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The next Xbox: Why this launch is so critical for Microsoft
www.geekwire.com
Next Tuesday, May 21, is a Very Big Day for Microsoft. With the rest of the technology world watching, the company will take the stage at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Redmond to reveal the new generation of Xbox, whatever form (or name) it may take. This is the...
Android this week: Wi-Fi changing app; Nexus 7 dock; Xbox SmartGlass
gigaom.com
I started my week out by using near-field communications, or NFC, wireless stickers to automatically toggle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios on my Android phone when leaving home. That solution works really well — see the video here — but later in the week, I found a super option for folks...
GetGlue evolves from check-ins to a personalized media guide on iPad as it hits 3 million users
thenextweb.com
The relationship between TV and mobile apps is evolving rapidly. While apps that let you ‘check in’ to the shows you’re watching seemed innovative not so long ago, real-time viewing guides like Zeebox and Boxfish are the flavor of the moment. To that end, one of the original media check-in...
Angry Birds Star Wars, Netbot for App.net, GAME, Discovery Channel HD, more
9to5mac.com
Angry Birds Star Wars: Rovio has been teasing the Star Wars edition of Angry Birds for a few weeks now, but today we get our first look at gameplay from the new title. The game appears to be just a Star Wars themed version of the traditional Angry Birds...
Super Bowl Viewers Will Check Phones 10 Times During the Game [STUDY]
mashable.com
Nearly half of Super Bowl XLVI viewers will check their mobile device as many as 10 times during the game, and almost a third of viewers under age 45 will watch the game “with device in hand.” More than 80% of viewers say they’ll use their mobile device during...
Yahoo outs new Weather, Mail apps for iOS, Android. And they're nice!
gigaom.com
Like most of you probably did this morning, I checked the weather on a smartphone. Unlike most of you, however, I got my weather from a Yahoo app. Yes, you read that right: Yahoo. The company surprised with two new mobile applications on Thursday: a new Weather app for iPhone...
Zeebox launches ‘Shout out’ and ‘Group Chat’ features to better connect UK TV viewers with celebs
thenextweb.com
One month after social TV app Zeebox finally arrived on Android, the second-screen platform has announced a slew of new features designed to better engage audiences. Today’s announcement means that celebrities can use the app to draw fans into their shows, whilst letting viewers set up group chat rooms based...
Zeebox to get live in-app video feed from Sky's Got to Dance final
www.guardian.co.uk
BSkyB's investment in social TV startup starts to bear fruit with real-time commentarySocial TV app Zeebox will be getting a live in-app video feed during the final of Sky 1 HD's Got to Dance show when it airs on Sunday 4 March.The feed won't be the show itself, but will...
Mozilla developing ‘Junior’ browser for the iPad, prototype features full-screen browsing
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Calling Safari for iPad “a miserable experience,” Mozilla’s Alex Limi showed off a prototype of a new browser for the iPad called Junior in a recent presentation. Junior takes a different approach from traditional browsers, ridding of an address and search bar on the main screen, and going with a...
Grammy Awards partner with CBS for digital experience
gigaom.com
In these heady two-or-three-screen days, the Grammy Awards has been a classic case study in how social media engagement can pay off ratings-wise. Viewership of the on-air broadcast have increased dramatically since 2009 in younger demographics, with no small amount of credit due to the increasingly elaborate digital campaigns implemented...
Point this app at your TV screen and it overlays all kinds of augmented-reality goodies
venturebeat.com
An Intel-funded startup wants to bring augmented reality to your television screen. Telibrahma‘s Point uses image recognition technology to turn your smartphone into a tool for a “second screen experience.” Using the Point app, you point your smartphone at an image on the TV screen, and it starts an...
Microsoft announces new start screen for Windows Phone with more personalization options
thenextweb.com
At Microsoft’s Windows Phone Summit today in San Francisco, the company unveiled the future roadmap of its mobile product. This has been quite an interesting week for Microsoft, which shared its plans to jump into the hardware game with its hybrid tablet, Surface. A big part of the Windows Phone...
yap.TV snags former NBC/Comcast VP Todd Brown to help expand its second screen TV platforms globally
thenextweb.com
yap.TV, the startup that lets broadcasters and content owners manage their own second screen experience, is pushing ahead with monetizing its platforms with the announcement that it has named former NBC/Comcast VP Todd Brown as its new Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development, starting today. The company says...
yap.TV snags former NBC/Comcast VP Todd Brown to help expand its second screen TV platforms globally
The Windows Phone 7.8 Start Screen on a Nokia Lumia 900, an early look in photos and video
www.theverge.com
The dark news amongst all the good here at the Windows Phone Summit was that existing Windows Phone devices wouldn't be updated to Windows Phone 8. Instead, they will receive certain features from the new OS, most imporantly the new Start screen experience. Microsoft calls the updated Start Screen...
Toshiba Satellite U845W Breaks Ultrabook Mold with Ultra-Wide 21:9 Screen
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The big-screen experience is coming to a laptop near you: Among the three Ultrabooks Toshiba has just announced is the Satellite U845W, which has an ultra-wide 14.4-inch display that's tailor-made for......
Motorola's Opportunity: Droid Razr M vs. iPhone 5
www.readwriteweb.com
Apple is expected to announce the newest iteration of the iPhone on Wednesday. It will likely - and finally - have a bigger screen along with 4G LTE, better central and graphics processors, and Apple's vaunted Retina display. The problem for Apple? Manufacturers like Motorola are beating it to the...
Second-screen TV app Zeebox tops one million US downloads in three months
thenextweb.com
Social television app Zeebox has been downloaded more than one million times in the United States over the last three months, adding some weight to its claim of being the market leader in delivering additional content to a second screen. The company says that the free app, available for iOS...
Why Avengers super-fans should assemble for Marvel's second-screen experience
gigaom.com
As the American attention span while consuming media gets more and more distracted, it’s interesting to check in on how various folk are finding ways to capitalize on the two-screen experience. For there’s always a motive beyond keeping people entertained. For the Breaking Bad StorySync experience, the goal was to...
KakaoTalk takes on Facebook Home with KakaoHome Android launcher
www.guardian.co.uk
Popular Korean messaging app's spin-off promises to 'make your smartphone special' with 90m registered users to market it toFacebook may be struggling to win hearts (and installs) with its Facebook Home app, but it's not the only social networking service keen to take over users' Android homescreens.Korean startup Kakao has...
Why should poker be so hot? Partnered with Zynga, RocketPlay launches social sports casino game on Facebook
venturebeat.com
RocketPlay has partnered with Zynga to bring its social sports-betting games to Facebook and Zynga.com. San Francisco-based RocketPlay has launched Sports Casino, a social game where you cannot win real money but can still live the fantasy of betting in a casino sportsbook. The title fits with Zynga’s suite of...
Why should poker be so hot? Partnered with Zynga, RocketPlay launches social sports casino game on Facebook
Google is building an open AirPlay rival to compete with Apple
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The race to control the living room has already begun and Google (GOOG) is afraid it’ll be left behind. After revealing the next to useless $300 Nexus Q last year and then quietly scrapping it, Google is reportedly “actively working with other companies” to build an open standard alternative to Apple’s...
Mobile chat service Kakao Talk launches Facebook Home-style app in Korea, no global plans yet
thenextweb.com
Kakao, the maker of popular mobile messaging service Kakao Talk, has taken a leaf out of Facebook’s book by launching KakaoHome, a Facebook Home-style launcher for Android devices, for users in Korea. Kakao Talk users enjoy free text (chat) messaging and voice calls — alongside group chat, games, virtual content and more...
Discovery Channel and TLC iOS apps updated with "Plus" interactive second-screen experience
9to5mac.com
Discovery Communications updated two of its iOS apps today with a brand new second screen experience dubbed “Plus”. Available for the Discovery Channel HD app and the TLC app for iPhone and iPad, “TLC Plus” and “Discovery Plus” brings interactive “second-screen” content that syncs to some of the network’s...
A Super Social Bowl
allthingsd.com
You could have watched the Super Bowl without checking Twitter or Facebook, but you probably snuck at least a few peeks in throughout the game. And a lot of you ended up typing something, too. Bluefin Labs, a “social TV” startup that analyzes commentary during TV broadcasts, says it saw...
Shazam launches on Windows Phone 8 with links to Xbox Music and free unlimited tagging
www.engadget.com
Shazam might claim over 300 million song-checkers already, but it's all about increasing that audience, and from today, that includes Windows Phone 8. The app has launched free on Microsoft's mobile OS, with the ability to tag directly from the home screen. Once it's recognized the track, Shazam can...
Facebook Launches 'Home' - A New Android Home Screen Experience
marketingland.com
Facebook has just announced Facebook Home, a new home screen experience that it’s launching first on Android devices. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg just previewed Home at an event that we’re also live blogging as it continues. Facebook Home essentially turns the Android... Please visit Marketing Land for the...
Microsoft Xbox Updates SmartGlass App For ESPN And NBA Game Time, Adds New Sports Picks Second-Screen Experience
techcrunch.com
It wasn’t long ago that Microsoft announced its SmartGlass second-screen app, which gives users better control of their viewing experience by connecting the Xbox game console with mobile and tablet devices. Now the company is trying to use the experience to court sports fans, with updates for its ESPN and...
Microsoft Xbox Updates SmartGlass App For ESPN And NBA Game Time, Adds New Sports Picks Second-Screen Experience
SportStream is Going Long on Second-Screens with $3.5 Million from Paul Allen
pandodaily.com
Already a fun and social experience, watching live sports on TV is getting even more immersive with the addition of second screens. SportStream for iPad is a new app launching today which offers fans a social second-screen experience incorporating friends, followers, curated social media streams, real-time stats, and chat. SportStream...
Microsoft releases Xbox SmartGlass app for Kindle Fire
www.geekwire.com
Microsoft debuted its Xbox SmartGlass app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD this morning, giving Xbox 360 users with one of the Amazon tablets a new way to interact with their living room consoles. SmartGlass is Microsoft’s “second screen” experience, offering the ability to use a tablet or phone...
(Screen) size matters for mobile interface design
venturebeat.com
This story is part of a series exploring the themes of our upcoming, invitation-only Mobile Summit, April 1-2 in Sausalito, Calif. Explore more stories in the Mobile Summit Debate series. Charles Huang is the chief executive of Green Throttle Games. He also co-founded Red Octane, creator of Guitar Hero....
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