YC-Backed Locent Lets Businesses Sell Products Via Text Message

 Launching out of the Summer 2015 Y Combinator batch, Locent is an e-commerce platform powered entirely by text messages. One of the biggest challenges for online retailers is shepherding customers...

MyTape Is A Video-Sharing App To Capture And See The World Around You

 Meet MyTape, a brand new social app for iOS centered around video. On MyTape, you follow people, shoot videos and watch stuff around you. It’s a sort of mash-up between Periscope and Frontback,...

Early Apple Designer Susan Kare Joins Pinterest’s Creative Team

 Susan Kare, an early Apple designer behind some of the company’s early typefaces and icons, has joined Pinterest. She’ll be part of Pinterest’s creative team as a product design lead, according...

Maybe There Doesn’t Need To Be An Apple Watch App For Everything

 Should Apple be concerned that a number of popular app makers like Facebook, Google and Snapchat have yet to embrace its Apple Watch platform with apps of their own? That’s a question raised by...

Facebook Fuels Ad Tracking By Nagging App Users To Instantly Log In On Safari

 35 million people run into a Facebook email and password login roadblock on iOS each day, and over half of them bounce. That’s why Facebook confirms to me that its testing a new tool that lets...

Requiem For The App Revolution

 The app revolution is dead. In fact, it died years ago. It had been a good run, but a revolution is no longer a revolution when the model is the status quo. With new apps created every day, the...

Google Gives Android Developers New Beta-Testing Options

 Google has long given Android developers the option to manage closed beta tests from the Google Play Developer Console. To join these betas, users had to become part of a Google+ community or Google...

Fashion Startup Everlane Arrives On Mobile With An App Catering To Its Biggest Fans

 Everlane, the fashion shopping site focused on selling high-quality apparel at lower prices than traditional designer retail, has today made the move to mobile. The company has now launched its...

Facebook Won’t Be An ISP, But Has Built An Internet-Shooting Drone For Carriers

 Facebook today detailed its plans for its solar-powered, laser-connected, Internet-beaming Aquila drones, but confirmed it’s not going to compete with Internet Service Providers. “Our intention...

Pixar Alum-Led ToyTalk Teams Up With Mattel To Let Kids Chat With “Thomas The Tank Engine” And Friends

 Though some adults still feel awkward about having conversations with their smartphone’s mobile assistant, like Siri, kids today seem to have no qualms about chattering with our virtual...

Google Adds 8 Carriers To Its Android For Work Partner Ecosystem

 When Google officially launched its Android for Work program earlier this year, it had already signed up a wide range of partners to help bring Android for Work to market. Today, it is expanding...

Chat App Line’s Revenue Falls For First Time Amid Struggle For Global Growth

 Mobile messaging app Line saw its revenue decrease quarter-on-quarter for the first time as the Japanese company battles to grow its user base amid increased competition worldwide. The company,...

GoButler Takes Its Virtual Personal Assistant Out Of Beta, Raises $8M

 GoButler has a straightforward premise — you should be able to send a text message and one of its “Heroes” will help you get whatever you need, whether you want to order dinner or make a flight...