Fieldwire, a San Francisco-based mobile and web platform designed to make collaboration on construction projects more efficient, has raised $6.6 million in fresh funding led by Formation 8. Other participants in the round included earlier backers BloombergBeta, Trinity Ventures, and AngelPad, the investment fund and accelerator where the company first gained investors’ … [Read more...]
iOS 9 WiFi Assist Causes High Data Charges, Apple Sued
In iOS 9, Apple introduced a new feature called WiFi Assist. It’s there to optimize Internet connectivity, but some users have found that it’s plowing through their cellular data allowance and racking up massive overage fees… and now Apple’s getting sued as a result. … [Read more...]
Apple TV Is Now Available for Preorder
It's been a long, long wait. Apple last upgraded the Apple TV in 2013 — but there's finally a new one in town, and preorders start Monday. The new version of Apple TV brings an all-new remote, Siri support and vastly enhanced search. … [Read more...]
Severin Hacker Talks About Smart App Duolingo, Teaching the World New Languages
When Bill Gates confesses to regretting never having learned a foreign language, you can’t help but wonder what exactly makes mastering a foreign tongue so vexingly difficult. For those of us who are not retired billionaires, the expense and time that traditional education models demand is a huge contributing factor. For those who are, perhaps the tedium of it all is to blame. … [Read more...]
Twitch COO Kevin Lin Talks About Potential of Taiwan’s Gaming Industry
“At peak, we’re one of the largest users of bandwidth here,” says Kevin Lin, Twitch’s co-founder and chief operating officer. “It’s great. I think it’s awesome to see Taiwanese really tune in and to watch this growing trend.” … [Read more...]
Microsoft Surface Pro 4, a Conceivable Laptop Replacement
The original Microsoft Surface Pro was supposed to be the flagship PC for the touch-centric world of Windows 8. It was, in the company’s own words, “the tablet that can replace your laptop.” And last year, after two respectable tries, it finally delivered on that promise (mostly) with the excellent Surface Pro 3. … [Read more...]
Will There Be an iCar from Apple?
The likelihood of the Apple Car is becoming a bit more probable, as Apple CEO Tim Cook said he believes a "massive change" is coming to the automotive industry. … [Read more...]
HTC One A9 Is Like an iPhone 6S With Android
If you can't beat 'em, copy 'em. Copy the hell out of 'em. Whether HTC likes it or not, people will look at its new One A9 smartphone and come to the same conclusion: It looks like an iPhone 6S. … [Read more...]