Uber acknowledges it can be stressful for passengers to find their drivers. So it’s trying to make it easier. The ride-hailing company rolled out several new features on Monday, all aimed at making the process of hailing a ride and connecting with drivers less hectic. The updates include a way for people to call an …
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Competitors like Samsung and Google may have caught up to Apple when it comes to mobile-phone photography, but iPhones might reclaim their lead if a startup acquisition works out. Apple bought InVisage, a company developing image sensor technology called QuantumFilm that could outdo traditional image sensors from giants like Sony. Apple confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch on Thursday. QuantumFilm, which …
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An Israeli startup has accused Apple of using its dual-camera technology without permission. In a lawsuit, Corephotonics says Apple wasn’t authorized to use its patented tech in the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus. The suit, reported eaerlier by Reuters, was filed in federal court in San Jose on Monday. The Tel Aviv-based company alleges that it talked to …
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Once a foe to landlords, Airbnb is now working with some of them. The home rental site announced Sunday that it’s partnered with San Francisco’s largest residential landlord, Veritas Investments. The idea is to let tenants in Veritas buildings list their apartments on Airbnb for short-term rentals and then share the profit with their landlord. “Veritas is a leader and …
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Production problems? Forget it. The iPhone 8? A distant memory. Throwing down more than a grand for the latest and greatest iPhone? That’s what they’re here for. The iPhone X went on sale around the world on Friday, drawing crowds and long lines as Apple fans patiently waited to get their hands on the very best iPhone money can buy. …
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One of the first things to greet you at the Boxed warehouse floor in Union, New Jersey, is a four-story-tall gray robot employees call the Opex. It doesn’t have any arms and legs — it looks more like a massive metal-and-glass briefcase. Inside its glass-encased belly are 1,400 gray bins filled with 700 kinds of consumables, like vitamins and household …
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These days, Amazon vacuums up most of the attention when it comes to retail innovation. Voice commerce? Check. Drone delivery? Check. Automated warehouses? Check. But more than any other rival this year, Walmart seems to be challenging Amazon with aggressive efforts meant to show that it, too, is dreaming up new ways for people to shop. At The Wall Street …
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to turn you — and another 999,999,999 people — into VR believers. As part of Facebook‘s latest quest to make virtual reality an everyday part of our lives, the company’s CEO is bringing out the biggest weapon he can think of to win over customers: deals he thinks you can’t refuse. The world’s biggest social network, which …
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It’s been more than two years since Nest entered a new product category, but the smart home company is now coming off the sidelines. On Wednesday, Nest, which is owned by Google‘s parent Alphabet, showed off two new devices during a press event in San Francisco. The first is an internet-connected doorbell called Nest Hello, which has a camera, speaker …
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Airbnb wants to serve you dinner. The home-rentals company on Wednesday said it’s starting to offer restaurant reservations in 16 US markets through its app. The startup Resy, which Airbnb invested in earlier this year, is powering the restaurants data and running bookings. “We’re really excited to make it incredibly easy to book great food,” Joe Zadeh, vice president of …
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