Relaxnews Home media company Roku is all set to launch its new Streaming Stick later in April. It’s both smaller and eight times as powerful than its predecessor with a new private listening feature. Private listening means that the Roku Streaming Stick can send audio to a nearby iOS or Android device via the Roku Mobile App. Plug in a …

Bloomberg Popular online bulletin board Pinterest began pushing “pins” sponsored by advertisers into countries outside the United States, starting with Britain. San Francisco-based Pinterest introduced “Sponsored Pins” about 18 months ago, making money by letting brands or companies pay to display advertising in the form of posts “pinned” to virtual bulletin boards at the service. “We are now pushing into …

AFP Facebook has ramped up its challenge to Twitter-owned Periscope with upgrades to the social network’s live video broadcasting feature. People using the Live streaming feature at Facebook will be able to “broadcast: to groups at the social network or in scheduled “events.” Scheduled events can even be used for online question-and-answer sessions. “We hope this new ability to both …