The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday issued rules requiring that all mobile phones — including smartphones — sold in the U.S. be compatible with hearing aids. The news comes two years after the FDA made hearing aids available to all Americans without a prescription. The FCC has not yet issued a specific timeline for compliance, […]
Hit by hurricanes? FCC says you qualify for internet and mobile service subsidies
As hurricanes batter the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, many people’s livelihoods are on hold and they’re struggling to make ends meet. The FCC just decided that anyone affected by a natural disaster can get a break on broadband and mobile service; it’s not much, but every little bit counts. The Lifeline […]
Meta pitches VR to mobile developers with new support for Android apps on Quest
During its developer keynote at the Meta Connect conference on Wednesday, the company pitched its Quest mixed reality platform to developers as the next big app store. As tech giants like Apple and Google are under tightened regulations over their app store monopolies, Meta says it’s working to make it easier for mobile developers to […]
Kiwibot acquires an ad startup to turn its delivery robots into mobile billboards
From the standpoint of any advertising executive, Kiwibot has left a lot of money on the table since its robots began making food deliveries on the UC Berkeley campus back in 2017. After all, the semi-autonomous wheeled systems tend to traverse high-traffic areas. In 2024, they can still draw a crowd of curious onlookers. However you […]
Anthropic’s Claude surpasses $1M in mobile app revenue
It’s taken 16 weeks to get there, but Anthropic’s AI app Claude has hit a notable milestone: It crossed $ 1 million in gross mobile app revenue across iOS and Android. Nearly half of that revenue has been generated by users in the U.S., according to new data from app intelligence firm Appfigures. However, Claude […]