The US Open Serves More Mobile Fans With Help From IBM and Snapchat – Wall Street Journal (blog)
IBM’s analytics and data technology help power mobile apps at the US Open The Wall Street Journal Like many media companies, when it comes to digital consumption, the U.S. Open has found that more than half of its audience consumes content using mobile devices. So this…
Netflix “NightShift†caches shows on your home network to boost speed – Ars Technica
Are you having problems streaming Netflix? A startup called Aterlo Networks claims it has a solution: download Netflix shows and cache them locally so you can view them later without problems. Aterlo’s “NightShift” service could theoretically help anyone with slow home Internet connections access high-definition Netflix…
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ review – Android Authority (blog)
Samsung’s first venture into the curved edge display game began with the Galaxy Note Edge, but it wasn’t until earlier this year that Samsung would truly perfect the concept by introducing a dual-edge design to the Galaxy S family. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is…
‘Star Wars’ BB-8 droid to be sold as working robot – Toronto Sun
GLENDALE, Calif. — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new Star Wars droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this holiday season. The robot — which looks like a mechanical head on a spinning ball — was the…
Flipkart, Focus and Free Advice – Daily News & Analysis
I wanted to take a look at Flipkart’s mobile apps – both on the iOS and Android platforms – to see how well they were executing their very bold ambitions. Getty Images What is one to make of a statement like this – “India is…
Google Inc (GOOG) is Advancing its IoT Push with New Products from Nest – LearnBonds
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is in the news today after Google’s Nest Labs launched new products. The products release shows that Google is getting serious about developing the home automation space through its daughter firm. Google has been skirting around the Internet of Things (IoT) concept…
Networks Are Like Mullets – Light Reading
Remember mullets? The unfortunate late-20th-century men’s hairstyle was neat and trimmed around the face and long and flowing down the neck. “Business in front, party in the back,” was the slogan. Service provider networks have become mullets. The parallel occurred to me during a panel…
The ten best Chromebooks – ITworld
Chromebooks have been burning up the sales charts at Amazon for a long time now, but it can be difficult for newcomers to figure out which model to buy. Paste Magazine has a helpful list of the ten best Chromebooks you can buy right now….