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Robert Scoble's nine hottest tech companies

We’ve all heard of Google Goggles and self-driving cars, but will these futuristic inventions actually become part of our lives or are they just a nice idea like the jetpacks we were all promised?

Blogger and startup enthusiast Robert Scoble passionately believes they will become part of our everyday lives, and what's more he has a good idea of how we will make use of them.

During a speech at TNW 2012 Scoble gave a fast paced run through of his favourite tech companies, and here’s a few of the highlights.

by David Moth 26 April 2012 18:12pm 0 comments

Box, Microsoft fight back against Google Drive

After years of waiting, Google finally launched Google Drive this week.

Naturally, Google's entry into the online storage market raised questions about some of the companies that have established themselves in the space, such as Dropbox. Will Google make it harder for them to grow and thrive, or will it fail to gain traction?

by Patricio Robles 25 April 2012 19:34pm 1 comment

The five Cs of connected TV

When two very different industries like traditional broadcast television and digital collide, it’s difficult to ignore the implications on both sides.

While analysts predict that 60% of households will be watching internet TV by 2014 and many companies are trying to capitalise on shifting viewing habits, the connected TV market is still in a nascent stage.

To coincide with the recent release of Econsultancy’s Connected TV Smart Pack, we’ve identified five key elements of this emerging ecosystem that any marketer needs to be aware of.

These are what we call the five Cs of connected TV...

by Monica Savut 25 April 2012 10:44am 2 comments

Is your mobile app better than your website?

The apps versus mobile websites debate isn't going away any time soon.

It's not an either-or proposition, and companies that get too focused on picking a winner may lose sight of more interesting and important subjects that apps and the mobile web have created.

by Patricio Robles 24 April 2012 20:33pm 3 comments

ITV to launch Shazam-enabled ads

ITV will partner with music recognition service Shazam to provide interactive TV advertising for users of the app.

Shazam users (there are 10m in the UK) will be able to use the app to interact with ads and enter competitions, get more info, view additional content or download free music.

by Graham Charlton 19 April 2012 10:19am 4 comments

Amazon ups in-app purchase limit

Amazon recently rolled out in-app purchases for apps in the Amazon Appstore, which, thanks to the rise of the Kindle Fire, is reportedly more lucrative for some developers than the Google Android app store that's part of Google Play.

Now there's good news for developers and heavy-spending app users alike: Amazon is upping the maximum price that can be charged for an in-app purchase.

by Patricio Robles 17 April 2012 16:27pm 0 comments

Court: Apple can be involved in Lodsys patent suit

Last year, a company called Lodsys began contacting developers of iPhone and iPad apps utilizing in-app purchases, alleging that their use of in-app purchases, functionality provided for by Apple, violated a patent it owned.

Patent trolling has become so common that this wouldn't be surprising, but there was a wrinkle in Lodsys' case: Apple itself was already a licensee of the Lodsys patent in question.

by Patricio Robles 13 April 2012 16:01pm 0 comments

Chrysler brings apps to the car's dashboard

Driving? There's an app for that.

At least that's what automaker Chrysler is hoping to hear in the near future thanks to latest version of its Uconnect software.

by Patricio Robles 10 April 2012 16:27pm 1 comment

In-app purchases, subscriptions coming to Amazon's Appstore

Google may have plenty of reasons to be proud of its Android operating system, but when it comes to the Android ecosystem, another company may actually be having more success selling Android apps than Google is.

That company is Amazon, which last year launched its own Android app store, dubbed Amazon Appstore.

by Patricio Robles 03 April 2012 22:10pm 0 comments

Square brings encryption to its card reader

Square, the mobile payment upstart that's combined a credit card-reading dongle with the iPhone and iPad to take on established point-of-sale (POS) payment solutions providers, has been making frequent appearances in the news of late.

From attracting users like the Obama campaign and taxi drivers in New York City to overhauling its mobile app in an effort to drive consumers to local businesses, it appears that Square's $4bn-plus in annual payments processed could be just the tip of the iceberg.

by Patricio Robles 28 March 2012 10:35am 2 comments