The argument for and against Facebook Messenger Day

 The stakes are high as Facebook gambles its messaging user base on a bet to beat…

YouTube launches Uptime, an experimental app for watching videos with friends

 Looking to turn watching YouTube videos into a more social experience, a team from Google’s internal…

Pandora’s on-demand music service finally arrives

 Pandora’s long-awaited alternative to Spotify has arrived today. The company this morning announced the debut of…

Hailo app being parked in London as mytaxi migration kicks off

 Uber alternative Hailo, which lets people hail a licensed taxi via smartphone app, is coming to…

Austin is fine without Uber and Lyft…until it isn’t

 After spending a few days in Austin, which lost Uber and Lyft almost a year ago, I started…

Facebook Messenger’s PM director Martinazzi leaves after launching Day

 Completing almost 8 years at Facebook, Director of Product Management Peter Martinazzi has left the company.…

Banned crime reporting app Vigilante returns as Citizen, says its ‘report incident’ feature will be pulled

 Remember Vigilante? The controversial crime reporting app was kicked out of the App Store in November…

Planet’s new Explorer Beta lets anyone time travel through geospatial images

 Planet, the global imaging company that recently acquired Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging business, is introducing…