It developed a technology to id where people are pointing their smartphone cameras that can be used to create new types of social interactions. It has raised $3.5m to date.
Mobile Devices
17 May 2013
The smartwatch company just announced several software enhancements for the Pebble. The company is aiming for retail availability in 4 to 6 months.
The startup gears up for money and premium services in its rich messaging app.
Brian Krzanich said that under his leadership the chipmaker will have an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.
16 May 2013
1/3 of all smartphones activated in Q1 were on prepaid plans, a trend that historically has favored Android. Apple, though, is starting to make in-roads into the prepaid market.
SGL (Stained Glass Labs) is a group of entrepreneurs, mentors, and early adopters who are forming an incubator program for companies working with wearable computing.
Yes, Android is dominating smartphone sales. Yes, Samsung continues to widen its lead against Apple. But it still has a way to go before it tops Apple.
15 May 2013
At its Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, SAP announced a SaaS answer to the BYOD problem. Plus, a partnership with security vendor Mocana.
Airware wants to fill the gap between the massively-funded military drone work and the nascent DIY drone (or “personal UAV” — yeah, it exists) community.
Deal activity in the much-hyped IoT category picks up, spanning everything from home automation to monitoring & tracking apps to those focused on the quantified self.