• Applitools, a San Mateo, Calif. - based
AI app testing firm, raised $ 31 million in Series C funding.
Not exact matches
Reddit co-founder and chief executive Steve Huffman, now six months into the job, posted on the site Thursday that Reddit
is beta - launching an Android
app, assembling a «transparency report,» and working on A / B
testing in order to make «Reddit better.»
The true
test will come when
apps are released that truly make use of the new processor.
The business has also
been experimenting furiously, deploying novel merchandising techniques, such as vehicle
test - drive simulators and wayfinding
apps, in selected stores.
Users
are hungry for this sort of digital customization, whether it
be an
app that allows them to
test out different color combinations or a friendly
AI offering clothing suggestions based on purchase history.
In October Baidu announced a deal to provide mobile search to customers of China Unicom's (CHU) 3G services, and it also
is testing a mobile
app that features Baidu's some most popular online tools, including a message board service.
In that partnership, Samsung's Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 + phones came pre-installed with the Google Play Music service as the default music
app, and Samsung users
were able to
test the new daily recommendation service.
And, eventually, the Heart Study data could
be fed into the Apple Health
app, which recently began a beta
test of storing and sharing US users» electronic medical records.
If all goes according to plan, this month we'll
be able to beta
test the
app with our over 8,000 beta testers who signed up.
Participants in the
test group
are mostly male with a 40 - plus average age and have taken to using the
app quite quickly, according to Chestnut Global Partners VP of Sales Tom Shjerven and Orcas CEO Michael Mulvihill.
It
's worth mentioning that this all follows shortly after the news that Google
is also
testing its own ride - sharing service through its Waze
app, a la Uber.
There
are many easy ways to
test your
app or website with users, so there
is no excuse anymore to roll out a product without having all the feedback that you need.
I
'm in the process of
testing some smart TVs — the kind that connect to the internet and run various
apps, such as YouTube and Netflix — which
is funny because I just finished reviewing a bunch of media streaming devices, including the Roku XS and Apple TV.
The
app is currently
being tested at an unnamed Fortune 100 manufacturing company that
is using it with a volunteer cross-section of its employees.
At the same time, our
test marketing
was spreading and, in total, we identified three industries that our
app would work perfectly for, easily generating a high demand in all of them.
Successful companies like Rovio (creator of Angry Birds), Dropbox, Buffer
App, Skype and others offer either a free trial or a free versionof their product offerings to allow users of different levels to
test and utilize their services to determine whether they
're beneficial.
Being that Saucey's model
is built around connecting the alcohol - needing consumer with the alcohol - selling retailer, which
is made surprisingly simple through the mobile
app, the first step beyond solving the legal issues
was to find an open - minded liquor retailer to start and
test the process.
Top executives at Uber used the encrypted chat
app Wickr to hold secret conversations, current and former workers testified in court this week, setting up what could
be the first major legal
test of the issues raised by the use of encrypted
apps inside companies.
Helix
is trying to
be like the «
app store» for genetics, allowing you to submit your spit to them once, then use the sample for multiple
tests based on what type of analysis interests you.
Itavio's platform
is still in
testing, but
app studios have incentives to use it.
Uber has
been testing the food - delivery service inside of its main
app for the better part of the past 18 months, but it then launched as a standalone
app available in Toronto, Wired reported last month.
Apple also made a big deal over two new fitness
apps — one for tracking my movements everyday, the other for tracking specific activities like a 5 - mile run — but I wasn't able to
test those out.
Perhaps the next move
is for the company to begin to silo each service it creates in separate
apps,
testing them first within Uber's main
app to see how they perform.
The LGBTQ dating
app, which has more than 3.6 million daily active users around the world,
was recently revealed by BuzzFeed News to have shared the HIV statuses of its users as well as the dates of their most recent
tests with two data optimisation companies.
«We ask parents to
test apps and watch videos with their children to determine if they
are good fits for their child's temperament,» she adds.
I'll
be testing the full
app next week and will give you my impressions after going hands - on.
Venmo has
been testing a physical debit card that would allow people who use its
app to make purchases in brick - and - mortar stores.
The Washington D.C. - based firm
was testing a new recruiting strategy for hiring a social media - savvy intern: targeting Millennials through the photo messaging
app Snapchat.
The genetic startup ecosystem, which now includes a variety of
apps along with mail - in spit
tests,
is built around fulfilling that promise.
«My idea of an
app that
is really good
is one that has had rigorous
testing to say that «this really helps,» with proper groupings,» Sridhar says, adding that it
's important for any
app to do this before making any assumptions on its data.
Apps that
are for demo, trial or
test purposes or
are in the beta stage do not get accepted by Apple.
Once the system seemed to
be working, Kopparapu arranged for
tests at a Mumbai hospital to see how the
app would perform in a real - life setting, and so far it
's done just as well as a human specialist, although the data
is limited.
Yet the company
is definitely active in the tech area: It
's tested and implemented mobile
apps, radio - frequency identification technology (RFID), the internet of things devices, mobile payment options and PayPal deposits.
Business Insider notes that even McDonald's, the nation's largest fast food chain,
is testing out an
app.
Jack Dorsey's Square has also
been testing a bitcoin function on its Cash
app where users can buy and sell the cryptocurrency.
Southeast Asia's Grab said its
app will allow a selected group of commuters to book and ride start - up nuTonomy's driverless vehicles within a western Singapore district, where the vehicles
are being tested, and adjacent neighbourhoods.
Because of this, Android
apps are more prone to bugs; and consistent
testing must
be completed to ensure
apps are functioning properly across all devices.
Still, the slightly convoluted
app aside, the Samsung SmartThings hub
was our favorite of the bunch we
tested.
I heard there
are some changes
being tested to the Facebook UI, and then saw this Local Market on the
app.
Initially, she suggested a few ideas like starting a database for tracking which products I
'm testing and using a different task management
app.
There
was a small improvement in self - reported medication adherence by the
test group — those who downloaded and used the
app — compared to the control group — those who didn't get the
app.
The company
was able to amass the database quickly with the help of an
app that appeared to
be a personality
test.
«Rescuing all these small amounts of food can really add up,» said Feeding America's Fraser, who notes that the program
is now in the midst of
being beta -
tested as an
app.
«We
're building an AWS for QA, and since so many of our current customers also want to
test their native
apps with Rainforest we figured it makes sense to have all our services under a single billing platform,» said Fred Stevens - Smith, CEO of Rainforest QA.
Almost 300,000 users
were thought to have
been paid to take the psychological
test — with the
app then harvesting their personal data.
But we
are just taking a
test drive on this January night, and all the drivers shuttling passengers to the Uber party this evening
are being paid hourly by Uber to try out the
app.
Facebook
is reportedly
testing a new digital assistant within its Messenger
app to connect users with «real people» who can help research and order products.
But technology
is very much in Uber's DNA, from its
app that revolutionized individual transportation worldwide, to its current
testing of self - driving cars in Pittsburgh.
Similar to mobile
apps, chatbots
are going to require capabilities in areas such as development experience,
testing, distribution, discovery, or management in order to experience mainstream adoption.
The licenses, which
are accessed just like any other
app on a smartphone,
are going into
tests in June, according to Wired.