orders
[ad_1] Microsoft officials have some fairly specific ideas about what they want their Windows-device-making partners to build in calendar 2017. Credit: Microsoft On the PC front, Microsoft wants its OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and ODMs (original design manufacturers) to make more Windows 10 detachables, convertibles, and ultraslims. They also are ...
Read More »Shorter lines for pricey burgers as Shake Shack ups mobile rollout – CNET
[ad_1] Burger-hungry people line up outside a Shake Shack. Lori Grunin/CNET Following Shake Shack’s limited test of an ordering app in Manhattan (where it’s too cold to stand in outdoor lines right now), the purveyor of Danny Meyer‘s super-popular, line-inducing gourmet hamburgers and concretes has expanded its mobile-ordering reach to ...
Read More »The Morning After: Thursday February 2nd, 2017
[ad_1] Moving forwardTesla pulls an Apple, drops ‘Motors’ from its name Reflecting the company’s ambitions for solar and electric energy in more places than just your car, Tesla Motors has chopped off a bit of its name. Now known as simply Tesla (which you probably called it anyway), the company ...
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