Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Stitch Fix is crashing after its first-ever earnings report

     Stitch Fix’s first earnings report is not going well for the company, as its shares went into a tailspin after a significant run up over the past month following its IPO when it delivered its results its most recent fiscal quarter. Stitch Fix, a personalized apparel company that ships a box of recommended items that …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • SendBird raises another $16M to help developers add chat functions to a service

     If you go to any company’s website these days, you’re probably starting to see some chat functionality more and more often — and for good reason, as it’s a quick way for those companies to get in touch with their potential customers. And SendBird, which launched in February this year out of Y Combinator, has tried …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Instagram launches an alpha testing program on iOS and Android

     Are you an early adopter? Okay, but are you a really early adopter who likes to test new, experimental things even if it means you’ll experience crashes and bugs? Then you may be interested to know that Instagram has launched Alpha testing programs on iOS and Android aimed at those who want to test pre-release …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The only app that matters this year is Signal

    Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism. Pull out your smartphone and scroll through your list of recently downloaded apps. What do you see — Snapchat, HQ Trivia, or maybe some random face-filtering nonsense? Is Signal in …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • How a simple app exposed some Apple suppliers for the toxic polluters they are

    Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism. Almost 200 Apple suppliers are really, really bad for the environment.  An app called Blue Map, created by environmentalist Ma Jun and backed by Chinese retailer Alibaba, found that the …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Dad shaves his head to help his daughter who has alopecia

    Riley is a normal girl, and her parents went above and beyond to show her how special and loved she is. Riley has alopecia, a condition that causes her to have no hair. When she told her parents she didn’t feel beautiful, her father showed her love and compassion with a pep talk, and by …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This revolutionary device may one day diagnose melanoma early

    A group of engineering students at McMaster University created ‘sKan‘, a proof-of-concept designed to detect the thermal energy of skin cancer. Developed by Michael Takla, Rotimi Fadiya. Shivad Bhavsar, and Prateek Mathur, ‘sKan’ may one day increase early detection of melanoma and create a non-invasive way to diagnose the prevalent condition. Read more… More about …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • The death of 'LA Weekly' caps off a brutal 2017 for local news

    On Dec. 8, LA Weekly had a funeral for itself. Employees and supporters gathered outside the company’s office in Culver City. Some held “Boycott LA Weekly” signs. A white coffin held old editions of the paper. It even streamed on Facebook.  The beloved weekly alternative paper, however, isn’t dead yet. Rather the group of former …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This screen protector will give you a firm grip on your huge smartphone

    The Intelli+ screen protector is like no other. As a smart screen protector, Intelli+ allows you to navigate your iPhone screen without reaching your thumb up. All of the controls happen at the bottom of the phone. It even includes a back button! Tiny thumbs rejoice! Read more… More about Iphone, Mashable Video, Screen, Iphone …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Former Nike CFO Don Blair joins Dropbox’s board of directors

     As Dropbox continues its inevitable march toward an IPO, it’s going to look to bring in people with a lot of experience handling the operations of larger public companies — and it’s getting one today. Dropbox today said it is adding former Nike CFO Don Blair to the company’s board of directors. Blair will be …

    December 19, 2017 | by Raheel