By MIKE ISAAC
Ask.fm has 180 million regular monthly users and a particularly strong appeal to a highly desirable young age demographic. But the deal comes with some strings attached.
Published: August 14, 2014 at 12:00AM
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By MELISSA EDDY
Uber said Thursday that it would challenge a ruling banning the smartphone-based car service in Berlin, calling it “not progressive.”
Published: August 14, 2014 at 12:00AM
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The VFX of Guardians of the Galaxy
It took an army of effects artists from 13 different companies to make Marvel’s latest film.
August 15, 2014 at 5:09AM
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En Veracruz hoy una temperatura máxima de 32C. y una mínima de 23C.
Hoy August 15, 2014 at 05:01AM la temperatura es de 27C.
With a high of 90F and a low of 74F.
The Gyroscopes in Your Phone Could Let Apps Eavesdrop on Conversations
In the age of surveillance paranoia, most smartphone users know better than to give a random app or website permission to use their device’s microphone. But researchers have found there’s another, little-considered sensor in modern phones that can also listen in on their conversations. And it doesn’t even need to ask.
August 15, 2014 at 4:06AM
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The Public Will Soon Be Able to Buy Military-Grade Satellite Images
On Wednesday, the world’s premier marketer of high-resolution satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe, successfully launched their new WorldView 3 (WV3) satellite. The WorldView 3 will operate 380 miles above the Earth’s surface and will go from pole to pole in 98 minutes, moving at 7 miles per second.
August 15, 2014 at 3:06AM
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By FARHAD MANJOO
Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to attacks.
Published: August 15, 2014 at 12:00AM
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The hotel of the future? Despite the robots, it’s mostly the same
Hotels should be at the forefront of technology, but adopting it can be a challenge when customer service matters above all.
August 14, 2014 at 8:50PM
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Samsung has agreed to purchase home automation company SmartThings for the price of $200 million. Several weeks ago, the two were reported to be in talks about a deal and it appears that an agreement was reached. Samsung will allow SmartThings to function as an independent company as a part of Samsung’s Open Innovation Center in Palo Alto. From here, SmartThings will receive the resources it needs from Samsung while also providing Samsung with technologies to use.
Home automation is becoming a major trend, with more and more companies investing in it. Google’s purchase of Nest and Apple’s introduction of HomeKit show that the big players are interested in it. Samsung, however, has a strong shot at getting a system set up first. SmartThings already has a viable system worked out that includes a $99 hub that connects all of your devices together. What SmartThings needs is exactly what Samsung has: stable financial backing and strong marketing impetus. Needless to say, we’re looking forward to watching this play out.
“SmartThings has created a remarkable universe of partners and developers and now has the most engagement of any smart home platform in the world”
The company will continue to operate independently under founder and CEO Alex Hawkinson, and will become part of the Samsung Open Innovation Center (OIC), which is responsible for bringing software and services innovation to Samsung Electronics. SmartThings will move its headquarters from Washington, DC to Palo Alto, California.
Founded in 2012, SmartThings gives people power to monitor, control, and automate their homes from wherever they are through a single mobile app. SmartThings’ open platform supports more than 1,000 devices and 8,000 apps created by its community of device makers, inventors, and developers.
“SmartThings has created a remarkable universe of partners and developers and now has the most engagement of any smart home platform in the world,” said David Eun, Head of the OIC. “Connected devices have long been strategically important to Samsung and, like Alex and his team, we want to improve the convenience and services in people’s lives by giving their devices and appliances a voice so they can interact more easily with them. We are committed to maintaining SmartThings’ open platform, fostering more explosive growth, and becoming its newest strategic partner.”
“As an open, standards-agnostic platform for the Internet of Things, our vision has always been to innovate, build, and make the world smarter, together,” said Alex Hawkinson. “With Samsung behind us, we will be able to attract more device makers and developers to unlock the limitless possibilities of the consumer Internet of Things. We are thrilled to become part of the Samsung family and continue our goal in making every home a smart home.”
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10 years of podcasting: Code, comedy, and patent lawsuits
“Thank you very much for taking the time to download this MP3 file.”
August 14, 2014 at 6:34PM
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