Tag Archives: app

YouTube TV Rolls Out Living-Room App In Cord-Cutter Charm Offensive (Deadline)

YouTube TV, the “skinny bundle” pay-TV service that launched in the spring via web browsers, Google Chromecast and a mobile app, officially is entering the living room. A ne... More

Why Companies Move Apps from Colocation to Cloud, and Why Some Move Back (Data Center Knowledge)

Despite stiff competition from the cloud, colocation providers have a bright future and will get their fair share of the business as enterprises increasingly outsource their data c... More

Musical Apps are Finding Their Way to Traditional TV (Forbes)

Streaming music is on the rise, and traditional TV is on the decline (at least in some regards), so can the former save the latter? A number of networks are looking to some of the ... More

Subscription Video Services Lift Global App Spending (Variety)

Mobile users around the world keep spending more money on apps every quarter, and one of the big drivers of app revenue growth are subscription video services like Netflix and HBO ... More

Movies Anywhere App Launches with Joint Studio Backing (Variety)

Five of the six major Hollywood studios have joined forces to make digital movie collecting easier than ever. Movies Anywhere, a free app and website digital locker service, launch... More

Is Steven Soderbergh’s New App the Future of TV? (Wired)

Director Steven Soderbergh—the man behind Magic Mike, The Knick, and this summer’s Logan Lucky—just released the trailer for his latest project. He made it with the help of H... More

10 Steps for Writing a Secure Mobile App (Dark Reading)

More than 4 million mobile apps are currently in production, but only 29% on average are tested for bugs, and nearly a third of these contain significant vulnerabilities, according... More

Targeting is Programmatic TV’s Killer App (CMO)

Programmatic television might sound like the future of advertising, but the truth is that automated TV buying is already widely used by brands and agencies, according to new resear... More

MLB Plans to Add Augmented Reality to ‘At Bat’ App (USA Today)

Chad Evans points his iPad to the AT&T Park field and suddenly photos of the visiting Colorado Rockies fielders pop up on his screen, each next to the image of the actual player. W... More

Networks’ Streaming Apps Make Minimal Revenue Impact – For Now (Variety)

There’s a growing push by traditional TV companies to launch direct-to-consumer apps and services, with Disney the latest to announce plans. The subscriber numbers for these serv... More

Spotify iMessage App Allows Users to Share Songs Without Leaving the Conversation (Billboard)

Spotify's new iMessage app lets you send and receive songs from friends without closing out of the conversation, Engadget reports. A spokesperson for Spotify confirmed the launc... More

Is Social the Killer App for VR? (CMO)

VR could be the future of communication, or an overhyped technology that will never become truly mainstream. There are a lot of contrasting opinions in the press at the moment, wit... More

Apple Backtracks on the Blue Bar of Shame for Location-Based Apps in iOS 11 (AdExchanger)

Location-based apps are getting an unexpected reprieve from Apple’s blue bar mandate, an overlay at the top of the phone screen designed to tell users how and when apps are using... More

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Has Made HBO Now the Top-Grossing App in Apple’s App Store (Quartz)

If you’re judging by what’s happening in Apple’s App Store, Game of Thrones is currently generating more money than hookups, music streaming, crushing candy, and any of the l... More

Report: Younger Consumers Use Two or More Apps for Streaming Music, Mobile Messaging (TechCrunch)

Millennials’ reputation for a lack of brand loyalty extends to digital services, according to a new report out from Nielsen this morning. The measurement firm’s latest study lo... More

Top Slack App Tips, Tricks and Hacks for Power Users (Computerworld)

Slack is a powerful collaboration tool in its own right, which means it also has a lot of hidden ways of doing things. Here’s how to get the most from it from users who know it b... More

Apple May Adopt Google Tech to Enable Next-Gen Apps (Fortune)

There may hope for people who are sick of the endless cycle of downloading, updating, and deleting apps on their iPads and iPhones and other devices. Apple is starting to work w... More

YouTube Adds Chat Feature to Android and iOS Apps (Variety)

YouTube added a chat feature to its Android and iOS apps Monday, allowing users to message their contacts and share videos with them. “Like chats around the water cooler, shouldn... More

ClearScholar Integrates Salesforce to Make Campus Apps More Student-Centric (CampusTechnology)

As higher education increasingly shifts to become more student-centered, companies in the ed tech world are following suit. ClearScholar, for example, recently partnered with Sales... More

Apple ARKit Film Experiment Puts Virtual Robot Commandos Among Humans (TNW)

Apple is rapidly winning over the hearts of augmented reality enthusiasts with its yet-to-be officially released ARKit. Numerous talented artists and developers are already usin... More