VCs Don’t Think We’re In A Tech Bubble — Yet
Andreessen Horowitz managing partner Scott Kupor argued that there doesn’t seem to be a bubble in tech at the PreMoney 2014 conference in San Francisco this morning. In a presentation that lasted a bit over ten minutes, Kupor laid out a series of trends that indicate things aren’t quite as exuberant as some fear. Read More-
Watch This Film About Why Aaron Swartz Matters More Than Ever
Aaron Swartz was a young, bright genius who believed in the open Internet. A self-made millionaire by the age of 19, he co-founded Reddit, was part of the creation of RSS and became a political organizer and Internet hacktivist who was instrumental in the fight against SOPA. The Internet’s Own Boy, a film first released at Sundance and now opening to the public today, follows the story… Read More -
Android Wear Wars: The Moto 360, LG G Watch And Samsung Gear Live Compared
The first Android Wear smartwatches aren’t yet available to consumers (though two start shipping July 7), but already we’ve managed to enjoy some time with each of the new devices, and while we can’t speak to things like battery life and durability over time, we can share impressions on the relative merits of each so far. Is the Moto 360, the LG G Watch, or the Samsung Gear… Read More -
Less Than 1/4 Of Android Phones Work With Google’s New Smartwatches
Looking to pick up one of those fancy new Android Wear smartwatches? You’re not crazy. Even in this ultra early form, Android Wear is surprisingly slick. But you should know: as it currently sits, there’s a pretty good chance the watches won’t actually work with your phone. The problem is one as old as Android itself: a lot of Android phones currently in use are running out… Read More -
Apple To Cease Development Of Aperture And Transition Users To Photos For OS X
With the release of OS X Yosemite later this year, Apple will cease the development of its ‘pro’ photo editing app Aperture. Users of that program will be transitioned to Photos, a new app that was introduced during the WWDC keynote and that will be released next year. Photos integrates many of the advanced photo editing features that were previously found in Aperture and will… Read More -
A New App Called Moment Shows You How Addicted You Are To Your iPhone
Some of us jokingly say that we’re addicted to our iPhones. A newly released app called Moment will show us just how true that statement may be. Designed to promote a healthier balance between our real lives and those lived through the small screens of our digital devices, Moment tracks how much you use your phone each day, helps you create daily limits on that usage, and offers… Read More -
Hands On With The Moto 360, The First Round-Faced Android Wear Smartwatch
Motorola’s Moto 360 was ironically probably the most-coveted smartwatch at Google I/O this year, because despite high interest it’s also the only one that wasn’t available. It’ll still be shipped out to all conference attendees when it becomes publicly available later this summer, but for now we managed to snag some hands on time and a video walkthrough with… Read More
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How Can Chromecast Connect To Your Friend’s Phones Without Using WiFi? Ultrasonic Sounds
During yesterday’s I/O keynote, Google announced a rather fantastic new feature coming to the Chromecast: soon, your friends won’t need to be connected to your WiFi to be able to send things to your TV. As long as they’re in the same room, it should just work. But how? The answer: ultrasonic soundwaves, inaudible to the human ear. Read More -
Android L Preview Now Available On The Nexus 5 And Nexus 7
Developers with access to a Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 can now install a preview of the latest version of Google’s operating system, Android L. Read More -
Buy A Google #Cardboard Clone For $20
Want to play around with a cardboard VR kit? Dodocase has you covered. For $19.95, the San Francisco-based manufacturer will ship you an unofficial #Cardboard kit. Some assembly is required and the NFC tag costs an additional $5. Read More -
Hands On With Google’s Incredibly Clever Cardboard Virtual Reality Headset
Each year at I/O, Google gives all of the developers in the audience a gift. Some years it’s a tablet. Some years it’s a laptop. This year? It was a piece of cardboard. Yeah, yeah, they gave attendees some other stuff, too — but that cardboard! It’s amazing, and I’ve got an extra one to give away. Read More -
Google Shames Apple’s iOS For Adding What Android Did Years Ago
Apple’s Tim Cook insulted Google at WWDC earlier this month saying “Android dominates the market in malware”, and quoted an article calling the fragmented open operating system a “toxic hellstew of vulnerabilities.” Well Google punched back this morning at its I/O conference when Sundar Pichai put up a slide showing Android’s progess over the years… Read More -
Why Apple Dropped Yahoo For Its Weather App In iOS 8
Shortly after the iOS 8 beta was released to developers (and early adopters) during Apple’s WWDC event in early June, users discovered that Apple had replaced Yahoo’s content with data from The Weather Channel, a huge loss considering Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s efforts to increase the company’s presence throughout Apple’s mobile operating system. Read More
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