Asustek Computer Inc, the Taiwan-based company known widely as Asus, appears to be doing some window shopping—and it's eyeing fellow Taiwanese tech maker HTC, Reuters reports. The brief story's careful wording stops short of declaring the former's intentions, stating that "[Asus] has not ruled out the possibility of acquiring struggling smartphone...
BlackBerry may have plans to release a keyboard-slider smartphone powered by Google’s Android mobile OS, according to a report published by Reuters on Thursday. Of the “four sources familiar with the matter,” two say that the device “could come with some of the patented features in its BlackBerry 10 operating...
With Cortana expanding to iOS and Android, and Apple working on upgrades to its own personal assistant, Google Now can't take anything for granted. At Google I/O in San Francisco today, we got a preview of Now on Tap, a new feature arriving with Android M.As the name suggests, it...
Guest author Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.Getting customers in the door is a challenge that all entrepreneurs face. But even if you've been successful with one business model to date, targeting a new customer base—whether through expansion or a new venture—can feel like starting all...
Wearable World Congress, ReadWrite's signature annual conference in San Francisco on May 19-20, will feature the key players who are shaping wearable technology and the Internet of Things. This series profiles some of the experts who will be speaking at the conference.Imagine if you could train your brain to focus...
Deep linking is hot, and for good reason: it can make mobile search much more powerful by making it more predictive. In a world governed by small screen sizes and large intent, that's a huge asset.And it's why deep linking startup URX recently introduced AppViews, a product with the not-so-modest...
The big news coming out of Box Dev 2015 was Box Developer Edition, a new offering that lets app developers build on top of Box's storage and other services without making it obvious they're using Box. The new product allows developers to use the parts of Box they want—file storage,...
In 2001, Steve Jobs shared a vision of computing that would inform his company's road map for years to come. Before a Macworld audience, the late Apple co-founder explained that the personal computer was entering a golden age "driven by an explosion of new digital devices,” all connecting to and relying on the...
Digital Photography Review is a well established and respected Photography enthusiast site that was founded back in 1998, and which specializes in reviews of consumer digital cameras. Recently they have got hands on with the Tizen based Samsung NX1 Smart Camera and have carried out a full in-depth review,...
Google likes to promote its Android ecosystem with the tagline, "Be together, not the same." Almost nowhere is that more apropos than in the first thing most users see when they pick up an Android phone: Its home-screen interface.Apple users can rest easy in the knowledge that any iPhone they...
The long-awaited Apple Watch finally became available for pre-order on Thursday—and within about six hours, according to 9to5Mac, all models of the wearable were sold out through June.The Apple Watch is sold out through June.As great as that sounds for Apple's business, it’s not much of a surprise. The Apple...
All developers want to see their mobile apps take off. But it’s what happens after all the hard work, testing and final prep—and when—that can make or break their chances of success. Especially when it comes to launching and promoting those apps. See also: iOS Apps Generated More Revenue Than Hollywood...
At Apple’s “Spring Forward” press event Monday, CEO Tim Cook confirmed retail availability and pricing for the company’s much-anticipated Apple Watch. On the low end, the cheapest device will be an Apple Watch Sport with a 38mm screen for $349—which is on the pricier side of the typical range for smartwatches...
The smartwatch era is still in its infancy, but some companies are already pushing the limits of innovation into downright weirdness. Exhibit A could be the just-announced Neptune Duo—a smartwatch that thinks it's a phone, paired with a smartphone that seems to think it's a brick.The Duo's main attraction is...
James Long, a developer at Mozilla (and proponent of the web), insists that the mobile Web will never compete with native app development. Ever. While Long is intentionally provocative with his prophecies, he may also be correct.At the same time, it's increasingly clear that this debate does not matter. At...
Sony appears ready to concede defeat in its effort to put its stamp on the digital future. CEO Kazuo Hirai broadly hinted that the company may sell off its struggling smartphone and smart TV operations as it focuses on more profitable—but generally much less exciting—parts of its business, Reuters reports."The strategy...
Net neutrality—the principle that no Internet provider can pick and choose which traffic to carry—took a beating just over a year ago when Verizon successfully sued to overturn the FCC's "Open Internet" rules. Now the FCC is ready to strike back with a vengeance.In a Wired op-ed, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler outlined...
After 10 years, YouTube gave Adobe Flash the heave-ho as its default video player on Tuesday. Instead, the site announced it would default to HTML5 to play its never-ending roster of cat clips, Taylor Swift tributes and movie previews.A few years ago, the move would have been unthinkable. In 2010,...
Acompli built an Outlook-like mobile app that was so good, Microsoft bought it, renamed it and just released it as the company's own official Outlook app for iOS and Android. Microsoft has been pushing to extend the reach of its Office productivity software to iPhones and iPads, as well as a preview...
Guest author Alex Salkever is the head of product marketing and business development at Silk.co.Andrew Kitchell is from Seattle and is the co-founder of PriceMethod, a startup that helps AirBnB and HomeAway hosts price their properties. His co-founder Joe Fraiman is from Boston. They both follow football and pondered going to...
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