May, 2016

• 5 May

  Apple fanboy? Book your ticket for Prague

  

  The best place to see Apple and Steve Jobs memorabilia may just be…Prague? That claim surprised us, too, but the newly opened Apple Museum in the capitol of the Czech Republic says it has the “biggest private exhibition of Apple’s products in the world.” The museum stocks gadgets, clothing, photographs and other items from eight …

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• 5 May

  GoPro delays launch of Karma drone until end of 2016

  

  Drone fans awaiting the launch of GoPro’s Karma will have to wait a bit longer. The aerial photography drone, which was expected to launch in the first half of 2016, won’t land on retailers’ shelves until the holiday shopping season, the company said Thursday in its first-quarter earnings report. “While we had to make the difficult decision to delay our …

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• 5 May

  Apple, SAP want to make your iPhone and iPad business apps smarter

  

  Apple’s got another new partner to make business apps smarter: SAP. The two companies on Thursday unveiled an agreement to tap into SAP’s HANA system (which lets businesses quickly analyze data and make predictions) for new iPhone and iPad apps. The effort involves a new iOS software development kit and “training academy” designed to make it easier for developers to …

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• 5 May

  Netflix now offers video quality settings so you don’t go over your data plan

  

  If your phone often doubles as your TV and you’ve developed a bit of a Netflix habit, then you’ve got to be careful about when and where you watch Netflix. Netflix doesn’t let you download shows to take with you so when you are watching, you are streaming. And that can run up data charges quickly if you are watching …

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• 5 May

  ​Microsoft Windows 10 is now on 300 million screens

  

  Windows 10 has been a critical success, and it looks like a lot of people are upgrading, too. After a six-month check-in, at which point 200 million active devices had upgraded, Microsoft announced Thursday that the number’s now up to 300 million devices worldwide. That tally includes PCs, phones, and also the Xbox One. In a blog post this morning, …

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• 4 May

  Opera brings built

  

  Opera is introducing built-in ad-blocking tools to its desktop and mobile browsers, the company announced Wednesday. Announced for developers back in March, ad blocking will now be available to all users of Opera browsers, which serves as an alternative to Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Edge. Increasingly browser builders are moving towards making it easier for their users to …

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• 4 May

  Amazon expected to expand fresh grocery delivery to UK

  

  Amazon will soon expand its fresh food delivery service to customers in the UK, according to the Guardian. The new service could begin delivering fresh food in London starting this month. In February, the British supermarket chain Morrisons announced it would supply Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry customers with fresh and frozen products. AmazonFresh has been operating in the …

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• 4 May

  YouTube TV service to debut as early as next year

  

  YouTube may soon unveil a paid TV service called UnPlugged that will offer a bundle of broadcast and cable TV channels over the Internet, according to Bloomberg News. The new service, which could cost less than $35 a month, is expected to debut as soon as 2017, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the negotiations. YouTube, …

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• 4 May

  Amazon’s bolts and beakers business is booming

  

  Amazon is in business. The Seattle e-retailer, which grew by selling baby wipes and smartphone cases to consumers, is now expanding its influence selling industrial and commercial supplies to companies, too. After quietly building out Amazon Business, its marketplace catering specifically to enterprises large and small, the company on Wednesday revealed that the new site hit over $1 billion in …

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• 4 May

  ‘Hundreds’ of live concerts to stream in virtual reality

  

  Virtual reality company NextVR is teaming up with entertainment producer Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster, to bring “hundreds” of live musical performances to people around the world. Viewers will be able to take in gigs from the front row, onstage and even backstage, with the bonus of “optimized” 3D audio. No schedule has been announced yet, but NextVR plans to …

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