Статьи по тегу «android»

Alternative mobile OS maker, Jolla, whose Sailfish licensing business aims to compete with Google’s Android platform by offering OEMs the ability to tailor the mobile platform to their needs, has closed out a $12 million Series C financing round. Read More... →

When Casey Neistat launched his new social networking app Beme last Summer, nothing was really ready yet. The product was underdeveloped, the team understaffed, and users weren’t exactly sure why they needed a version of Snapchat where the only main difference was that you had to cover the iPhone’s proximity sensor to record. But none of this really matters when you have a… Read More... →

Android commands more than 80 percent of the mobile OS market share globally, and just less than 60 percent in the U.S. But you wouldn’t know it here in Silicon Valley — almost everyone I know has an iPhone. As the consumer technology landscape evolves over the next five years, however, there are a number of reasons to believe that Android, and the Google stack more broadly, could… Read More... →

Big, complex things running on tiny things is a common theme this week. Earlier we had a hack that put Counter-Strike on Android Wear, and today some maniac has installed Windows 95 on his Apple Watch. At last it’ll do something worthwhile! That is, of course, if you can find the Start button. Read More... →

Getting around, drinking and dining at the Kentucky Derby this year should prove a lot easier for fans and employees. According to Churchill Downs’ General Manager Ryan Jordan, the famed horse racing venue on Friday launched a Churchill Downs Racetrack app, powered by VenueNext, to give attendees a better experience on-site. The new app, available for iOS and Android devices, will let… Read More... →

Microsoft PowerApps allows anybody to build basic business apps without having to touch any code. These apps can run on the web and on mobile (through the PowerApps apps for iOS and Android). Microsoft first announced a private preview of this project last November but starting today, it’s open for anybody who wants to give it a try. Building apps in PowerApps is mostly a… Read More... →

Оператор мобильного эквайринга SumUp (входит в портфель венчурного фонда Life Sreda) объединился с платформой для совершения мобильных платежей Payleven (портфельная компания Ru-net Леонида Богуславского). Об этом сообщает Techcrunch.com. Подробности сделки не разглашаются. Два европейских стартапа объединятся в компанию с базой 1 млн пользователей из 15 стран. Все существующие инвесторы сохранят свои активы в объединенной компании. По данным издания, сумма привлеченных инвестиций стартапа  SumUp составляет... →

Pinterest приступил к запуску локализованных подборок трендовых тем – Featured Collections. Нововведение будет доступно пользователям в Великобритании, Франции, Германии, Бразилии и Японии в веб-версии сервиса и в приложении для Android. Наполнением нового раздела будут заниматься редакторы Pinterest вместе с местными компаниями, знаменитостями и агентами влияния. Они будут отбирать популярные пины, пользователей, доски и поисковые запросы в конкретном регионе. Запуск Featured Collections призван не тольк... →

Google Play начинает помечать при помощи специальной надписи все приложения в магазине, содержащие рекламу. Пометка будет появляться снизу от кнопки загрузки и рядом с информацией о том, что приложение содержит платный контент. В русскоязычной версии Google Play такая отметка пока не появилась: В конце прошлого года представители Google Play уведомили разработчиков о том, начиная с 11 января 2016, им придётся сообщать администрации магазина приложений через Play Developer Console о наличии в их продуктах ... →

Communication startup Mast Mobile is launching on Android — specifically the Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. The news is part of a broader partnership with Samsung, which has made a minority investment of undisclosed size in the company. In addition, Mast said it’s launching the first commercial integration with the Samsung Knox Cloud SDK, which… Read More... →

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Let’s be honest, the Philips Hue app has a horrible design. But this is just a bad memory now as the company has released a new major version of its iOS and Android app. The app is now more polished and comes with a bunch of extra features. Let’s start with the design. I’ve been using Huemote on my iPhone to control my lights. It’s clean, straightforward and comes with Read More... →

When you use your mobile phone on iOS or Android, Google and Apple both try to get you to set your home and work address. But now, if you search for certain queries with location qualifiers...... →

Pan-European train travel booking website Loco2 has launched its first app, letting iOS users book and pay for trips via their phone. Launching an Android app is also on its roadmap for this year. Read More... →

Despite the fact that numerous companies have tried to solve this problem, scheduling meetings is still a hassle. If you use Google for Work or Edu on the desktop, you are probably familiar with how Google lets you find meeting times across your organization already (though the feature is a bit hidden). Today, Google is bringing this same “find a time” tool to Android, too. Similar… Read More... →

Telegram запустил конкурс для Android-разработчиков, предложив создать интерфейс фото- и видеосъёмки. Компания готова раздать победителям не менее 1 млн рублей.... →

Google has quietly introduced a new iPhone application that works with Android TV, its smart TV platform for standalone media players and TVs. The Android TV app for iOS lets those with any supported device use their iPhone as a remote control for their system – just like the Android counterpart already offers. With a basic, no frills design, the app lets you search using your voice or… Read More... →

Сооснователь PayPal Макс Левчин вложился в индийский сервис налоговых платежей ClearTax. Другими инвесторами сделки на сумму $1,3 млн стали бизнес-ангелы Скотт Банистер, Нираж Арора, Навал Равикант и Ручи Сангви. Для Левчина эта сделка стала первой на индийском рынке. Инвестиции направлены на расширение компании и создание  департамента управления командой разработчиков.   ClearTax позволяет клиентам оплатить налоги онлайн. В 2014 году 30 млн налоговых отчислений в Индии было обработано с помощью платформы,... →

Android Wear smartwatches come in many shapes and sizes — their watch bands, however, do not. Every manufacturer has their own set, and some have different bands for different watches. To add to the complexity, some users end up going the DIY route, with varying levels of success. That’s where Mode (branded as “MODE”) comes in. It’s Google’s new standard,… Read More... →

Next time you open up the YouTube app on your iOS or Android phone, you’ll be greeted by a new homepage experience. YouTube brings a new homepage with improved recommendations to its iOS and Android apps Before, YouTube would show you a list of recommended items with small thumbnails, followed by a few more lists of recommended videos about topics you’ve recently shown interested in. Read More... →