Three years ago, Google debuted Cardboard, a clever sub-$20 DIY kit that turned nearly any phone into a VR viewer. It was brilliantly simple — so cheap and universal that The New York Times eventually gave it away for free to its print subscribers. And it worked as a smart counterpoint to the high-end PC-based …
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It was a chilly January night in Las Vegas as Danny Bowman and I hopped on our LeEco smart bikes in a dim parking lot of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. The chief revenue officer of LeEco — an enigmatic Chinese company positioned as one part Samsung, one part Netflix and many parts unbridled ambition — had spent the …
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Last week, I was reminded what it’s like to live outside the technology bubble. I was talking about the week’s tech news on ABC radio, when a listener, Anne, rang in to ask about the NBN. Not, “What upload speeds will I get?” or, “When will we have gigabit internet?” Something much simpler. “Does anyone know if we have to …
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Twitter is widening its streaming video campaign to Roku devices, one of the most-used boxes for watching online video on TVs. The expansion comes the same week Twitter unveiled a dozen partnerships with programmers, like a 24-hour news stream from Bloomberg, in a big video push. Twitter is joining a scrum of digital companies — Facebook and Google’s YouTube chief …
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YouTube is diving into more original shows — but these you won’t have to pay for. At an event in New York, Google’s video service unveiled a slate of TV-like series for the free, ad-supported side of its site, stocking the lineup with traditional TV, movie and music superstars as well as digital celebs that rose to prominence on YouTube …
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Video is big business on social media, and Twitter is hoping to cash in alongside Bloomberg. The social media platform is partnering with the financial media company to broadcast 24/7 news. The breaking news channel will will launch this fall, the parties said during Bloomberg Media’s NewFront presentation in New York. The stream will show live reports from Bloomberg journalists …
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Twitter wants to be your livestreaming destination point. The social network is attempting to attract more music lovers, sports fans and news junkies by adding a dozen new partnerships to its already growing streaming portfolio. It announced the new deals at its first-ever NewFronts presentation Monday in New York. (Ironically, Twitter didn’t stream the news live, perhaps more for business …
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It appears that on social media, we’re way more into pics showing the chicken dish you made last night and selfies of Selena Gomez and the Kardashians than President Donald Trump’s tweetstorms. On Wednesday, Twitter said it gained 9 million more monthly active users since the end of 2016, jumping up to 328 million users overall. That’s 7 million more …
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With T-Mobile tearing up the wireless industry, what’s a carrier to do? If you’re AT&T, start looking outside the wireless business. AT&T doesn’t want to be known as just a telecom company anymore. It’s using its DirecTV Now streaming service to take control of what you watch and of how you watch it. AT&T owns one of the key services …
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Imagine you’re watching a butterfly as it flits through the air and into the foliage. Normally, as it disappeared into the leaves, you’d bob and turn your head trying to see if you could catch one last look from a different angle. But in a movie, you can’t do that. Think again. Facebook has created new designs for its professional …
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