And it has nothing to do with phones.


Games Are Key To New Apple TV’s Success, Early Data Shows
The spirit of the Wii lives on.

Android Developers Can Now Choose Exactly When App Updates Go Live
Launching in 3… 2… 1…

Apple Wants Apps To Support 3D Touch—But On Its Own Terms
Developer weighs in on Apple’s rejection of his scale app.

Hardware Makers Can Now Get A Custom-Built Raspberry Pi To Order
The kid’s toy grows up.

Why Facebook Plugged Heroku Into Parse
TL;DR: The social network wants to make life easier for developers.

Fastlane Explained: Why Twitter Acquired The iOS Development Automation Tool
Developers love Fastlane … and Twitter loves developers, again.

YouTube Red Bundles The Best Media Google’s Got Into One Subscription
Can YouTube finally find a profit?

NYT Jumps Into VR, Sending A Million Google Cardboards To Readers
The Gray Lady’s deal shows the huge potential of the cheap, simple VR viewer.

How The Wrong SDK Can Get You Booted From The App Store
App makers beware.

Facebook Pulls Back The Curtain On Its VR Video Push
The challenge of serving up spherical video at 50Mbps.

Perch Can Use Existing Devices To Make Any Home Smart
Free video monitoring service launches open beta today.

Google Cardboard Brings Homemade VR To The World
Oculus is playing catch-up in internationalization.

Blocks, The Modular Smartwatch, Gets Ready For Its Moment Of Truth
Can it find developers as well as buyers?

Google Introduces Accelerated Mobile Pages To Keep Content On The Web
The search giant wants you to stick around, so it’s trying to speed up the web.

Why (And How) Startups Are Tying Into Amazon’s DRS System
More smart home hopefuls partner for the Dash Replenishment Service.

Microsoft Finally Opens Applications For HoloLens Dev Kit
The augmented reality face gear lands in 2016 and costs $3,000.

Nest Weave Arrives To Connect The Smart Home (Dumb Appliances, Too!)
The smart home race gets another horse with Nest’s new protocol.

1 In 5 U.S. Adults On Board With Wearables Now
And smartphones are driving the change.

Google’s Hardware Bonanza: Nexus Phones, A New Chromecast, And A Pixel Tablet
Taking on Apple and Microsoft in devices as well as software.