Startup Timeline: Tinder
In less than two years, two young entrepreneurs turned a fun dating app into a cultural icon, a part of the everyday conversation, a household name—Tinder. Here's how this little startup blazed a trail for itself in the startup landscape, against all the odds. What is...
The USF and Tampa Bay WaVE Partnership Receives $500,000 Grant
Earlier this year Powered Labs attended Tampa Bay Startup Week. We had an absolute blast and really enjoyed all of the networking and new business opportunities that arose from the event. We got to learn a lot at the different talks that were given and made friends...
Robert Herjavec: Cybersecurity in Tampa
Robert Herjavec came to the Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida on April 16 to talk about businesses and security breaches in today's world. Perhaps the best piece of knowledge he imparted was the following: the amount of connected devices now...
Startup Timeline: Uber
From what seems like only a few short months, Uber ventured forth from obscurity to headlining the news nearly every day. How did this startup get its big break to becoming one of the most widely-known, international transportation services in the world? Uber is worth...
Apple Watch Apps to Launch
The Apple Watch is on its way, with demos lined up to set the stage of its upcoming April 24th release. Here are a few of the Apple Watch Apps that will be launching on that fateful day. Nike + One of the biggest selling points in the Apple keynote was its emphasis on...
The 3D Robotics Solo Drone
Have you heard of the 3D Robotics Solo drone? It's incredibly smart, incredibly high-quality consumer end, and incredibly competitive to DJI's Phantom series. Best yet, it's nearly impossible to crash, a great advantage and security feature for drone enthusiasts. You...
Trying on the Apple Watch
Well I did it. I stood in line and to try on the newly minted Apple Watch. The process, as you would expect, was smooth and simple, not unlike the controls of the watch. See what I did there? Anyhoo. Strangely enough, I was not there to fidget with the watch very...
Apple Watch Pre-Orders Reached Nearly 1 Million
We all expected the Apple Watch to do very well in the pre-sales, but when the sold-out stats came out they really blew our minds! Apple received almost one million US watch pre-orders. 957,000 is the number of watches that were ordered on Friday, April 10 and this...
How to Save your iPhone Battery Life
Having your iPhone battery die on you early on in the day or night is a major first-world problem. For those who remember, the time of flip phones and Nokia's were almost a comfort to know that your battery would last days on end without a charge, and you wouldn't...
Brewing Saga V: Hurry Up and Wait
Welcome back to part five of the Powered Labs' brewing saga, the mystical journey for the ultimate cup of java. Last night we performed the inaugural roast, but today we wait anxiously before the grinding can occur. It is the purgatory for coffee lovers. Time, thou...
The Mind-Controlled Drone
Two students at the University of Florida have been developing a mind-controlled drone that operates by the sheer mental powers of your mind. That's right, it flies based on commands emitted by the user's brainwaves through a headset. That data is then translated by a...
LinkedIn To Buy Lynda For $1.5 Billion
On April 9th, LinkedIn announced its purchase of Lynda.com for $1.5 billion, with an expected close date in the second quarter of this year. According to a release from the company, most Lynda.com employees will join LinkedIn as part of the deal. Both companies seem...