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Watsi Is Using Crowdfunding To Treat The 1B+ Worldwide Without Access To Medical Care

Aug 31, 3:53AM

how-it-works-steps-d4d390091859bb475a60d4768832a789Entrepreneurs are inherently risk-takers. But, the tech industry today needs more of the type of risk-takers who go against the grain by actually tackling big, difficult problems. I mean the type of trenchant problems no one likes to talk about -- the ones that are solved over years (if at all) and can affect real change. Not better social shopping. How about this for a hard problem? Today, we live in a world where more than one billion people are unable to afford (or do not have access to) adequate medical services. The type of care most of us now take for granted. Viewed in juxtaposition with the intelligent device/computer you're reading this from, this fact is more than unsettling. So, Watsi, is trying to do something about it -- by tackling that outsized problem on a smaller and more approachable scale: The individual.


How Twitter Uses Open Source

Aug 31, 1:46AM

linuxfoundation_logo_BOXTwitter's Chris Aniszcyk gave the keynote this morning at CloudOpen and talked about how Twitter uses open source. His talk provided insights into how open source technology can also be used in an enterprise environment for scaling infrastructure. That's an emerging topic of interest in the enterprise world.


Facebook To Roll Out Email- and Phone Number-Based Ad Targeting Next Week

Aug 31, 1:18AM

Facebook-ads-megaphoneFacebook will be launching new features next week that allow advertisers to target their ads to customers based on contact information that the advertiser has already collected. It's a way for businesses to connect their Facebook ads with the customer lists they may have built up elsewhere. Inside Facebook first reported on the feature after tipsters saw it go live temporarily. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed this afternoon that it's a real product, and she walked me through how the program will work.


ShoutEm Launches Development Platform To Make HTML5 Mobile Apps Look Native

Aug 30, 11:05PM

shoutem_logoWhen ShoutEm was first launched back in 2008, it was focused on helping users to build their own social networking platforms. Well, the world has changed, and since then, it's transitioned the business as a platform that can be used to build mobile applications. But not everyone needs (or wants) a native app -- so ShoutEm now has a way to easily create HTML5 apps that can be viewed in any mobile web browser. With the ShoutEm HTML5 development platform, developers can quickly and easily make mobile web apps that have a lot of the same functionality as native mobile apps. Many businesses are developing native apps already, but for those who don't have an iPhone or Android phone, using HTML5 will allow them to reach a large number of users on feature phones or other smartphone platforms.


Two Years Post-Acquisition, Ngmoco Axes Bulk Of Staff At iOS Game Studio Freeverse

Aug 30, 10:39PM

Screen shot 2012-08-30 at 3.32.48 PMMobile gaming outfit Ngmoco has swung the ax on Freeverse, the Mac and iOS game development studio it acquired back in February 2010. Today Ngmoco, which is now owned by Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA, laid off the bulk of Freeverse's staff, possibly as part of a move to close the studio -- a move that one tipster tells us staffers at the 18-year-old Freeverse "did not see coming." The layoffs come just one week after the departures of Freeverse's co-founders, brothers Ian and Colin Lynch Smith. When contacted for comment, an Ngmoco rep sent the following statement attributed to VP of Studios Clive Downey:


Stanford Creates Vice Provost For Online Learning To "Fundamentally Reshape Education"

Aug 30, 10:33PM

online_newsStanford University announced the creation of an Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning today, appointing computer science professor John Mitchell as the office's inaugural head. In the past 20 years, Stanford has only established two Vice Provost offices, for undergraduate and graduate education, both of which "fundamentally reshaped education at Stanford." University spokeswoman Lisa Lapin tells me the Vice Provost for Online Learning intends to do the same.


Happy Ending To The Joyent Lifetime Subscription Story

Aug 30, 9:56PM

TextDriveEarlier this month Joyent announced that it would pull the plug on legacy "lifetime" hosting accounts. Now a long lost co-founder of the company is stepping up to honor the agreement.


HR Software Maker Workday Files For $400M IPO

Aug 30, 9:39PM

workdayWorkday, a company offering online tools for enterprises to manage human resources, payroll, and finances, just filed an S-1 form declaring its intention to raise up to $400 million in an IPO. Reuters reported in July that the company had quietly filed for an IPO but was able to keep the documents secret for a while longer thanks to the JOBS Act. Now it's official — the S-1 is online, and the details are out.


SEC Watch: SV Angel Raising $40 Million

Aug 30, 9:06PM

SV AngelAccording to an SEC filing, SV Angel may be raising another $40 million for a new fund. The filing shows that a fund, titled SV Angel IV, is in the process of raising $40 million, but the sale has not yet taken place. SV Angel, which was co-founded by angel investors David Lee and Ron Conway, has invested in companies such as Twitter, Zynga, Square, Hipmunk, Fab.com, Path, and Airbnb. The firm most recently raised $20 million in the Spring of 2011.


HireVue Lands $22 Million To Reinvent The Job Interview

Aug 30, 8:30PM

hirevueToday HireVue, makers of a video based job interview and hiring management platform, announced that it raised a $17 million Series C round led by Investor Growth Capital along with an expansion of its debt facility for a total of $22 million in new funding. The company raised a total of $6 million during its B and C rounds, bringing its total raised to $28 million.


Titans Talking Turkey? Larry Page, Tim Cook Reportedly Discussing Patent Issues

Aug 30, 8:18PM

Page / CookIt sounds like the setup to a weird, utterly geeky joke -- "So Apple's CEO calls up Google's CEO..." -- but according to a new report from Reuters, the situation is anything but. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Larry Page have recently spent time chatting with each other over the phone, and they plan to continue doing so at least for the time being. Exactly what the two titans of tech are talking about isn't totally clear yet, but it's probably safe to assume that they dispensed with the pleasantries pretty quickly. No, these supposed conversations were all about patents — how they could they not be, given Apple's recent legal triumph over Samsung — and Reuters' sources pointed to the possibility of an arrangement between the respective companies that could help ease some tension.


Microsoft Opens Registration For Imagine Cup 2013, Doubles Prize Money to $300K

Aug 30, 8:03PM

Imagine Cup - CompeteMicrosoft has organized its Imagine Cup student technology competition for the last 10 years and today, the company opened registration for the 2013 edition of this event. Students ages 16 and older can now register for their national events and the winners of these local events will be flown to St. Petersburg, Russia, where the worldwide finals will take place from July 8 to 11. For this edition of Imagine Cup, Microsoft has doubled the prize money to $300,000. Microsoft also reorganized the competition around three new core areas: world citizenship, games and innovation. Previously, the flagship event was the software design competition, which a group of Ukrainian students won this year after developing gloves that can translate sign language into speech.


HBO Takes On Netflix In The Nordics, With Its Own Streaming Video Service

Aug 30, 7:58PM

hboHBO is going to launch its first significant over-the-top offering, and it's going to do so in one of the same markets as Netflix. The service, called HBO Nordic, will be launched in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland in mid-October, and could provide some interesting competition to Netflix, which will also soon be entering that region. HBO Nordic is a joint venture between Home Box Office and Parsifal International, which will help bring the company's original programming to the region. Viewers in the Nordic states will have multiple ways of getting HBO Nordic: it will launch a premium, 24-hour live channel that will be distributed through local TV providers. But HBO Nordic will also be available direct to consumers as an on-demand, over-the-top video offering that will cost less than €10 per month.


Oracle Issues Security Alert For Severe Java Vulnerability That Gives Attackers Control And Access To Personal Data

Aug 30, 7:54PM

Image1 for post Sun Preps RIA Resurgence With New Java ReleaseOracle has issued a security alert for a Java vulnerability that if exploited can give attackers access to a user's personal information. The vulnerability means that attackers can access a user's data without the need for a user name or password. To be successful, the user would have to fall victim to a malware attack. It would specifically hit people who who visit a malicious web site that is designed to attack those with the Java vulnerability. Successful exploits can impact the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of the user's system.


Wolfram Alpha Launches Personal Analytics Reports For Facebook

Aug 30, 7:29PM

wolfram_wa-logo-stacked1-medWolfram Alpha, the "computational knowledge engine" that quietly handles a large number of queries from Apple's Siri, launched a new feature today that allows you to quickly get an overview of all your data on Facebook. The new report, says Wolfram CEO Stephen Wolfram, expands Wolfram Alpha's "powers of analysis to give you all sorts of personal analytics." The company plans to expand these reports with new features over time, but they already give you a pretty deep look at your Facebook habits.


"In the Studio," GraphScience's Raymond Rouf Turns Facebook Graph Data Into Dollars

Aug 30, 7:00PM

Screen shot 2012-08-30 at 10.11.15 AM"In the Studio" closes out the summer months by hosting a repeat entrepreneur who started his first two companies right after college, both of which grew to modest sizes before imploding, and after moving to the Valley about five years ago to work as a product manager at a small venture-backed company, had an insight about the e-commerce potential of Facebook that led to his current company. Raymond Rouf, founder and CEO of GraphScience, is an enviable position now, but it didn't come easily. After starting a healthcare consulting company and a publishing company for young minority professionals after college, he was able to grow both businesses before they fell apart due to a lack of focus, to paraphrase Rouf's humble and honest admission. When he moved to Silicon Valley and worked for MindKey building Facebook apps back in 2007, he began to realize the power of the Facebook API. Eventually, he founded, in 2008, what would later become GraphScience, working for 30 months with no income, living entirely off savings, where he focused entirely on how to build real, measurable value in his company and avoid the mistakes of his past.


Cobook, A Better Address Book For Mac, Now Syncs With Google Contacts

Aug 30, 6:50PM

mzl.bmfecrip.800x500-75Cobook, a Mac contact management app which offers an improved experience over the default OS X address book (at least, that's a popular opinion), has released an update today which introduces a notable new feature: the ability to sync with Google Contacts. That's a great selling point for this free software application, which previously pulled in contacts from the Mac's native address book, as well as from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.


Could This Be Amazon's New Kindle Fire?

Aug 30, 6:39PM

New Kindle FireAfter this morning's news that the Kindle Fire is now sold out, The Verge received a leaked photo of what is purported to be the next Kindle Fire. Two models are supposed to be released, a 7-inch variant that will replace the existing device and a new 10-inch device that would put it in competition with Apple and the iPad. The Verge's report lines up nicely with previous rumors that circulated before Amazon told its employees to stop talking to tech blogs. The first generation Kindle Fire bore a striking resemblance to the BlackBerry Playbook since it was based on the same reference design, but if this image is actually legitimate, Amazon has clearly gone in a different direction.


Paranoid Server Admins Get New iPhone App From Cloud Security Company Dome9

Aug 30, 6:35PM

Dome9 logoIsraeli security company Dome9 provides a hosted firewall for protecting servers in both private or public clouds. It enables customers to lockdown SSH access or admin panels until they're specifically opened via the web-based Dome9 console. Today the company released an iPhone app that will provide more convenient access to the console.


Cambridge University Press Launches An API For Its Dictionaries

Aug 30, 6:07PM

Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press just launched a new API that is meant to make it easy for developers to add data from a variety of the organization's dictionaries to their own sites and mobile apps. With the launch of this API, Cambridge University Press is following in the footsteps of other well known dictionary publishers like Merriam-Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary, as well as startups like Wordnik.



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FttP half-truths mask whole-NBN deception

Aug 31, 12:56PM

Malcolm Turnbull has been spruiking 12Mbps minimum broadband for years. Suddenly, it's "just not satisfactory" — and it's OK for him to continue to dodge any substantive questions around the Coalition's plan. Maybe that's because nobody's asking them.


Patents shouldn't apply to the obvious

Aug 31, 12:17PM

Will the next-generation of non-iOS phones have us licking the device to scroll and tapping it on our foreheads to zoom?


Comparing the iPhone trade-in services: Apple, Gazelle, uSell, Amazon and eBay

Aug 31, 12:15PM

With Apple jumping into the gadget trade-in business I decided to compare its prices to the competition to see who offered the best buyback prices on the iPhone 4 and 4S. Read this before you sell your old iPhone.


Short-termers get service (finally)

Aug 31, 9:10AM

People who move often have in the past been caught in technological limbo, forced to use wireless connections, because fixed connections require too much commitment. But change is afoot.


Windows 8: No, I AM YOUR OS UPGRADE!

Aug 31, 7:29AM

Say what you wish about this release being only for tech geeks: The Microsoft Empire will prevail with Windows 8.


ZAGG launching slim Bluetooth keyboard cover with integrated backlight

Aug 31, 7:07AM

Logitech released a compelling ultra slim keyboard a couple months ago and now ZAGG is offering up a competitor with backlighting.


How Twitter tweets your tweets with open source

Aug 31, 6:58AM

Twitter couldn't exist without open-source software, and they know it and they share their own code back in return.


Daily Cuppa: the girl with the tech tattoos and devices on planes

Aug 31, 6:27AM

Overnight, we saw a case of an inside man getting caught, the US Government recommending its own BYOD guidelines and Amazon potentially gearing up to announce the next Kindle Fire.


Ubuntu 12.10, due in October, said to be 'Cloud for Human Beings'

Aug 31, 6:23AM

At LinuxCon 2012, and CloudOpen, Canonical touted its pioneering work with OpenStack and said it intends to position its next platform - Ubuntu 12.10 in October -- with Juju and Charm technologies as the Cloud for human beings, much the way it positions its current OS as Linux for human beings. Its five-month-old Ubuntu 12.04 was the first commercial distribution to incorporate OpenStack.


BYOD mobile workers thumbing nose at IT security

Aug 31, 4:05AM

Nearly one in four BYOD mobile workers with smartphones and tablets are employing workarounds to bypass IT controls on corporate data.


Oracle issues major Java security fix; recommends immediate action

Aug 31, 3:48AM

Amid some controversy, Oracle issues a patch to fix up some nagging Java security vulnerabilities.


Giant WPP stokes M&A competition for digital marketing startups

Aug 31, 3:47AM

Competition among giant marketing and advertising groups could be a boon for Silicon Valley investors...


AMD previews processors for tablets and PCs at Hot Chips

Aug 31, 2:52AM

AMD gave a series of talks this week at an annual chip conference that together provide a glimpse into its future processors for everything from low-power mobile devices to high-performance desktops.


IDC: China will surpass U.S. in smartphone shipments this year

Aug 31, 1:58AM

China is poised to overtake the U.S. in smartphone shipments this year, according to a new report.


Here come the hybrids

Aug 31, 1:20AM

Asus kicked off the hybrid rebirth with its Android-based Transformer, and with Windows 8 poised for release one company after another is sharing plans to bring the form to market.


Fax me your signed, sealed document...

Aug 31, 1:04AM

Faxed documents and telephone voice prompts are at the heart of the thorniest bureaucracies, despite plenty of better alternatives...


Windows Intune users: Final Windows 8 bits are available for download

Aug 31, 12:04AM

Subscribers of Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud management and security service are able to download the Windows 8 bits a few days earlier than scheduled.


Torvalds touts Linux's advances in power, ARM and cell phones

Aug 30, 11:56PM

Linux founder Linus Torvalds, the founder and lead developer of Linux, has always been a man of few words and yesterday at LinuxCon 2012 he was no different. Still, the Linux creator hailed advances the kernel has made in the way of ARM support and power management, its progress on the cell phone front, and the fact that the kernel group has maintained its independence from manufacturers


Grab and backup your Zune HD apps today, Microsoft changing services

Aug 30, 11:30PM

I am a huge fan of the Zune HD and think it should have seen success at Microsoft. Unfortunately, Zune HD apps is going away today, 31 August.


Western Digital debuts Thunderbolt-enabled 2TB My Book VelociRaptor Duo

Aug 30, 10:51PM

Western Digital's super-fast,Thunderbolt-enabled 2TB My Book VelociRaptor Duo offers super-fast data storage for your Mac, but at a price that will bring tears to your eyes.



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Shuffler.fm Brings Its "Flipboard For Music" Service To iPhone, Offers Sneak Peek At Spotify App

Aug 30, 6:03AM

Screen shot 2012-08-29 at 8.28.38 PMAs the Web is stuffed with more and more content, we're increasingly in need of good curators to help us discover the things we'll love amidst the noise. Flipboard, for one, rose to popularity by transforming your favorite digital news sources into a socially-curated mobile magazine. Shuffler.fm is on a mission to do the same for music discovery, combining Flipboard's successful formula with a little Pandora and a little ex.fm. The result is what the Amsterdam-based startup is calling a "radiozine" -- a music discovery guide that turns the industry's popular blogs and websites into mobile radio stations. Launching its iPad app in November, Shuffler.fm aggregates content from a long list of mainstream and niche music sites, allowing users to peruse, discover and listen to tunes based on genre, style and what's trending. And now Shuffler is spreading to the rest of iOS, bringing its radiozine-style music discovery service to the iPhone and iPod Touch, along with giving us a sneak peek at the debut of its Spotify app.


Cloud Security Provider Zscaler Scales Up, Takes Its First Outside Investment: $38M From Lightspeed

Aug 30, 4:00AM

zscaler_logoZscaler, a provider of cloud security services to small businesses, corporates and service providers, has raised a hefty $38 million from a single investor, Lightspeed Venture Partners. This is the first outside investment ever taken by Zscaler, which was founded in 2007, and had in the past been funded internally. The company is currently cash-flow positive, but it's getting the new injection of funds from Lightspeed to scale up its business: the investment, Zscaler says, will be used for product development -- particularly in the area of mobility -- and to expand Zscaler's sales and marketing efforts.


Revealed: Mint.com Could Soon Fire Back At Simple With A Debit Card Of Its Own

Aug 30, 2:12AM

mintEarlier today, online banking startup Simple unveiled new reporting features that will allow users to see how much -- and where -- they're spending money in their bank accounts. Those features seemed aimed squarely at Intuit-owned Mint.com, which has been one of the leading online budgeting and data visualization tools. One advantage that Simple has over Mint and other online budgeting tools is that is linked directly to a user's bank account, meaning all of the data and reporting that it generates is directly actionable. And it can do that because users have their own Simple-branded debit cards and checking accounts. Well, it might not have that advantage for very long, as it appears that Mint will soon introduce its own debit card, called the Mint Control Card.


After 28.5M iOS Downloads, ESPN Launches A Faster, All-New ScoreCenter For iPad

Aug 30, 1:57AM

ESPN ScoreCenter logoGoogle's report today shows just how integral the multiscreen experience has become in the consumption of digital content. For content of the athletic variety, it seems even more substantial. I struggle to watch baseball games without obsessively checking stats, figures on my tablet or tweeting from my phone. Many of us try to support startups or smaller app developers when it comes to multiscreen experiences, but ESPN is making a serious play for your mobile attention. Since launching in 2010, ESPN's ScoreCenter -- which delivers live scores, news and standings just about every sports league to your mobile devices -- has been downloaded 28.5 million times on iOS devices. While popular, the user experience has been far from perfect. So, it started from scratch and is today launching a complete overhaul of ScoreCenter for the iPad, meant to improve the app's speed, utility and personalization as the first of its apps to fully utilize its new API program.


Ticketing Startup SeatGeek Raises $1.65M To Embrace Mobile And More

Aug 30, 1:57AM

seatgeek logoSeatGeek, the ticketing startup that launched at TechCrunch50 three years ago, has raised $1.65 million in new funding. The round was disclosed in an SEC filing, and co-founder Jack Groetzinger just confirmed it. The company offers a ticket search engine that helps users find the best deals across multiple sites. It's probably best-known as a site for sporting tickets, but it has also been growing its efforts around live music. Groetzinger says the company is working to become more comprehensive — not just selling tickets, but also providing related services around live events, like a personalized calendar.


LinuxCon 2012: OpenStack and Open Clouds

Aug 30, 12:56AM

openstackAt LinuxCon and CloudOpen this week, attendees are being bombarded with cloud, cloud, cloud. Most of the cloud goings-on revolve around OpenStack, the open source infrastructure-as-a-service project started by Rackspace and NASA. Today SUSE announced their SUSE Cloud product, which is a commercially supported version of OpenStack integreated with SUSE Linux. Red Hat has an unsupported preview release of their OpenStack offering, and Canonical recently announced OpenStack support in the 12.04.1 point release of Ubuntu. OpenStack isn't the only game in town. Citrix has CloudStack, and Eucalyptus Systems has their eponymous product as well. But OpenStack is clearly becoming the de facto choice for folks looking for cloud computing.


AroundMe Local Search App Launches On Windows Phone

Aug 29, 10:48PM

primaryImageLocal search app AroundMe recently surpassed the 6 million user mark, and is looking to expand its availability even more. The company has just announced a Windows Phone version of the app, which is available now in the Windows Phone Marketplace. AroundMe's iPhone app has been out since 2008, and just recently the company revamped the Android app with a new look and feel. As per usual with Microsoft's mobile platform, AroundMe looks substantially different on a Windows Phone-powered device.


Lift Brings A Simple Habit-Tracking And Self-Improvement Experience To Your iPhone

Aug 29, 10:46PM

Screen shot 2012-08-29 at 2.02.56 PMThough our ideal self-images tend to project what we wish we were (in mine I look like David Beckham, talk like John Cleese), the reality is often at least slightly more painful. As a result, many of us are on a mission to pursue our better selves as we devise and harbor umpteen (often vague) person goals, like actually going to the dentist or finally finishing an Ironman. Now, thanks to the rise (and affordability) of smarter tools, apps and devices, it's easier than ever to track our progress, which has in turn given new life to the Quantified Self movement. But people are busy, and it can be a Herculean struggle to shed those 10 pounds or eat more of those damn brussel sprouts. There are a number of startups trying to help people stay motivated with different approaches to incentivization, be they monetary rewards for meeting health goals or peer pressure. Lift wants to do better. Through a new, simplicity-focused mobile experience launched today, the Obvious Corp-backed startup is on a mission to make it easy (and painless) for people to reach their personal goals -- by providing positive support and eliminating willpower as a factor in achieving those goals.


Braintree's Payments Platform Launches Across Europe And Canada

Aug 29, 9:47PM

braintree-payment-solutionsAs promised earlier this summer, the Accel-backed payments platform Braintree is opening up its doors to non-U.S. merchants for the first time, with the launch of its service across Europe and in Canada. As of today, merchants in 27 countries can access the company's payment gateway, recurring billing, and vault credit card storage features. They will also be able to accept payments in over 130 different currencies, the company says.


Sequoia Capital's Jim Goetz Will Be With Us At Disrupt SF

Aug 29, 9:02PM

disrupt-sf12-eventSequoia Capital partner Jim Goetz, who focuses on mobile, software and enterprise investments for the firm, has had a busy year. Jive and Palo Alto Networks, companies where Goetz serves on the board of directors, have both gone public successfully. Sequoia was also in mobile app du jour Instagram right before it sold to Facebook. And the firm has raised nearly $1 billion for new funds for its U.S., China and Israeli investments.


The State Of Linux — How Even Apple Is Going Open Source

Aug 29, 9:00PM

linuxcloudBig business is calling - and they want to talk about Linux. Linux is evolving now that the cloud is here and much of it is built on open source. Big business gets that and they want to get on the train. Even Apple is adapting. Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation opened with the keynote in San Diego for the first CloudOpen, making the point that everything is becoming a service. Those services are moving to the forefront of the enterprise and they are built on open source.


Pandora's Q2 2013: $101.3M In Revenue, 54.9M Active Users, And A Net Loss Of $5.4M

Aug 29, 8:45PM

Pandora RadioInternet music service Pandora just announced its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2013. The company posted total revenue of $101.3 million, which was up 51 percent year-over-year. Yet, Pandora still reported a net loss per share of $0.03. As always, the most important expense for Pandora is content acquisition — in other words, music royalties. Non-GAAP earnings per share were breakeven excluding approximately $6 million in stock-based compensation.


President Barack Obama Joins Reddit, Does An AMA

Aug 29, 8:32PM

reddit-obamaU.S. President Barack Obama is making an unscheduled appearance on Reddit today. Just a few minutes ago, Obama joined Reddit and is scheduled to host an AMA (Reddit slang for "ask me anything") session starting at 4:30pm ET. Reddit's moderators have confirmed that this is indeed legit and the questions from Reddit's users are already coming in at a rapid pace. Obama is scheduled to answer questions for about half an hour.


Google Brings Voice-Guided Turn-By-Turn Biking Navigation To Google Maps For Android

Aug 29, 8:10PM

google-maps-new-logo-androidBiking directions on Google Maps are nothing new for users in the U.S. and Canada, but starting today, Google will also allow Android users to get voice-guided turn-by-turn directions during their bike trips. Riders, Google says, can now "mount their device on their handlebars, see upcoming turns and use speaker mode to hear voice-guided directions." The turn-by-turn directions can even help you avoid steep hills, Google notes.


Rewards Site Swagbucks Now Rewards Users For Shopping, Too

Aug 29, 7:15PM

swagbucks logoSwagbucks, a site where users earn rewards for performing tasks like watching videos and taking surveys, is expanding with the launch of a new shopping page. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Scott Dudelson tells me that there's clearly money to be made in affiliate shopping programs, but Swagbucks has held off, and instead built "a large reputable loyalty brand around other Internet activities." It has also built a profitable, bootstrapped business, with $23 million in revenue last year (not including the shopping launch, he says the company is on-track for $30 million in 2012) and more than 5 million registered users.


Pac-12 Networks Brings Live College Sports Online And On The iPad, With An Assist From Ooyala

Aug 29, 7:00PM

pac12_devices_02Pac-12 is going digital in a big way, with the launch of a website and an iPad app that will let college sports fans follow all their favorite teams wherever they are. The whole thing was made possible because 18 months ago, the Pac-12 conference decided to consolidate all of its media rights, and launch its own sports networks for fans of its teams. It then built a studio in San Francisco for the TV networks and hired a digital team to create an online and mobile presence. Now, all of that work is paying off, especially on the digital side of things. The digital team was formed in February, and has just 12 team members. Yet, in just six months it launched the Pac-12 video site has live feeds from its various networks, as well as a ton of on-demand video, including recaps of key matchups, exclusive interviews, and behind-the-scenes stories about student athletes, faculty, and their universities.


Facebook-Instagram Deal Approved By CA Department Of Corporations

Aug 29, 6:56PM

FacebookEven though Federal Trade Commission approved Facebook's acquisition of Instagram last week, the social network was still waiting for a California Department of Corporations "fairness" ruling for the issuance of 23,000 shares to close the deal. It looks like Facebook got the approval, and will be able to close the acquisition of the photo-sharing startup. Mark Leyes, Director of Communications at California Department of Corporations tell us, "The hearing officer concluded the transaction is fair, just and equitable to shareholders of Instagram."


Google Launches New Ad Formats To Help Developers Monetize Google Maps

Aug 29, 6:36PM

Google Maps ad unit largeAs Google Maps continues to face headwind from competitors like OpenStreetMap, Google has to find new ways to entice developers to continue to use its mapping solution. Today, the company is launching new ad units for Google Maps that bring Google's standard AdSense link units to its maps on third-party sites. These new ad formats join Google's long-established Maps Ad Unit, which the company introduced back in 2009.


Simple Heads Into Mint.com Territory With Debut Of Spending Reports

Aug 29, 6:26PM

simple-logoThe startup known as Simple (formerly BankSimple) has been busy rolling out new features since its public debut earlier this summer. Last week, the company unveiled "savings goals," to help users more easily set money aside. Today, Simple again moves further into territory that has previously been the domain of third-party financial services platforms, like the Intuit-owned Mint.com, for example, with the launch of a detailed, and also very visual, reporting feature.


Samsung Announces The Galaxy Camera: 4.8″ Display, 16MP CMOS Sensor, 21x Zoom, And Jelly Bean

Aug 29, 6:00PM

S_003_Right-Angle_white_resizedAt the IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Camera, a 4.8-inch Android-powered camera with WiFi, 3G (or 4G) connectivity, and a quad-core SoC. See, digital cameras have lost their swagger. With the combination of pretty decent micro lenses and smartphones, the digital imaging sector has been left to the serious hobbyists and professionals. But Samsung, following a precedent set by the Nikon CoolPix S800c, is looking boost the point-and-shoot business with a dash of Android.



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Google adds turn-by-turn, voice-guided navigation for bikers to Google Maps for Android

Aug 30, 11:04AM

Google Maps Navigation is one of my favorite features on my Android devices and today Google rolled out enhanced services for bikers.


Google suspects web site improvements as potentially manipulative

Aug 30, 7:26AM

These are tough times for webmasters trying to improve the quality of their sites...


Daily Cuppa: Samsung, Sony release new devices

Aug 30, 6:21AM

More gadgets are coming your way and some of them will have Windows 8 on them. But that's if you've still got a job, considering VMware thinks virtualising quite a few datacentre roles is the way forward.


The truth about Goobuntu: Google's in-house desktop Ubuntu Linux

Aug 30, 6:12AM

For the first time, Google reveals some details about its desktop of choice: Ubuntu.


Intuit updates QuickBooks cloud applications suite

Aug 30, 4:20AM

New functionality continues evolution of the venerable small-business accounting software into a full-fledged financial management system.


The Kenexa/IBM deal – The consequences for the HR solution space

Aug 30, 3:41AM

This deal presages some big changes in the HR software and consulting space. Unfortunately, a lot of the analyst/press chatter is too focused on the deal mechanics and not on what it really means to those selling HR solutions.


Mark your Microsoft calendars: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 launch dates revealed

Aug 30, 2:56AM

Expect September to be a month of Windows Phone 8 handset reveals, and late October to be the official launch of the coming devices.


Performance management tools help IT services provider Savvis scale to meet cloud of cloud needs

Aug 30, 2:46AM

Using a range of performance, operations orchestration and Business Service Automation solutions from HP, services provider Savvis has improved its incident resolution and sped the delivery of new cloud services to its enterprise clients.


Consumer Watchdog can file against Google's $22.5M FTC settlement

Aug 30, 2:20AM

A federal judge gives a nod to Consumer Watchdog in regards to Google's record settlement with the FTC.


Suse launches OpenStack-based private cloud for enterprises

Aug 30, 1:31AM

The enterprise Linux distributor embraces OpenStack with the introduction of the Suse Cloud for enterprise customers.


Samsung adds major functionality to S Pen in Galaxy Note II

Aug 30, 1:22AM

The Samsung Galaxy Note sold surprisingly well and Samsung just announced the Note II. The S Pen enhancements are huge and may have me taking another look at this device when it launches.


Apple, Microsoft, VMware: Everyone's building open-source software

Aug 30, 12:38AM

In the opening keynote at LinuxCon, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin observed that open source is now key to how all companies use to develop software—and yes he meant Apple, Microsoft, and VMware as well.


Samsung introduces first Windows Phone 8 device

Aug 30, 12:35AM

Samsung showed off its first Windows Phone 8 device, the ATIV, minus any pricing or availability information.


Samsung announces ATIV S Windows Phone 8 device, looks like a Galaxy S III

Aug 30, 12:31AM

Windows Phone 8 announcements are expected from Nokia next week, but Samsung got the jump on everyone with the ATIV S announcement at IFA today in Berlin.


CIMI v1.0 spec released

Aug 30, 12:19AM

Lauren Nelson weighs in on what the new Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface specification could mean for solving interoperability challenges in the cloud space.


Global 4G LTE subscriptions expected to grow by 334% this year

Aug 30, 12:04AM

LTE subscriptions will be seeing triple digit growth for the next few years, according to a new report.


Samsung goes all in with Windows 8 in new line of devices

Aug 30, 12:02AM

Samsung unveiled a new line of Smart PCs and other devices today under the ATIV brand name, all ready to ship worldwide when Windows 8 launches in October. One thing that won't be included is a rumored Start menu replacement utility.


Cybercriminals impersonate popular security vendors, serve malware

Aug 29, 11:12PM

Security researchers from Websense have intercepted a currently circulating spam campaign, impersonating popular antivirus vendors in an attempt to trick end and corporate users into downloading and executing the malicious attachment.


Oracle leaks Fusion HCM, Taleo pitches and pricing

Aug 29, 10:31PM

An Oracle presentation to partners outlining the Fusion HCM and Taleo sales and pricing plans---complete with discounts---is being passed around enterprise circles.


Asseco plans shopping spree, has Russian software firm in its sights

Aug 29, 9:55PM

One of Europe's largest software companies is looking to acquire a Russian banking software company, not long after its plans for a buy on home turf failed.



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Looxcie's Lifecasting Mobile Apps Graduate From Beta With Nifty Facebook Integration In Tow

Aug 29, 4:34AM

LooxcieLive_ImageRemember Looxcie? The folks behind those tiny, ear-mounted video cameras that first popped up a few years ago? The company has been keeping to itself these past few months, mostly because the team has been slaving away some new and updated apps that they're finally willing to talk about. The LooxcieLive mobile app has been around for a little while now — anyone willing to brave the beta could access it as far back as last November — but this new, non-beta version is (thankfully) leaps and bounds ahead of previous iterations. For one, it doesn't require people to shell out extra money for a miniature camera that hangs next to their face (though the app naturally plays nice with them), so users can broadcast the process of whipping up breakfast using the camera(s) mounted on their iOS or Android devices.


AppFog Acquires Nodester As Platform As A Service Market Shows Signs Of Consolidation

Aug 29, 4:01AM

nodesterbw_transparentAppFog has acquired Nodester, the most recognized platform as a service (PaaS) for the fast growing Node.js community. The move is one of the first signs of consolidation and proof that multi-language platforms are increasingly becoming the standard for this emerging cloud market. AppFog, also a PaaS, is based out of Portland and considered one of the up-and-coming players in the PaaS space that has made its mark by offering developers the means to build and deploy apps without tbe burden of building their own infrastructure. AppFofg offers multi-language support for app developers.


The Talented Ms. Hornstein: How @Shirls Fooled The Valley

Aug 29, 12:50AM

247901_737474188720_7940810_n (1)Silicon Valley is full of hustlers, and that's often a good thing. But there's a difference between hustling and flat-out lying, and when people deceive company after company, it's time to call them out. So: If you look up Shirley Hornstein online, you might get the idea that she's one of the most well-connected people in tech. Here she is at the THRIVEGulu party last month, where Silicon Valley types got a chance to meet Hollywood geek heroes Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku. Here she is at the Crunchies. And here she is on a list of the top women in venture capital and angel investing (which was republished in Forbes).


Grim And Gritty Startup Reboot: NoSQL Company Citrusleaf Changes Name And Acquires AlchemyDB

Aug 29, 12:02AM

aerospike-logoYesterday NoSQL company Citrusleaf announced an undisclosed new round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates. Apparently the someone thought "Citrusleaf" was too soft and friendly a name for today's more mature NoSQL audience, so the company also got a grimmer, grittier name: Aerospike. But it didn't stop there. The company needed even more new, so it today Aerospike announced its acquisition of the "NewSQL" database AlchemyDB.


Your Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield Final Judges: Marissa Mayer, Roelof Botha, Michael Arrington, Chris Dixon, David Lee And David Sacks

Aug 28, 11:50PM

tc-disrupt-sfChoosing this year's Startup Battlefield winners is a tough job. We've had a record number of applications for our startup competition happening in two weeks at Disrupt SF, and the 30 companies we've picked out of the inbound are exceptionally strong. Thankfully, we have an experienced team of entrepreneurs and investors on board to help. Marissa Mayer has graciously agreed to continue her traditional role as a Disrupt finals judge, even though she's just taken over as CEO of Yahoo (and is about to have a child!). Two other long-time finals judges are also back.  Accomplished Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha will be offering his incisive wit and seasoned insights to the presenting entrepreneurs. And the man himself, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, will be on board dishing out startup advice in addition to conducting his iconic interviews.


RAWR: Samsung Canada Wins The Internet With This Custom Galaxy S III

Aug 28, 11:48PM

rawr-9It all started with a simple Facebook message from a loyal Samsung fan to the company's Canadian Facebook page. "I was just wondering if I could get a free Galaxy S3?" asked Shane. And for good measure the Samsung fanboy included a picture of a dinosaur going rawr. It wasn't a very good drawing but it was cute. And cute counts. Shane himself, age 26, told TechCrunch today he is far from an artist. Artist or not, he's now the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S III with his artwork adorning the backside -- and he got the customized phone for free.


Stky Aims To Save You From Yourself With Sticky Note-Inspired To-Do List

Aug 28, 11:21PM

photo (2)You know that long to-do list that you never get to? The emails that have been starred for months, but still haven't been replied to? Stky can help save you from your insurmountable to-do list. The app, built by CrunchFund EIR Dave Feldman, gives you a blank sticky note every morning, which you can fill from a "drawer" full of tasks and use to structure your day. The next morning, the sticky is wiped clean, and tasks that weren't marked complete go back in the drawer.


No More Project Octopus — A Corporate Dropbox Gets A Corporate Name

Aug 28, 11:20PM

octopusLast year at VMworld, there was this news story from VMware that was so refreshing. It concerned a new effort called Project Octopus. It had all the markings of a modern service -- the kind so rare in enterprise circles. Even the name sounded cool. Today Project Octopus is now Horizon Data - a service that is being called a corporate Dropbox. And fittingly, it has a corporate name.


Chief Creative Officer Mike Verdu Leaves Zynga To Found New, Zynga-Backed Startup

Aug 28, 10:05PM

41623_1489225494_4554_nZynga announced today that Chief Creative Officer Mike Verdu will leave the company after three years to lead his own startup. This might raise questions for some investors, as Verdu has been a driving force behind Zynga's success over the years. But, it's not a complete separation. Zynga will "be on the ground floor" and be an investor in Verdu's new startup. Verdu's new company has not yet been announced.


Facebook Brings Notifications, Album-Specific Uploads To Standalone Camera App

Aug 28, 9:08PM

Camera 1.1Facebook updated its standalone camera app today, showing users notifications when someone comments, tags or likes a photo and allowing users to upload photos to specific albums. This is the latest in a series of mobile app releases for the social giant. Last week, it rolled out a new mobile app that is twice as fast and update its mobile messenger app, adding emoticons and showing when a friend was last active.


New Update Appears To Bring ISIS Mobile Payments Support To T-Mobile's Galaxy S II (Update)

Aug 28, 8:53PM

isis-nfcIt appears that a brand new update for the T-Mobile Galaxy S II subtly includes an "ISIS/NFC update." If this update enables the ISIS service on the phone, it would make the Galaxy S II the first phone to utilize the Google-Wallet mobile payments competitor. ISIS, if you happen to have forgotten, (no one would blame you, it was announced all the way back in 2010) is an NFC-based mobile wallet system backed by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.


First, Fire Thyself

Aug 28, 8:33PM

donald trumpEditor's note: Joe Kraus is a partner at Google Ventures, focusing on mobile, gaming, and local services. In 1993, he co-founded Excite.com, an early Internet search engine. He also co-founded JotSpot in 2004, a wiki company acquired by Google in 2006. Follow him on his blog, JoeKraus.com, and on Twitter: @jkraus. One of the hardest things for first-time Founder/CEOs to figure out is what role to play as the company starts to grow. All CEOs, founding or not, have a center of gravity. It can be sales, product, engineering, marketing, finance, etc. It's the place they feel most comfortable, most grounded. It's where they grew up in their career, or if they haven't had much of one, it's the place where they feel they have insight or instinct.


Yammer's David Sacks To Join Us At Disrupt SF

Aug 28, 8:18PM

disrupt-sf12-eventOne of the most rational voices in the Valley, David Sacks has hit many of the commonly agreed upon entrepreneurial "milestones," and he's only 40. Sacks is part of a mafia (PayPal), he's had a pivot (MyGeni) and he's won a TechCrunch startup competition, back when it was TechCrunch 50. He's also successfully built an enterprise product with Yammer and then sold it to Microsoft for over a billion dollars. He's even dabbled in Hollywood. And now he's arguing that there's nothing left to do, debatably because he's done it all (Okay, so maybe he hasn't had an IPO, who's counting really?).


Ford's AppLink Is Now Available On 1M Vehicles, Will Host Developer Challenge At TC Disrupt Hackathon

Aug 28, 8:00PM

FordFord today announced that its AppLink platform is now available in 1 million vehicles across the company's fleet. The AppLink API allows developers to link their mobile apps to Ford's SYNC platform and lets drivers manage the apps through voice controls and radio buttons on their steering wheels. The platform is still invite-only and some of the supported apps include Pandora, TuneIn, Slack Radio and NPR News. Just like last year, Ford will also once again sponsor an AppLink Developer Challenge at our own TC Disrupt San Francisco Hackathon next month.


Fribi Is A Social Marketplace To Give Away Or Swap Things You Don't Need Anymore

Aug 28, 7:59PM

Screenshot 4Who doesn't like receiving free things from their friends? Fribi is an iPhone and Android app developed by a Norwegian startup to get rid of your unnecessary stuff that clutters your home. Conversely, you can browse the free stuff available in your area and arrange a meeting. Fribis can be restricted to people you know, which you can select from among your Facebook friends. Creating a listing is much less cumbersome than it would be on eBay or Craigslist. You just have to take a picture and name the object. Moreover, there is a rate system in order to dissuade you from giving away useless or broken stuff.


Winter Is Coming: The Great iPhone Cable Shortage Of 2012

Aug 28, 7:12PM

Winter Is ComingHow many iOS charger cables do you own? You know, the 30-pin connector that's been packaged alongside every iPod, iPhone and iPad for as long as I can remember. Personally, I own seven. Each of my friends and colleagues has (at the very least) more than one of these wires. Essentially, if you've owned an iThing for more than a few months, especially an iPhone, you probably own more than one cable, too. But the next-gen iPhone, and its 8-pin mini port, will change more than the iThing accessories industry. Sure, there are millions of docks, charging cases, etc. that will have trouble with this transition. But Apple will no doubt sell a connector for backwards compatibility, probably for around $30. But the real issue isn't the accessories ecosystem, it's the ubiquity of the current iCable model.


Social To-Do App Fetchnotes Adds 25 GB Of Free Storage From Box, Raises A Little Funding

Aug 28, 6:49PM

fetchnotesFetchnotes, the Twitter-like lightweight note-taking app that lets you organize your to-do's with hashtags and collaborate with @ replies, is now offering users a 25 GB of free storage for backing up notes thanks to a new partnership with Box. You would really have to take a lot of notes to use all that storage - something that Box normally charges $10/month for - so it's a good promotion to encourage signups. The news comes at a time when the startup is also announcing a move Boston, in order to participate in the TechStars Boston Fall 2012 program. And they've also closed on a small round of funding from Start Garden LLC, Tim Howes (Rockmelt co-founder), Norm Rapino (Nextronext co-founder) and Wes Huffstutter, the Program Manager at the University of Michigan's Office of Tech Transfer.


Cherry, The Uber For Carwashes, Launches In San Diego

Aug 28, 6:37PM

cherry-1Getting your car washed can be a huge pain in the city* -- there's routinely long lines and it takes forever. But for people who value the time it takes to get a car wash more than the cost, San Francisco-based Cherry is a mobile app that brings car washes to you. After a successful launch in its home market, Cherry is looking to expand, and is now opening up for business in San Diego as well. Like other marketplace apps, Cherry uses mobile technologies and location data to facilitate odd jobs that users don't want to do themselves. Rather than taking their automobile to a car wash, Cherry brings the car wash to them. A user enters his car's location, model, and license plate number, either through the web or native mobile apps. Then Cherry dispatches a car wash professional to take care of the cleaning at that location. Users don't even have to be there for the car to get washed.


Google Online Voter Registration Could Decrease Turnout

Aug 28, 6:22PM

dont_vote_design_black1It's now easier than ever to register to vote over the web: Google is the latest tech powerhouse to support online registration with TurboVote, a slick step-by-step portal that conveniently mails US citizens a mostly-filled out registration card, along with a pre-printed envelope. However, experimental research into the impact of such online registration systems [PDF] finds that they actually decrease registration. Apparently, the ease of the online process lulls citizens into complacency and they forget to follow through with the rest of the process. The unfortunate drawback can be offset with SMS reminders, which TurboVote encourages. So, depending on the number of people confortable giving Google their digits, this well-intentioned experiment could backfire.


Cult Favorite Note Taking App Notational Velocity Gets A Cross-Platform Alternative

Aug 28, 5:50PM

TuxNotational Velocity is a cult favorite open source note taking app for OSX. The phrase "life changing" gets thrown around a lot by it devotees. It's simple, fast and it can sync with either Simplenote or Dropbox, giving you access to all your text notes from virtually any device. But it's only for OSX. Now there's an open source clone called nvPY that runs on OSX, Windows and Linux.



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