Skedulo, a service that helps businesses manage their mobile employees, today announced that it has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Existing investors Blackbird and Castanoa Ventures also participated in this round. The company’s service offers businesses all fo the necessary tools to manage their mobile employees, […]
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Sam’s Club to test new Scan & Go system that uses computer vision instead of barcodes
In October, Walmart-owned Sam’s Club opened a test store in Dallas where it planned to trial new technology including mobile checkout, an Amazon Go-like camera system, in-store navigation wayfinding technology, electronic shelf labels, and more. This morning, the retailer announced it will now begin testing a revamped Scan & Go service as well, which leverages […]
View More Sam’s Club to test new Scan & Go system that uses computer vision instead of barcodesYouPorn launches new app for more discreet mobile viewing
YouPorn is getting in on the app game.
The adult website is launching their own app that says will bring quicker load times, more privacy, and all the YouPorn content you want on your phone without cluttering up your browser history for someone to snoop on.
In a statement on the release of the app, Charlie Hughes, Vice President of YouPorn, said, “Not only will users gain quicker and more convenient access, but most importantly are given an even more secure and private way to explore content using open technologies without needing platform specific app marketplaces or cumbersome side-loading certificates which could make one’s devices less secure.” Read more…
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View More YouPorn launches new app for more discreet mobile viewingApple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code
Apple is telling app developers to remove or properly disclose their use of analytics code that allows them to record how a user interacts with their iPhone apps — or face removal from the app store, TechCrunch can confirm. In an email, an Apple spokesperson said: “Protecting user privacy is paramount in the Apple ecosystem. Our […]
View More Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording codeMany popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking
Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps. In most cases you won’t even realize it. And they don’t need to ask for permission. You can assume that most apps are collecting data on you. Some even monetize your data without your knowledge. […]
View More Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without askingThis robot will play with your pet when you can’t
VARRAM was designed to care for pets when owners are away. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Pets, Robot, Mobile App, and Cat Toys
View More This robot will play with your pet when you can’tEquifax, Western Union, Priceline settle with New York attorney general over insecure mobile apps
New York’s attorney general has settled with five tech and financial giants, requiring each company to implement basic security on their mobile apps. The settlements force Credit Sesame, Equifax (yes, that Equifax), Priceline, Spark Networks and Western Union to ensure data sent between the app and their servers are encrypted. Specifically, the attorney general said […]
View More Equifax, Western Union, Priceline settle with New York attorney general over insecure mobile appsJob Today gets a $16M top up as it preps for Brexit bump
Accel-backed mobile-first jobs app Job Today has pulled in another $16M — an expansion to its November 2016 $20M Series B round. It raised a $10M Series A in January of the same year. The 2015 founded startup offers a mobile app for job seekers that does away with the need for a CV. Instead job seekers […]
View More Job Today gets a $16M top up as it preps for Brexit bumpFritz wants to help developers bring machine learning to their mobile apps
It’s one thing to run machine learning models in the cloud, where you have plenty of resources. On mobile devices, you’re dealing with very finite compute resources, so if you want to run your models directly on the devices, they have to be highly optimized. Add to that that Apple and Google are taking somewhat […]
View More Fritz wants to help developers bring machine learning to their mobile appsInVision mobile app updates include studio features and desktop to mobile mirroring
InVision, the software a service challenger to Adobe’s design dominance, has just released a new version of its mobile app for iOS and is beta-testing new features for Android users as it tries to bring additional functionality to designers on-the-go. The new app tools feature “studio mirroring” for reviews of new designs directly on mobile […]
View More InVision mobile app updates include studio features and desktop to mobile mirroringGoogle brings offline neural machine translations for 59 languages to its Translate app
Currently, when the Google Translate apps for iOS and Android has access to the internet, its translations are far superior to those it produces when it’s offline. That’s because the offline translations are phrase-based, meaning they use an older machine translation technique than the machine learning-powered systems in the cloud that the app has access to […]
View More Google brings offline neural machine translations for 59 languages to its Translate appThunkable’s DIY app builder is now cross-platform
Drag-and-drop app builder startup Thunkable has launched a cross-platform version of its product that lets users create apps that work across Android and iOS. The app builder is targeted at non-coders and first time developers, with the bold claim that the platform lets “anyone create beautiful and powerful apps”. Users can choose from a variety […]
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