Josh Ong
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Hands-On with Parrot’s Bebop Drone
Earlier this week, Parrot announced its latest drone, the Bebop, and the Android-based Skycontroller remote. Here are our impressions from our brief flight time with the gadget, which goes on... Keep reading → → Read More
Livefyre Launches Studio, a CMS for User Content
Livefyre today announced the release of Livefyre Studio, a major upgrade to its social content platform that pulls together its disparate apps into a single content management system (CMS). Studio,... Keep reading → → Read More
Paul McCartney releases Jaunt's First 360-Degree VR Video
A concert video from music legend Sir Paul McCartney is the first publicly available content from cinematic virtual reality startup Jaunt. Owners of Google Cardboard and a compatible Android device... Keep reading → → Read More
Duolingo Comes to Windows Phone
Duolingo today released a Windows Phone app for its crowdsourced language learning service, joining its existing iOS and Android offerings. The company said it received thousands of requests via email and... Keep reading → → Read More
Kiip Announces a Loyalty Platform for Brands
Kiip, a mobile advertising service built around rewarding users for achieving “moments” within apps, has announced Kiip Platform, a spin-off of its technology that focuses on loyalty programs for brands.... Keep reading → → Read More
IO launches an NYC beta for its chat-based AI assistant [invites]
IO, a virtual assistant that you chat with to get local recommendations, has launched its beta in New York City. Up to 100 TNW readers interested in testing the app can... Keep reading → → Read More
Honk Takes the Pain Out of Finding a Tow Truck
Searching for a tow truck isn’t a problem most of us experience often, but when we do, it’s usually a huge pain. Honk is trying to modernize roadside assistance with... Keep reading → → Read More
Quora redesigns its mobile website with an app-like interface as it achieves product parity
Question-and-answer service Quora has launched a redesign of its mobile Web interface that brings it in line with its native app experience. With today’s launch, the company achieves product parity... Keep reading → → Read More
Viber Launches Public Chats for Listening in on Celebrities
Mobile messaging and VoIP app Viber today announced a new Public Chats beta feature that will allow public figures and companies to share group discussions with fans. At a launch... Keep reading → → Read More
Sharetribe Lets You Create Your Own P2P Marketplace
Sharetribe today launched its full-service marketplace platform for niche communities. The service lets you build hosted sites that can be the “Airbnb for X” or the “Etsy for Y.” With... Keep reading → → Read More
Alfred Launches Its Automated Butler Service
If you frequently find yourself with not enough time to run all your errands, a new startup, Alfred, has officially launched to fix that for you, as long as you... Keep reading → → Read More
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Returns, CEO Resigns
Reddit today shared details of a significant leadership shuffle that sees CEO Yishan Wong stepping down and co-founder Alexis Ohanian returning to the company as Executive Chairman. Ellen Pao will... Keep reading → → Read More
Bitcoin Vault Xapo Launches on iOS and Android
Bitcoin vault service Xapo has launched on mobile with the release of iOS and Android apps. While Xapo already released an earlier unoptimized version of the Android app on Google... Keep reading → → Read More
Nvidia to launch its Grid game streaming service on November 18, but only for Shield devices
Nvidia announced today the North American launch of Grid, its cloud gaming service, on November 18. The service is also scheduled to go live in Western Europe next month and... Keep reading → → Read More
SkreensTV Combines 5 HDMI Signals on Your TV
You’ve heard of second screen apps and devices, but the new SkreensTV set-top box crowdfunding project wants to turn your TV into five screens at once. The $399 device will... Keep reading → → Read More
Facebook Lets You Create Personalized Thank You Videos
Facebook today announced Say Thanks, an experimental service for sending personalized video cards to your friends. Say Thanks lets you choose a theme, photos and posts to generate the video.... Keep reading → → Read More
Talkspace lets you text your problems to a therapist for just $25 a week
Yesterday, I found myself chatting with a therapist in the middle of a public square in New York. That’s not a normal occurrence for me – I was testing out... Keep reading → → Read More
Nabi’s 20-inch Big Tab HD tablet gets kids playing together on one gigantic screen
Nabi’s kids-oriented tablets have carved out a nice space for themselves at the low-end of the market, but the brand’s new 20-inch and 24-inch devices are taking a significantly, well,... Keep reading → → Read More
Scribd Adds Unlimited Audiobooks to Its Ebook Service
All-you-can-read ebook service Scribd now has an all-you-can-listen component with the addition of 30,000 audiobooks included as part of its $8.99 per month subscription. Android devices and Web browsers will... Keep reading → → Read More
VisaEase Officially Launches Its US Immigration Service
VisaEase is marking the official launch of its immigration assistance service after completing a one-year beta. Customers can choose from a self-service option or an attorney-reviewed service. The startup worked... Keep reading → → Read More