Snapchat is shifting from a social network limited to content shared by people you follow to an ephemeral, real-time database of what’s going on now everywhere. Today Snapchat launched Search for Stories submitted to its public Our Stories. It makes Snapchat as deep as whatever the world is sharing, creating near-infinite rabbit holes to go down. Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/31/snaptube/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159050045746 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com
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Starbucks introduced its mobile ordering system in 2015, and it’s been a victim of its own success in some ways. Customers at popular spots are eager to use the mobile ordering system to choose their selection and pay in advance, in the hopes of avoiding a line – but they’re having to wait anyway, thanks to a virtual queue that’s as large or larger than the real one… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/31/starbucks-is-going-to-try-out-a-mobile-order-only-store/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159046422476 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com Want to remember to tell a friend happy birthday, good luck or congratulations? Had a follow-up question for a client that just occurred to you at 1 AM? Want to write a heartfelt thank you to be texted at a later date? Unfortunately, neither SMS nor most messaging apps – including iMessage – allow you to draft a text in advance and schedule it to be sent out on a later date. But… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/scheduled-is-a-new-app-that-lets-you-schedule-your-text-messages/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159013285291 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com For the first time, news aggregator Nuzzel will include advertising. That doesn’t mean you’re going to see banner ads popping up all over the startup’s app and website. Instead, the Nuzzel Newswire consists of sponsored links in Nuzzel’s email newsletter, pointing to a blog post, press release or news article of the advertiser’s choosing. So why call it a… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/nuzzel-newswire/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159009305596 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com Nearly a year ago, Twitter announced it would begin distancing itself from the requirement that all tweets could only contain 140 characters by no longer counting some things – like media attachments or @ replies towards the character count. However, it didn’t begin testing the change with @ replies until last fall. Today, Twitter says this change to replies is rolling out to all… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/twitter-stops-counting-replies-towards-its-140-characters/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159009305506 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com Spotting faces in a scene is easy when the punims are nice and close to the camera. But what about group shots where the faces are tiny? That, I fear, robots have a harder time with. A new research project by Deva Ramanan, associate professor of robotics, and Peiyun Hu, a Ph.D. student in robotics at Carnegie Mellon, fixes that problem by assessing the context of images. Instead of just… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/new-tech-can-spot-small-faces-in-the-crowd/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159009305366 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com A Santa Clara, Calif. startup called JoyRun has raised about $10 million in Series A and seed funding for its peer-to-peer food and drinks delivery app. Floodgate led the $8.5 million Series A round in JoyRun, and Norwest Venture Partners led the company’s earlier $1.3 million seed round. Other investors joining both rounds included: Visionnaire Ventures, Morado Ventures, CrunchFund… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/30/joyrun-a-food-delivery-app-with-a-twist-raises-8-5-million/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/159005914921 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com Facebook will reveal at its F8 conference a new class of group bots that work inside Messenger group chats. These group bots can keep users informed about real-time news such as a sports game’s progress, ecommerce deliveries, and more, according to three sources familiar with the development of the feature. Facebook is already working with top chatbot makers to prepare for the launch. Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/29/facebook-group-bots/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/158980091121 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com The new smartphone from Andy Rubin, which will be the debut product of his new company Essential, will indeed run Android for its operating system. It looked that way from the tiny peek at the corner we got from Rubin’s tweet earlier this week, but now Google’s Eric Schmidt has confirmed it’ll be one of a few “phenomenal new choices for Android users coming very… Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/29/android-co-founders-new-smartphone-confirmed-to-run-android/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/158976180466 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com 500 Startups is launching a four-week program in Israel that targets pre-seed and seed companies as they get to the stage where they begin marketing their products. Read More from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8176981 https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/29/500-startups-launches-a-short-marketing-ramp-up-bootcamp-for-startups-in-israel/?ncid=rss http://www.gadgetscompared.com http://ikonografico.tumblr.com/post/158976180136 via http://www.gadgetscompared.com |
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