What is Niantic? If they recognize the name, most people would rightly tell you it’s a company that makes mobile games, like Pokémon GO, or… Read More »Harry Potter, the Platform, and the Future of Niantic
In a press conference today in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, the president laid out a number of initiatives focused on helping accelerate the U.S.… Read More »Trump, FCC unveil plan to accelerate 5G rollout
Quiz Khalifa aka Host Malone aka Trap Trebek aka HQ Trivia’s Scott Rogowsky has been pushed out of the live mobile gaming startup. The two… Read More »HQ Trivia replaces Quiz Daddy Scott Rogowsky
Apple has added another step to prevent users from accidentally signing up for an iOS app’s subscription — or, from being tricked into it by… Read More »Apple’s iOS will now confirm you meant to subscribe to that app
Facebook upset millions upon millions of users five years ago when it removed chat from its core mobile app and forced them to download Messenger… Read More »The chat feature may soon return to Facebook’s mobile app
The beauty of the foldable in 2019 is that there’s no consensus yet on the “right” way to do things. We’ve seen a number of… Read More »Sharp goes clamshell with its folding phone concept
Today in “Facebook apps are too big to manage,” a glitch caused some users’ Instagram Stories trays to show Stories from people they don’t follow.… Read More »Instagram bug showed Stories to the wrong people
There are early adopters, and then there are early adopters. Anyone who bites the bullet and picks up Samsung’s $1,980 and up Galaxy Fold falls… Read More »Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders open tomorrow
Instagram is home to plenty of scantily-clad models and edgy memes that may start to get fewer views starting today. Now Instagram says “We have… Read More »Instagram now demotes vaguely “inappropriate” content
It shares a name with the biggest little city in the world, and fittingly, the Oppo Reno appears to have a lot going for it.… Read More »Oppo’s new flagship has a bit of everything
CleverTap, an India-based startup that lets companies track and improve engagement with users across the web, has pulled in $26 million in new funding thanks… Read More »CleverTap lands $26M for its mobile-focused customer marketing service
Madrid-based micromobility startup Movo has closed a €20 million (~$22.5M) Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion. The 2017 founded Spanish startup targets cities… Read More »Movo grabs $22.5M to get more cities in LatAm scooting
Jumbo could be a nightmare for the tech giants, but a savior for the victims of their shady privacy practices. Jumbo saves you hours as… Read More »New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings
Mobile shopping startup Dote is announcing $12 million in new funding, as well as a new feature called Shopping Party. Founder and CEO Lauren Farleigh… Read More »Dote raises $12M and introduces live-streamed Shopping Parties
There’s been a huge boom in the last decade of applications and services that rely on on real-time notifications and other alerts as a core… Read More »PubNub nabs $23M as its IaaS network hits 1.3T messages sent each month