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After Growing 80% Last Year, Vidyo Launches VidyoWay To Connect All Conferencing Systems For Free
Jul 23, 4:01AM
Video conferencing startup Vidyo has been working over the past several years to provide a software-based, interoperable service that will allow companies with various disparate video conferencing systems to communicate with one another. Now it's making that capability available to even more businesses, with the launch of VidyoWay, which provides free, multi-vendor and multi-party video conferencing. VidyoWay provides an easy way for users to connect their own video conferencing systems with those from industry leaders Cisco, Polycom, and Lifesize, as well as other H.323 and SIP-based room systems, Microsoft Lync clients, and mobile devices. The result is unified communications and interconnectivity without having to worry about legacy installed systems from multiple vendors.Redpoint e.ventures Closes On $130M For Brazil-Focused VC Fund
Jul 23, 4:01AM
Redpoint e.ventures, the venture capital fund pioneered by Silicon Valley VC firms Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures (previously known as BV Capital), has raised $130 million for its first dedicated venture fund. According to the firm, this new raise makes Redpoint e.ventures the largest early-stage venture capital fund in Brazil.An Easy Alternative to Business Cards: Instant Email
Jul 23, 2:00AM
Exchanging business cards is like breaking up with a significant other: you both smile, say you'll keep in touch, and never speak again. Ditch the inefficiency and cost of paper with a very simple alternative: have your new contact send you an email before you part ways. I've been experimenting with this method for a month with splendid results: I never miss a contact, never worry about messages getting caught in spam filters, it's easier to transfer contact info into my gmail contacts, and the conversation is readily teed up for a reply. For 90% of interactions, the instant email strategy works wonders; for the other 10%, use a combination of iphone card-scanning and todo list to ensure I don't waste the valuable time expended networking. Below are a few tips to make the whole process work smoothly, plus some advanced tips on making sure you follow-up 100% of the time.Part II: Filling The Roster Of Our Olympic Tech Dream Team With Dorsey, Cook And More
Jul 23, 12:00AM
Yesterday, I named half of our Tech Dream Team; today, I name the remaining six and coach. Quick reminder: the basketball players are set by the London roster, so no retired players and some of the best players are injured, so this isn't necessarily the best possible roster.Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics About Privacy Hysteria
Jul 22, 11:00PM
It is frighteningly easy to dupe the public with statistics, since most journalists and readers aren't trained in all the sophisticated ways pollsters can make subtle changes to research that make a gigantic difference in the outcome. Recently, a near-paranoid picture of the American public made its way around the media cycle, thanks to a "study" by TrustE, a web security company, on privacy. Since we know you want to be intelligent readers, and you can't always depend on journalists to recognize a bad statistic, we thought we'd show you how to spot a misleading study using the report's glaringly bad methodology.The Onion's Take On The HP Cloud and 4 Other Attempts At Making The Cloud Funny
Jul 22, 10:44PM
Why is the cloud so hard to make funny? Do a search on YouTube. You will see songs about the cloud based upon Joni Mitchell and Vanilla Ice songs. "Cloud, Cloud Baby." Groan. Thank goodness for The Onion. Finally, the cloud is funny.Google Now: There's A Fine Line Between Cool And Creepy
Jul 22, 9:00PM
There's something very cool about Google Now, which the company announced at its I/O developer conference a few weeks ago. At the same time, though, Now also has the potential to become Google's creepiest service yet. Here is what it does (assuming you opt in to the service and have a phone or tablet that runs Jelly Bean): Google Now learns from your search behavior and shows you cards with information you regularly search for (think game scores of your favorite teams, flight schedules) or that could be relevant to you because of your current location, including weather, nearby restaurants, schedules for the next bus station, how long it's going to take you to drive home and currency information if it finds you are in a different country. It also uses a whimsical theme to highlight the time of day and where you are. All of this could easily scream "invasion of privacy." After all, this is one of the few Google services that really reveal how much the company really knows about you. The reason why it doesn't quite feel like that yet is because of the limitations of the service. There is so much more Google could do with this service, but it almost feels as if Google deliberately kept some features back for the time being to ensure that users can get used to how it works before adding more features.Venture Capital Now: Quality Over Quantity
Jul 22, 7:30PM
Editor's Note: This is Redpoint VC's Tomasz Tunguz' second article in a series examining trends in the public and private technology markets. Last week, we discussed four trends in the public technology markets. Today we compare the current state of the US venture capital to historical norms. First, we will examine the inflows into the venture capital market: dollars raised by venture capitalists. Then we will explore the outflows, VCs' investment pace, contrasting the dollars deployed over time. Last, we will investigate market sentiment and consequent price fluctuations.How Does The Samsung Galaxy S III Fare In A Drop Test?
Jul 22, 7:04PM
The Samsung Galaxy S III continues to be one of the hottest Android phones we've ever seen. When I reviewed the phone, I said flat out that this is the phone you've been waiting for. And after John and I got another good look during an episode of Fly Or Die, we both gave the Galaxy S III a Fly. But one thing we haven't really addressed is durability, which is why we thought you might want to take a look at this drop test by Gizmo Slip. Spoiler Alert: I'll now be talking about the results of the video, so jump past the break if you want to watch before reading.The 16GB Nexus 7 Is Sold Out On The Google Play Store
Jul 22, 6:17PM
Hope you got your 16GB Nexus 7 already. Google is no longer taking orders for the $249 model. It's sold out. The product page on Google Play now sports a "coming soon" message and an input field for buyers to leave their email to be notified when the 16GB model is available again. The $199 8GB is still available with a shipping estimate of 3-5 days. Citing sources close to Google, the Guardian reports that "the search giant seriously underestimated the demand for the 16GB version of its 7in Nexus 7 tablet." Orders placed through last week will be fulfilled, but due to insufficient stock, Google is no longer taking orders for the model. There's no word when the model be available again.Wantful Opens Sutter Street Workspace For San Francisco Startups
Jul 22, 6:00PM
Startups seeking desk space in San Francisco will soon have another option to consider — the first floor of the offices of gift-giving startup Wantful, an area that it's calling the Sutter Street Workspace. It's a pretty common practice for startups, in anticipation of future growth, to move into offices that are too big for their current workforce, then rent out the excess desks to other companies. But this effort, in particular, seems worth pointing out because it's not just a few random desks, and it seems like there's some attempt to build a real community, with Wantful promising advice, introductions to investors, and invitations to brown-bag lunch talks upstairs.Motorola Atrix HD Review: Runs Like A Dream, But Doesn't Look Like One
Jul 22, 5:33PM
Motorola made plenty of waves when it introduced the Droid RAZR for Verizon last year, and somehow I doubt AT&T was very pleased with that move. With that one launch, Motorola instantly made AT&T's high-end line of Android-powered Atrix smartphones look chunky and downright un-sexy in comparison Now with the Atrix HD AT&T has its own vaguely RAZR-esque device to push to the masses, but how does it stack up against its forebears? Or, better yet, how does it compare to the devices that occupy the top tiers of AT&T's smartphone portfolio? As it turns out, the answer is "pretty damned well."Huawei Shows Off The Impressive MediaPad 10 FHD In A New Promotional Video
Jul 22, 5:19PM
Huawei has its sights set on the US market. The Chinese manufacturer aims to be within the US' top 5 mobile phone companies within the three years. In order to reach that goal the company needs some impressive hardware -- and marketing. The Huawei Ascend D Quad is a fine entry into the smartphone race and now, with the MediaPad 10 FHD, Huawei has a legitimate tablet as well.Reaching 10M Downloads, And The Guerrilla Marketing Tactics We Used To Get There
Jul 22, 4:00PM
The day my app (AutoCAD WS) crossed one million downloads on the App Store, the first question that crossed my mind was how did I ever end up doing marketing? I was a techy product manager and never imagined myself in marketing, until my app was in a life or death situation. The startup I co-founded (which was later acquired by Autodesk) developed a CAD B2B app for engineers. After launching our product, we started marketing it by the book - crafting our positioning and working with a PR agency to approach bloggers. This didn't work. We went at it a second and third time - tweaking our positioning and web site once again, adding more product features and writing to more bloggers. Didn't work - again.Horology Goes The Crowdfunding Route
Jul 22, 3:26PM
To date, there have only been a handful of watch projects on Kickstarter, and of those, there really have only been a couple that grabbed my attention. But here's an interesting one that just popped up on PleaseFund.us, a new crowd-funding site that looks to be a direct Kickstarter competitor. Terranaut Watch is bringing an oversized (50mm) watch to market, but one that they feel will "wear" signigicantly smaller, due to the lugs being hidden and the 13mm case. I'm not the biggest fan of watches over 46mm - but if their design choices work out, this could be an interesting one to keep an eye one.An Entrepreneur's Take On India's Organized Chaos
Jul 22, 3:00PM
Editor's Note: The following is a guest post by "entrepreneur around the world" Amir Wald. In this post, Wald explores some of the challenges of managing a start-up in a country where disorder is an integral part of the way the country runs. Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly attributed Nir Eyal as the author. Again, the essay was written by Amir Wald.Think Hiring Is Tough In The Valley? Now Europe Joins The Talent Wars
Jul 22, 1:00PM
Despite some of the froth being blown off following the rocky Facebook IPO, it remains the case that talent and hiring are a big issue in the Valley. And you may not know this, but for a long time Europeans looked onward to the U.S. and thought to themselves, "Ha! We have plenty of room left for growth! And plenty of talented, educated people! Mwah ha ha ha !" Ok, Ok, let's leave aside that many of them wouldn't themselves mind moving to the warm climes of Palo Alto and the rest... Instead, let's concentrate on what actually happened next. What happened next was a good two, three of years of growth. And, we've seem the rise of some significant European originated companies such as Spotify, SoundCloud, Badoo, Fon, Moshi Monsters, Shazam, Wonga, Huddle ... and the list goes on.HTML5 Work Splits Into 'Living' And 'Snapshot' Standards. Developers Need Not Worry, Says Living Standard Leader
Jul 22, 7:58AM
It's not often in the mobile world that you hear of a split in standards development that doesn't make you groan thinking of the complications that it will imply moving ahead (hello, Android!). But a new development for HTML5 will apparently do just that. The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3G), the two bodies working on HTML5, are parting ways with WHATWG taking charge of an evolving, "living standard" and W3C working on a more static "snapshot." Some are already raising the issue of forking ("Overall this doesn't seem to be a good development. It will no longer be possible to say exactly what HTML5 is," writes developer Ian Elliot), but the head of WHATWG, Ian Hickson, told TechCrunch in an email exchange late last night: "We're probably going to make a lot more rapid progress now." (Quick background: HTML5 is the web-based, non-native mobile web protocol championed by Facebook, Opera and other developers for the promise of developing apps and other mobile content that works across different operating systems without significant customization or special code work. It still has a long way to go, though, before it's as functional as a native platform like iOS or Android.)The Ribbit Rollercoaster: A Founder's Story From Concept To $105M Exit
Jul 22, 5:00AM
Editor's Note: This is a guest interview by Bernard Moon, co-founder & CEO of Vidquik, a web conferencing and sales solution platform. He blogs at Silicon Moon. I met entrepreneur Crick Waters last year after hearing just a portion of his story and his road toward Ribbit's $105 million exit during an event in Silicon Valley. Soon afterward, I felt confident that I could learn from him and that his experiences building Ribbit would be valuable for Vidquik and our team. I finally got a chance to interview Crick and hear his full story, so I thought I should share this with other entrepreneurs working to build world-class companies.Forget LeBron and Durant: Bringing In Zuckerberg, Dorsey and Co. For The Olympic Tech Dream Team
Jul 22, 3:00AM
In one week, the Olympics kick off. When you think about it, they aren't so different from our startup world. How many pitches have you heard that include the phrase "dream team?" If you had to compare the startup world to one sports league, what would it be? I'd argue the NBA, where the best players leave school early to start their pro careers and work to join dynasty teams with other superstars. Who makes the roster of our tech dream team? Check it out.If at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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