What if Twitter users could collaborate on deciding which trolls should be blocked or muted on the service — would that help cut down on abuse, or would it solve one… Read more »
Building hardware is hard. So is raising venture capital. So which of the two big crowdfunding sites offer an entrepreneur the best chance at both? Read more »
While it might seem like common sense that Wi-Fi would outpace LTE, the opposite is actually true in many countries. U.S. LTE speeds are slow, according to OpenSignal, but they are… Read more »
OpenSignal uses crowdsourcing to measure 4G network quality today, but its plan is tap all of the sensors in the smartphone to collect data from our surroundings. It’s already started tracking… Read more »
We no longer have to rely solely on reports from a handful of mainstream media outlets when news breaks in places like Ukraine or Gaza, and while that has made the… Read more »
Most companies are connecting the kitchen in isolation via individual tools, but a better approach is to view cooking like an business process that needs data from the supply chain to… Read more »
Need a combination tripod and timed or remote shutter for your iPhone? Consider the CaseCam, which uses a mirror that doubles as a stand, along with special software that can snap… Read more »
Everyone complains about how social media is full of hoaxes and inaccuracies in the aftermath of a breaking-news event like the shooting down of Malaysian Flight MH17, but we all have… Read more »
With the help of StormTag, OpenSignal wants to open up its WeatherSignal crowdsourcing program to the iPhone as well as collect new types of climate data. Read more »