Scott Croyle, HTC’s head of design, is leaving the company
After designing the HTC One M8, the senior VP is amicably parting ways with the company after he finishes “current projects”. Read more »
{"source":"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/kifleswing1\/wijax\/383af13036138b805db0da550b1f5914","varname":"wijax_a9b21903db48dbdd9babc8bcf8c3762e","title_element":"h2","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Ch2%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fh2%3E"}
Kif is a staff writer at Gigaom based in New York covering mobile technology. Previously, he was an editorial fellow for Wired and blogged at Gizmodo. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2012, where he also played NCAA Division III lacrosse for the perennially winless Yeomen. He changed his own legal name to Kif when he was a child for better search engine optimization.
After designing the HTC One M8, the senior VP is amicably parting ways with the company after he finishes “current projects”. Read more »
Duolingo, the translation game app founded by CEO Luis von Ahn, wants to offer standardized tests through its app, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Read more »
Eight months after Microsoft(s MSFT) bought Nokia’s Devices and Services division for $7.17 billion, it’s official: Microsoft is no longer only a software giant but is also one of the world’s… Read more »
Unlike other email portals, my.com email accounts will only be accessible through the MyMail app. Instead of using a login and password, MyMail users attach their email to their mobile phone… Read more »
Google’s(s goog) Glass Explorer program is once again open to anyone with a web browser and $1,500. After last week’s “one-day” sale event, Google’s product page showed all models of Glass as sold out. Google… Read more »
QiPack’s wireless charging power pack hopes to stand out from the crowded battery field with a iPhone-aping design and a slick aluminium case. Read more »
Facebook plans to acquire ProtoGeo Oy, a software company that makes the fitness tracker app Moves. Read more »
Xiaomi, the Chinese hardware maker, is planning to expand to 10 new countries. As part of this international expansion, it paid $3.6 million for the domain name mi.com. Read more »
Apple on Wednesday reported second-quarter revenues of $45.6 billion and profits of $10.2 billion. It sold 43 million iPhones and 16 million iPads. Read more »
Samsung’s low-end tablet line gets a US release date and pricing. Read more »