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Amazon Opens Mobile App Distribution Portal To Japan, Continues Expanding International Appstore Reach
Oct 04, 7:55AM
Back in June Amazon officially opened its appstore to international apps, adding support for software intended for the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Today it's expanded the international reach of the platform by adding Japan to the list of supported countries -- describing this as "another significant addition".First 2012 Presidential Debate Saw 10.3M Tweets And Gave Politics A New Dimension
Oct 04, 7:22AM
Yes, we know that tonight was a record-setting night for Twitter. The first 2012 Presidential Debate was the most tweeted about political event in company history. Whether you care or not, this is significant and worth noting.Rent Management Startup Cozy Raises $1.5M From The Social + Capital Partnership, Google Ventures, Others
Oct 04, 7:18AM
Cozy, a startup trying to take a lot of the headache out of the landlord-tenant relationship, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by The Social+Capital Partnership, the venture fund by created by former Facebook vice president Chamath Palihapitiya. Other investors include Google Ventures (Kevin Rose is Google's partner on the deal), Tim Ferriss, Jason Calacanis, and Gary Vaynerchuk.Rovio Flies Into Frankfurt To Unveil Its First Book App: Expect Lots Of Pigs, Maybe An Angry Bird Or Two
Oct 04, 7:02AM
Angry Birds has become such a mobile institution, and its maker, Rovio, has gone so far in its extension of that brand -- toys, books, t-shirts, cereal, theme parks, films and more games -- that this morning's invitation to a launch of Rovio's first ever book app came as something of a surprise. But it's true: despite all the work Rovio (and others that Rovio seems to tolerate happily) has put into spinning out its wildly successful mobile game about catapulting birds onto structures made by pigs, the company has never produced an official book app.Amazon Offers A New Simulator For Developers To Test Email In Apps
Oct 04, 5:06AM
Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is the kind of service that Amazon Web Services (AWS) does so well. It automates the manual task of adding email to apps so developers can focus on doing what they do best.Jumio's Credit Card Scanning Technology Pops Up in Travelocity's Hotel Deals App
Oct 04, 4:00AM
Jumio, the computer vision startup backed by $32 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Eduardo Saverin and others, is today announcing the first travel application to integrate its Netswipe technology. The app involved is the recently launched Hotel Deals by lastminute.com from Travelocity, which now allows users to hold up their credit card to their phone's camera in order to pay at checkout. The feature reduces the checkout process to around 5 seconds, claims Jumio.Hey Facebook, Could You Fit Any More Fucking Branding On Your "Gifts"?
Oct 04, 3:48AM
So, Facebook launched its "Gifts" product, and I was keen to take it for a whirl. I proceeded to visit my fiancee's wall and pick something out that she might like. There were a ton of options, including flowers and a bonsai tree. I opted for the bonsai tree.Big Fucking Surprise: A Lot Of People Tweeted About The Presidential Debate
Oct 04, 3:28AM
I've been waiting for this moment all day, so I want to thank Twitter comms for finally giving me the opportunity to write this post. Apparently and unsurprisingly, tonight's Presidential debate gave a spirited group of passionate Twitter users plenty of fodder to Tweet about, leading to the most Tweeted about political event of all time. Pat yourself on the back, Tweeters. Tonight, you've once again made history. Any time some major event happens on the television, Twitter makes some big announcement about its latest record milestone. It's always phrased differently, but the idea is the same. Tonight's debate might have been the "most tweeted about event in US political history," but every few weeks we're treated to some other most tweeted about event. The most tweeted about Nascar race. The most tweeted about Super Bowl. The most tweeted about MTV-sponsored awards show.Dropbox Now Helps Team Admins Get Everyone To Turn On Two-Step Verification
Oct 04, 3:12AM
When you're managing a collaborative space for your team at work or a group of folks working on a project, you know that security is extremely important. Dropbox knows this, too, and launched its two-step verification process for all users in August.DreamWorks Animation's New CTO Lincoln Wallen On Why Each New Movie Is Like A Startup [TCTV]
Oct 04, 3:11AM
Millions of people see the end products put out by DreamWorks Animation, the movie studio co-founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen. But the technology that makes those movies happen often remains a bit behind-the-scenes. Today, the studio took a big step toward putting its geeky side more toward the forefront, with the appointment of Lincoln Wallen to serve as its first-ever CTO.Wiley Beefs Up Higher Ed Biz: Partners With Knewton, Buys Online Degree Veteran Deltak For $220M
Oct 04, 3:11AM
John Wiley & Sons, the 200-year-old publishing giant best known for its scientific, technical and medical texts and journals geared towards academic and scholarly audiences, appears to be on a mission to beef up its higher education business with a dose of technology. Following on the heels of its partnership with Knewton, the academic publisher has announced that it will acquire Chicago-based online degree services company, Deltak.edu for $220 million. The acquisition, which is expected to be finalized by the end of the month, diversifies Wiley's offerings in higher ed and adds some fuel to its digital learning strategy.Nexage Founder Devkumar Gandhi Raises $600K For Pinterest Marketing Startup Dobango
Oct 04, 12:51AM
Dobango, a startup that allows brands to promote themselves through fan competitions on Pinterest, just announced that it has raised $600,000 in seed funding. The company is led by Devkumar Gandhi who previously founded mobile advertising startup Nexage. (Dobango's seed investors include John Ostrem, the original backer of Nexage.) Gandhi served as Nexage's CEO for more than four years, but eventually, he wanted to return from Boston to Silicon Valley, and to start something new.Ben Horowitz And The Founders Explain Why A16Z Put $15M Into Rap Genius: "Knowledge About Knowledge"
Oct 03, 11:30PM
Ben Horowitz loves hip-hop, but in an interview with TechCrunch he outlined a deeper vision behind his firm's $15M investment into Rap Genius. "Knowledge about knowledge over time becomes as important as the knowledge itself", said Horowitz about the value of the site explaining lyrics, religion and more. Watch Rap Genius' founders tell me their roadmap for bringing understanding across the web.After Investigation, French Data Protection Agency CNIL Concludes No Facebook Message Bug
Oct 03, 10:55PM
On September 24, French newspapers alerted Facebook that there could be a bug that would display private messages written in 2009 and earlier on users' timelines. It was then invalidated by Facebook. But the French data protection agency CNIL investigated on its own and delivered the same conclusions as Facebook. There was in fact no bug.Confirmed: Google's Motorola Mobility Acquires Image And Gesture Recognition Company Viewdle
Oct 03, 10:43PM
We heard rumors about Google acquiring the augmented reality and image recognition firm Viewdle earlier this week. Turns out, those rumors were true. Google's Motorola Mobility unit just announced that it has indeed acquired the company.New Advancement Gives ARM Weapon To Challenge Intel Dominance In Server Market
Oct 03, 10:25PM
The x86 chip is an Intel crown jewel. It's the processor for millons of servers around the globe. But now it appears that software has invaded the land of hardware yet again with the news that a group of Russian developers are building an emulation capability to run x86 servers on ARM-based servers.LG's Flagship Optimus G Slated To Hit AT&T And Sprint Shelves Later This Year
Oct 03, 10:01PM
LG's last big (and I mean big) smartphone release around these parts was the Intuition, a funky phablet that many a critic panned. Thankfully, the company's straight-laced follow-up -- the nicely spec'd Optimus G -- was revealed earlier this month, and now both AT&T and Sprint have signed on to sell the thing when it launches later this year.TC Makers: A Visit To The Brooklyn Factory Where They Make The Ultracool Blink Steady Bike Light
Oct 03, 9:51PM
It's rare to see the creation of a product from idea to implementation but Blink Steady, a unique, multi-sensor bike light, allowed us to do just that. Created by Benjamin Cohen, Stuart Heys, and Mark Sibenac, the Blink Steady launched in April on Kickstarter and shipped last month.Pipeline, The Angel Investing Bootcamp For Women, Announces New Class Of Bay Area Fellows
Oct 03, 8:32PM
The fact is, the majority of tech industry investors are men -- that goes from the larger venture capital firms that fund companies in the mid- to late-stages, to the angel investors who help to get seed-stage companies off the ground. But an organization called the Pipeline Fellowship is working to deliberately change that, by putting on angel investing "bootcamps" for women.YouTube Changes Its Content ID Appeals Process
Oct 03, 7:52PM
YouTube today announced that it is making some important changes to its appeals process for users who think their videos were falsely flagged for copyright infringements by YouTube's Content ID system. Previously, when users filed an appeal and the copyright owner rejected this appeal, the user was generally left without any recourse for certain types of Content ID claims. Starting today, copyright holders will get two options to handle appeals after a rejected dispute: release the claim or file a formal DMCA notification.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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