Interested in buying an electric car, but not sure if it fits your lifestyle? BMW — which has been rather hesitant when it comes to EVs — recently launched an iPhone app designed to help users discover if they are a good fit for owning an… Read More »
Logitech’s Google TV sales tanked in the first three months of this year: The company missed its previous forecast on Google TV sales by more than 70 percent. Logitech now hopes that the next generation of the Google TV platform will turn things around. Read More »
Freemium game apps have an outsized influence in the Apple App Store, making up 40 percent of all free game downloads in the App Store in March. But with the recent crackdown by Apple on incentivized installs, freemium app makers are having to adjust. Read More »
Fring released an update Thursday for its iPhone app that brings group video chat over Wi-Fi and 3G to the service. Android users can also get in on the action, using Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G and both platforms can talk to each other. Read More »
Verizon Wireless has resolved its nationwide LTE network outage, which only affected 0.5% of it’s subscriber base. But does the limited impact matter if LTE is a primary connection? Aside from the outage, the carrier still has work to do before most folks jump on 4G. Read More »
Our Choice, a new app penned by Al Gore and developed by Push Pop Press went live in the App Store Wednesday, bringing a unique take on the e-book experience to iOS. If this is what’s in store for the future of e-books, count me in. Read More »
Zynga has been on a tear recently, buying 12 smaller games studios in the past year. But its latest purchase, British mobile development outfit Wonderland, gives a strong indication of what the red-hot company intends all of its spending to achieve. Read More »
Industry icons Bruce Sterling, Vernor Vinge, Will Wright and Jaron Lanier to judge the Auggies at the world’s largest AR event. Augmented Reality Event, the annual global event dedicated to advancing the business of AR, will be held at Santa Clara Convention Center, May 17-18,… Read More »
Smart building startup Scientific Conservation has brought on GE as an investor. While the company announced a Series B round of $15.65 million earlier this year, this morning Scientific Conservation said it has boosted that round to $19 million from GE and Triangle Peak Partners. Read More »
IBM today announced a new product dedicated to helping customers perform sentiment analysis of social media data, as well as a new program with the Yale School of Management’s Center for Customer Insight to train students in advanced data analysis skills. Read More »
