Add one more premium cable service to Roku’s continually growing list of apps. The Starz app, which launched in April, is now available on the company’s media streamers, joining Apple TV (the new one, not the old) and Chromecast (via Android and iOS devices). The app gives you access to all of the content available …

First it was Tinder, and now it’s Twitter. Pokemon Go had more daily active users than Spotify, Netflix, Pandora and Twitter on July 11, according to new data from analyst firm Similar Web. If the rate keeps up, it has the potential to overtake Snapchat and WhatsApp. On July 10, the firm said the game was installed on more US …

BitTorrent, best known for its peer-to-peer sharing technologies, continues its push toward becoming a media company with the BitTorrent News network. BTN will also cover the Democratic National Convention starting on July 25. BitTorrent The live-streaming news network will be available through its BitTorrent Live app for Apple TV, iOS devices and MacOS computers starting July 18 with coverage of …

“Trump would be a disaster for innovation.” That is the key message of an open letter published to Huffington Post and Medium on Thursday and endorsed by 145 tech leaders, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The letter states that presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump “stands against the open exchange of ideas, free movement of people, …

Lithium polymer or LiPo batteries have a lot of benefits that have made them the choice for use in consumer drones. They have a high energy density in relation to their size and weight, with a higher voltage per cell — typically 3.7 volts — so you can get the necessary power with fewer cells than other rechargeables. LiPos discharge …

The Sioeye 4G LTE-enabled Iris4G action cam live streams video at the push of a button, but, as you might expect, it requires a mobile data plan (and a MicroSIM) to do it. That’s an extra step that the company just eliminated with a T-Mobile partnership. The $429 camera (approximately AU$580 or £320), which became available in March, will now …

Yuneec’s Typhoon H camera drone already had the ability to stop itself before colliding into large objects. But now with help from Intel RealSense technologies, it will avoid obstacles and keep moving right around them to get the shots you’re after. A factory-installed Intel RealSense R200 camera and an Intel Atom processor module will map the Typhoon H’s surroundings in …

Come August, becoming a commercial drone pilot is going to be much simpler. The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it has finalized regulations for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) or “drones.” The rules will make it easier for pilots to use drones for everything from structural or crop inspection to search-and-rescue operations …

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DirecTV delivered the first live 4K-resolution broadcast in the country in April with all four rounds of The Masters golf tournament. The AT&T Byron Nelson tournament and several Major League Baseball games followed that, and now the satellite TV provider is bringing the US Open to viewers in 4K. The championship started June 13 and runs through June 19. For …