Category: mobile

Twitter’s user growth goes nowhere and the stock is collapsing

The small nice-ish story Twitter had going for itself for the past few quarters was that, at the very least,
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July 27, 2017 / anthony noto, apps, Earnings, facebook, Finance, jack dorsey, mobile, Snap, TC, Twitter

LG says its flagship G6 smartphone isn’t selling as well as expected

LG’s mobile business is in a sticky patch after the company admitted its flagship LG G6 smartphone hasn’t sold as
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July 27, 2017 / Asia, computing, g6, LG Electronics, lg g6, mobile, smartphones, technology

Report: Xiaomi sales climb but Huawei remains China’s top smartphone brand

China’s Xiaomi, once the world’s highest valued tech startup, is getting over a disappointing past two years with a notable
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July 26, 2017 / Asia, Beijing, china, Home Automation, Lei Jun, mobile, smartphones, technology, Xiaomi

Blue Apron COO Matthew Wadiak steps down in post-IPO shakeup

Blue Apron announced several changes at the executive level today, including co-founder Matthew Wadiak stepping down from the COO role
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July 25, 2017 / amazon, apps, Blue Apron, matt salzberg, Matthew Wadiak, mobile, TC, whole foods

Qualcomm opens its mobile chip deep learning framework to all

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm wants to enable deep learning-based software development on all kinds of devices, which is why it
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July 25, 2017 / Artificial Intelligence, Developer, mobile, Qualcomm, TC

Vacation home pricing engine Beyond Pricing picks up a startup for nearby comparisons

While Airbnb may have started off the wave of renting out a room in your house periodically to travelers for
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July 25, 2017 / Airbnb, Beyond Pricing, mobile, Smart Host, Startups, TC

Facebook acquires Source3 to get content creators paid

Facebook is on the cusp of a big push to lure independent content creators to share their art through the
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July 24, 2017 / Advertising Tech, apps, Creators, entertainment, facebook, Fundings & Exits, M&A, Media, mobile, , Source3, Startups, TC

Google releases the final Android O developer preview

Google today launched the fourth and final developer preview of Android O, the latest version of its mobile operating system.
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July 24, 2017 / android, Android O, Developer, google, mobile, TC

Apple just dropped iOS 11 beta 4 for developers

Apple just released a new beta of iOS 11 ahead of the final iOS 11 release in September. Things are
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July 24, 2017 / apple, apps, gadgets, ios, ios 11, mobile, TC

Amazon’s chat fiction app Rapids ties up with Amazon Studios with launch of ‘Signature Stories’

Today’s kids aren’t just reading books. They’re also tapping and playing with interactive stories on tablets as preschoolers, then delving
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July 24, 2017 / amazon, amazon rapids, amazon studios, android apps, apps, books, chat fiction, children, digital stories, e-reading, education, family, interactive fiction, iOS apps, kids, mobile, parents, Reading, TC

Netflix was the top grossing app in Q2, with mobile revenue up 233% since last year

Netflix’s booming subscriber growth, announced in the company’s earnings last week, is also being felt on the App Store, where
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July 24, 2017 / apps, cord cutting, Media, mobile, Netflix, sensor tower, streaming, streaming service, subscription, subscription service, television, tv

Fairphone ends support for first repairable-by-design smartphone

Fairphone, the European mobile phone maker and social enterprise that has made it its mission is to build and sell
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July 24, 2017 / Bas van Abel, europe, Fairphone, Fairphone 1, gadgets, Hardware, mobile, modularity, repair, smartphones, sustainability, TC