Self-driving cars will be safer than us. How long until human drivers are banned?
Vivek Wadhwa, venturebeat.comGUEST POST
My prediction is that in fewer than 15 years, we will be debating whether human beings should be allowed to drive on highways.
After all, we are prone to road rage; rush headlong into traffic jams; break rules; get distracted; and…
Apple has acquired 20 companies this year, including 7 purchased during Q4 FY2014
Aldrin Calimlim, appadvice.comApple has acquired 20 companies so far this year, including seven companies it purchased during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.As reported by MacRumors, the acquisition figure was announced by Apple at its Q4 FY2014 financial results conference…
Intel Capital puts $28M into Chinese Android, wearables, biometrics and M2M firms
David Meyer, gigaom.comIntel Capital, the U.S. chip firm’s venture capital arm, has invested $28 million into Chinese biometrics, internet of things, wearables and in-game communications firms – and also the developer of a major Chinese Android fork.
The company…
Mobile games to overtake console revenues in 2015 — and Apple’s revenue could double Nintendo’s
Dean Takahashi, venturebeat.comThe console business has ruled gaming for years. But its reign may officially end next year.
The mobile game business is expected to surpass console games in revenue in 2015, according to Newzoo. The market-research firm said that mobile games w…
Using Google Inbox: this feels like the future of email
By David Pierce, theverge.comMy favorite thing about Inbox, Google’s radical new email app for Android, iOS, and the web, is that it’s perfectly happy to have you use your email as a to-do list. Rather than try to turn your inbox into nothing more than a series of letters and…
Apple closes at a new all-time high of $104.83
BY PHILIP ELMER-DEWITT, fortune.comThat’s $733.81 in pre-split shares. And it pushes Apple’s market cap to $614.9 billion.
It took a few days, but Apple’s blow-out quarterly earnings report — driven by strong iPhone and Mac sales and bolstered by the largest stock repurchase prog…
Don’t act surprised: Google has a drone-delivery program
Jordan Novet, venturebeat.comAmazon is building drones to deliver things consumers buy, and Facebook is building drones so more people can get Internet access. And naturally, Google has been tinkering with drones, too.
At first, the idea of 2-year-old Project Wing, as the…
Who Runs the Internet? A Freakonomics Radio Rebroadcast
Freakonomics, freakonomics.com(Photo: James Cridland)This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of our episode called “Who Runs the Internet?” (You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above. You can also read the transcript; it…
As empresas de mobile que entraram no clube dos bilhões de dólares
Startupi, startupi.com.brOlhe bem para essa pirâmide. Veja cada uma das marcas aí e preste bastante atenção nelas. Todas têm algo em comum e que você, empreendedor, provavelmente também gostaria muito: valem mais de US$ 1 bilhão e são extremamente rápidas.Todas trabalham …
Jay D, techwalls.com
At long last, after months of speculation and rumors Apple has finally unveiled the new iPhone model, not just one but two versions of the smartphone: the iPhone 6 and the bigger iPhone 6 Plus. And as if those were not enough, the Cupertino giant…
Look who’s now working for Apple Inc.
BY PHILIP ELMER-DEWITT, fortune.comIndustrial designer Marc Newson is the latest in a long list of high-profile hires.
This list below was posted Thursday on Investor Village’s AAPL Sanity board by “centex” under the heading “Food for Thought.”
It’s largely based on the reporti…
John Heggestuen, businessinsider.com
At 6 million average weekly transactions in the U.S., it now accounts for a full 15% of transactions made at the U.S. Starbucks-operated stores.
In a new research note from BI Intelligence we take a deep dive into how the Starbucks app works, wh…
Mobile Apps Are Fueling Huge Growth In Time Spent On Digital Media
Mark Hoelzel, businessinsider.comTime spent on digital platforms, including desktop and mobile, saw massive gains over the last year. Digital time spent topped nearly 1.2 trillion minutes in June 2014, increasing by 24% over the same month last year, according to a report by…
Uber opens an API for third-party developers to integrate its on-demand transportation services
Nick Summers, thenextweb.comAs rumored, Uber is launching an API that will allow developers to integrate its on-demand transport services into their own applications.
A developer site is now live and lists 11 high-profile partners that Uber is already working with: Starbuc…
Uber opens an API for third-party developers to integrate its on-demand transportation services
Nick Summers, thenextweb.comAs rumored, Uber is launching an API that will allow developers to integrate its on-demand transport services into their own applications.
A developer site is now live and lists 11 high-profile partners that Uber is already working with: Starbuc…
Why Steve Jobs Set Such An Ambitious Goal For iAd — And Why He Failed
Sam Colt, businessinsider.comJobs touted some of the brands that had committed to iAd: Nissan, Chanel, Best Buy, and others.
"We think we’re off to a pretty great start and we’ll report back to you on how we do," Jobs told the audience at Apple’s developer conference, WWDC,…
The Writers Workbench: Tablet Accessories
Robert J. Elisberg, huffingtonpost.comThe past two months, The Writers Workbench has reviewed a variety of tablets. In the course of all that, I’d been sent or just generally came across in the process a range of accessories to work along with tablets. It seemed like that would make a…
Why the Apple-IBM tie-up is doomed to fail, and how it could succeed
Jean-Louis Gassée, qz.comStrategic alliances and other grandly named partnerships never seem to live up to their florid marriage announcements. Apple and IBM are it—again—but this time, Apple is the larger, more prosperous company, and IBM is trying the bad old recipe …
Permission-based tracking app Folr keeps tabs on your kids and other family members
Jon Russell, thenextweb.comThe mainstream adoption of smartphones has brought with it many benefits. As well as putting the internet in your pocket, communicating with others has never been easier — that doesn’t just mean text messages and phone calls, but location sharing…
A nostalgic look at the Macintosh Portable, Apple’s first laptop
John-Michael Bond, tuaw.comThe Macintosh Portable, Apple’s first laptop and the first consumer laptop to travel into space, was released in 1989. Groundbreaking in its day, the laptop was still a bulky travel companion, roughly the size of the phone book at four inches at i…
Dropbox Pro Gives Subscribers 1TB of Storage as Cloud Wars Heat Up
Christina Warren, mashable.comThe cloud wars just got even more serious. Dropbox on Wednesday announced big changes to its Dropbox Pro offering, including more storage space and better sharing options.
The company’s new pricing matches similar moves by Google and Microsoft a…
Don’t act surprised: Google has a drone-delivery program
Jordan Novet, venturebeat.comAmazon is building drones to deliver things consumers buy, and Facebook is building drones so more people can get Internet access. And naturally, Google has been tinkering with drones, too.
At first, the idea of 2-year-old Project Wing, as the…
Who Runs the Internet? A Freakonomics Radio Rebroadcast
Freakonomics, freakonomics.com(Photo: James Cridland)This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of our episode called “Who Runs the Internet?” (You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above. You can also read the transcript; it…
Apple Might Finally Solve Photo Storage Hell
Brenden Mulligan, techcrunch.comEditors Note: Brenden Mulligan is a co-founder and designer at Cluster, a web and mobile app which enables users to create private social networks around interests and experiences.
We take a bazillion photos with our…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Would Welcome More Appstore Deals Like BlackBerry’s
Ina Fried, recode.netWith all the news around Amazon’s phone on Wednesday, less attention was paid to the company’s deal with BlackBerry, where it will become the Canadian handset maker’s main source of consumer apps.
But Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says the d…
Apple brings manual camera controls to iOS 8
cnet.comLimited camera control has often been a source of frustration for users and developers who want to flex their mobile photography muscles within iOS. The default camera app has a very limited set of controls available, with a sim…
Editor’s desk: The biggest advantage iPhone and iPad have over Android and Amazon
Rene Ritchie, imore.comYou can pay with money. You can pay with time. You can pay with attention. You can pay with data. Depending on what you have the most of, and what holds the greatest value to you, there exists options to meet your price. Apple and Amazon want your…
10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning
Jay Yarow, businessinsider.comGood morning! It’s a gorgeous, warm day here in New York City. Hope all is well where you are. Let’s tackle the news:
1. Google paid $555 million to acquire Dropcam, a company that video records your home for security. Dropcam w…
Sex and Silicon Valley: the veritable arms race of the dating app industry
Rory Carroll in San Francisco, theguardian.comThe bay area tech boom has given many of the industry’s workers money, confidence and a hedonistic tinge, writes Rory Carroll from Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley has long attracted young entrepreneurs and software engineers with the promise of…
5 formas de reduzir a chance de fraude nas compras pela internet - Meu Bolso - iG
ig.com.brSó em 2013 foram feitas 300 mil tentativas de compras fraudulentas segundo a ClearSale
Especializada na prevenção de fraudes nas compras pela internet, a ClearSale foi responsável por 80% das análises …
How-to: Conserve battery power on your iOS devices
Whitney Marks, 9to5mac.comSince the introduction of smart devices, battery power has been and still remains a precious commodity. In this article we will review many of the features and settings of iOS devices that impact battery life, and make recommendatio…
Legion Meter: Acessório para recarregar seu smartphone até 92% mais rápido
Rodrigo Toledo, rodrigostoledo.comO Legion Meter é um acessório que deve ser conectado na porta USB para recarregar a bateria do seu smartphone ou tablet até 92% mais rápido do que uma conexão direta na porta USB. O acessório conta com dois modos otimizados para Android e iOS além…
Apple wants to ban past and future Samsung devices from being sold in the US
Jonathan Kizer, 9to5mac.comBased on the most recent verdict in Apple v. Samsung, Apple is attempting to seek a permanent injunction against any Samsung device that infringes upon its patents.
While this includes the devices that were at the center of the latest…
How Tech Companies Tricked A Generation Into Working For Free
Michael Thomsen, forbes.comLast month Apple announced it would open beta testing access for its soon-to-be-revealed version of OS X to anyone with a compatible computer. Once a process reserved for a limited number of developers operating under non-disclosure…
Apple v. Samsung, round 2 continues: Apple requests a retrial and Samsung product ban
Devindra Hardawar, venturebeat.comJust like with its first California trial against Samsung, Apple isn’t accepting the results of the latest trial without a fight.
Apple last night filed a motion to ban Samsung devices that infringe on its patents, and Apple also request…
A forgotten Belgian genius dreamed up the internet over 100 years ago
Steve Dent, engadget.comThough we’re pretty sure that time travelers don’t exist, people were working on hypertext — used by web browsers to retrieve connected information — long before computers. It even predates the ideas of a certain Vannevar Bush, th…
Ex-Yahoo CTO on the future of Hadoop and the evolution of search
Derrick Harris, gigaom.comRaymie Stata has been a champion of Hadoop since its early days, helping to bring the technology into Yahoo and then drive its usage across the company. Now, Stata is co-founder and CEO of Altiscale, a startup offering Hadoop as a servi…
Google aims for the heavens, might acquire satellite startup Skybox
Edgar Cervantes, androidauthority.comGoogle has been known to wander off its territory, venturing into new markets with lunatic ideas. In fact, their latest venture may very well get them closer to the moon, with rumors of possible satellite company investments…
Giants behaving badly: Google, Facebook and Amazon show us the downside of monopolies and black-box algorithms
Mathew Ingram, gigaom.comThe internet is a wondrous thing — a limitless universe of content and products and information, all of which can be summoned up from the comfort of a chair or the palm of the hand, like some sort of science-fiction dream from centurie…
Boo, o cão que ensina a construir uma marca
Da redação de Pequenas Empresas e Grandes Negócios, globo.comA vida de Boo inspirou até livro (Foto: Reprodução)Eu tenho cachorro. Provavelmente, você, leitor, ou alguém da sua família também tem um. O meu é lindo. Além do cão, tenho uma gata de 15 anos. Muito bonita também. Mas nunca me ocorreu fazer deles…
Josh Ong, thenextweb.com
Following Dropbox’s acquisition of Loom, collaborative document editing service Hackpad has announced that it is joining the company.
Unlike Loom, however, Hackpad will continue to support its product, which enables users…
How to steal Bitcoin in three easy steps
By Adrianne Jeffries, theverge.comAnd once you’ve stolen it, how do you unload it?
Earlier this month, someone pulled off the largest heist in the history of Bitcoin, the virtual currency that approximates cash on the internet. The illegal drug bazaar Sheep…
Top 10 Predictions for Technology in 2014
Mark Anderson, thedailybeast.comMicrosoft may get its mojo back, smartphones will get cheap, and we’re about to enter the Year of Encryption. A look at what to expect in telecom and computing for the coming year.
How might 2014 play out in tech? Silicon Valley may again nee…
15 tech IPOs from Asia to watch out for in 2014
Jon Russell, thenextweb.comBox and Dropbox are among the startups creating interest in US tech IPOs right now, but there are plenty of companies from Asia bidding to join them and list publicly, both in and outside of the US.
A number of top Asian companies …
The decline of the mobile web
nonchalantrepreneur.comPeople are spending more time on mobile vs desktop:And more of their mobile time using apps, not the web:This is a worrisome trend for the web. Mobile is the future. What wins mobile, wins the Internet. Right now, apps are winning and the web is…
Samsung’s Profit Growth Is About To Slip Again
Steve Kovach, businessinsider.comSamsung and Apple are the only two companies that make money in mobile. And both companies are facing similar problems as growth flattens in the space.
For Samsung, it saw its profit growth go negative for the first time in sever…
FTC Clears Facebook’s Purchase of WhatsApp
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The Federal Trade Commission also warned the two Internet companies that they must not backtrack on commitments to user privacy.
The Federal Trade Commission also warned the two Internet companies that they mu…
Amazon 3D smartphone to compete with Apple and Samsung – report
Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, theguardian.com• Wall Street Journal says phones will ship in September • Report says phone will employ retina-tracking technology
Amazon is reportedly preparing to release a smartphone with 3D-type imagery which will compete against devices produced by Apple …
6 future Android phones to keep an eye on
Robert Triggs, androidauthority.comSome would argue that it has been a bit of a slow start to the year for Android phones. New flagship handsets from HTC, Samsung, and Sony haven’t quite produced the big technological leaps that some were expecting, and overall these lat…
Car-hacking: A New Fear For Drivers of Tech-Loaded Vehicles
By Joseph Szczesny, The Detroit Bureau, nbcnews.comApple unveiled its CarPlay software system at the Geneva Motor Show last month. The system allows drivers to control their iPhones via touch and voice. A survey shows that many drivers are concerned that new technology in cars could be…
