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Samsung Confirms 30 Million+ Sales Of Flagship Galaxy SIII Smartphone Globally In ~Five Months, 3x Faster Sales Rate Than SGSII
Nov 05, 8:18AM
Another impressive sales milestone for Samsung. A few days after confirming it's sold more than three million Galaxy Note II devices in around a month of sales, Samsung has revealed that sales of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy SIII, have passed 30 million in the roughly five months since the launch of the smartphone.Remote Tech Support Firm, 24/7 Techies, Raises $600k Seed Round — Led By 500 Startups — To Ramp Up SMB Business
Nov 05, 8:01AM
Online tech support company, 24/7 Techies, has raised a $600,000 seed round led by Dave McClure's 500 Startups to accelerate its offerings for small and medium sized businesses. Other notable investors in the round include Rajan Anandan (VP Google India) and Shailesh Rao (VP Twitter, International Operations).Healthcare Finally Moving Past Wang-Like Legacy Systems
Nov 05, 7:00AM
Healthcare has long been a technology paradox. There have been few places further out on the cutting edge of technology than biotech and medical devices. In contrast, healthIT has been in a time warp (see Why It's Good News HealthIT is So Bad). Nearly 20 years after the advent of the web, the dominant healthIT vendors have thrived on a business model and technology architecture that harkens back to when Wang and Prodigy were cutting edge. That is, most healthIT still has the same company provide technology from the top to the bottom of the stack.Should Your Startup Go Freemium?
Nov 05, 6:00AM
Editor's note: Jules Maltz is a general partner at IVP. Daniel Barney is a senior associate at IVP. For some, freemium is a business model that sacrifices revenues and forces startups to support freeloaders who will never become paying customers. For others, it is the logical conclusion of a world in which the cost of bandwidth, storage, and information processing approaches zero.Micah Baldwin, Graphicly And The Future Of Publishing: You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea
Nov 05, 4:59AM
When I first met Micah Baldwin about five years ago, he was working at a company called Lijit, which helped bloggers monetize their content and keep track of how their sites were doing. I could tell that Baldwin was a passionate guy at that moment, scanning the crowd around us to make sure that everyone was having a good time. It wasn't even his party.Backed Or Whacked: To Have But Not To Hold The iPad
Nov 05, 4:00AM
Editor's note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and writer for Engadget. Each column will look at crowdfunded products that have either met or missed their funding goals. The iPad mini stole the show at Apple's far-flung October 23rd product introduction, creating a more compelling alternative to the iPad 2 while taking a backseat to the muscled-up fourth-generation iPad that retains nearly the same dimensions. The consistency of the latter's design has enabled cases of cases and other iPadaphernalia that now span three generations of Apple's premiere tablet.Facebook Admits Too Much Facebook Probably Isn't Healthy
Nov 05, 2:16AM
I can't tell if this is a major social media gaffe by social media itself, or the most honest thing Facebook has ever said. Maybe it's both. Last night Facebook's official Facebook Page shared this: "Birthday cakes are made for people to be together. They give friends a place to gather and celebrate. But too much cake probably isn't healthy. So birthday cake is a lot like Facebook." Wow.5 Perspectives On The Future Of The Human Interface
Nov 05, 2:00AM
The next generation of apps will require developers to think more of the human as the user interface. It will become more about the need to know how an app works while a person stands up or with their ams are in the air more so than sitting down and pressing keys with their fingers.Come iOS 6.1, Siri Will Be Able To Help You Purchase Movie Tickets
Nov 05, 1:47AM
Siri got nice little boost a few weeks ago when she (or he, depending on your locale) was updated to handle sports information, restaurant reservations and movie listings, but it seems the virtual assistant's faculty with films will soon extend beyond just rattling off showtimes. According to a handful of images obtained by 9to5Mac, Siri will be able to help users buy movie tickets once iOS 6.1 hits the streets.Oakley Crosses Over Into Consumer Electronics With 'Airwave', Smart Goggles For The Slopes [TCTV]
Nov 05, 1:00AM
It's happening, just like Marc Andreessen said it would -- more and more companies that have historically operated in the analog realm are crossing over into technology. The latest cool example of this is the eyewear company Oakley. While Oakley has always been closely associated with sports and has therefore used advanced materials, the end result is ultimately for things that are relatively low-tech -- glasses, sunglasses, and the like.Will Regulations Kill The Sharing Economy?
Nov 05, 12:30AM
It's not just Uber that faces regulatory issues. There are a number of other startups seeking to make more efficient use of assets users already own. Those services provide marketplaces for connecting haves and have-nots. And each of those services seeks to provide alternatives to highly regulated incumbent service providers in the hotel, transportation, and car rental industries.Why Does There Always Have To Be An App For That?
Nov 05, 12:00AM
"There's an app for that." Apple's marketing slogan -- meant to illustrate the vast size of its mobile application store -- is increasingly accurate in terms of appifying aspects of our everyday lives. What's less clear, however, is when and if all this appifying will ever stop, or whether or not every aspect of our real lives will be fed into the machine.Jay Holanda Explains The Surreal Experience Of Guest Starring On Bravo's 'Start Ups: Silicon Valley'
Nov 04, 11:21PM
Jay Holanda has an odd relationship with Bravo's Start-Ups: Silicon Valley TV show (which premieres tomorrow night). He was originally one of the main cast members, but recently found out that he's been demoted to guest star. He told me that he hasn't watched any of the commercials, and he doesn't even know which episodes he'll be appearing in. In fact, when I met with Holanda last week, his primary attitude toward the show seemed to be curiosity. He doesn't know how it turned out, and like almost everyone else, he said he was curious how the producers balanced accuracy with the need to create an entertaining TV. At the same time, Holanda spoke affectionately about the other cast members, and seemed genuinely annoyed by some of the backlash.Discount E-commerce Giant Overstock Is Dabbling In A New Market: Social Media Apps
Nov 04, 10:00PM
Overstock.com is a giant in the discount e-commerce space, pulling in $1.05 billion in revenue in 2011 from its online storefront. So it's a little surprising that the company is venturing into social media via a set of new apps in the social media and news filtering space. You can download the social media app here.Gift Guide: Motorola Razr i
Nov 04, 9:00PM
The Motorola Razr i is a mid-range 3G Android smartphone that packs a punch thanks to a powerful Intel Atom chip. Folk tired of oversized-phones will love its compact iPhone 4/4S-sized form, and marvel at how Moto has managed to cram in a roomy 4.3 inch display. The catch is the Razr i is not available in the U.S. -- so this gift is for Android lovers in select European and Latin American markets.Here Is New York
Nov 04, 8:00PM
On a crisp, sunny Sunday morning here in Brooklyn it's hard to imagine that devastation is just around the corner. Whole communities are burnt and swept to sea. Endless gas lines and power outages abound. The arteries and capillaries that carried the lifeblood of this city - its myriad people and their trains - are choked off. It's getting better, but it's not there yet.The iPad Mini Is The Ideal Second Screen Companion
Nov 04, 7:00PM
One thing that's become apparent about the iPad mini during my past few days with it is just how well it fills the role of a second screen device. The iPhone and the iPad both have their merits as a companion while lounging around and watching TV, but the iPad mini hits the sweet spot of portability, power and connectivity for that use case.Iterations: All The News That's Fit To Reinvent
Nov 04, 6:00PM
If there was a time-lapse video chronicling how humans have shared and received news information throughout history, the transcript of that video would go something like this: Chest-thumping. Hand gestures. Screaming. Cave paintings. Language. Carrier pigeons, or personal messengers. Scrolls and the printing press. Pamphlets, periodicals, telegrams, and newspapers. Eventually, television, and the Web, most recently fueled by blogs and social networks. Whatever the time period, humans have constantly (re)invented new mediums and channels to get information (despite paywalls), some faster than others. Fast-forward today, with social firmly stitched into the web's fabric, it's cliche to point out there are a dizzying amount of information sources and channels from which to find this information. Stepping back from firehose, I see people receiving and consuming news through the following three main avenues listed below. (As a disclaimer, (1) I won't be able to list each and every service in each category, because that would be impossible; (2) some of the examples are influenced by multiple categories, but I'm trying to isolate and highlight the essence of each service's offering; and (3) I realize many, many people still get their information via traditional channels like network/cable television and print daily newspapers.)'SNL' Brilliantly Tackles Inane Social Media Political Comments
Nov 04, 5:53PM
"LOL. He look like an evil dude. Zero out of ten, would not bang," said one commenter on Mitt Romney's Facebook page, as read on a hilarously spot-on Saturday Night Live spoof of political social media comments. The satirical social media expert, "Kourtney Barnes," explained why it's important that "Everyone has a voice and each voice is valid, even if that voice has no punctuation.""Greed Trumps Race": How To Be A Successful (African) American in Silicon Valley
Nov 04, 4:00PM
Editor's note: Dr. Paul Judge is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is Chief Research Officer at Barracuda Networks, co-founder and Chairman of Pindrop and Limitless Smart Shot, and previously led three companies to successful exits. A few months ago Facebook's initial public offering became the largest tech IPO in history, initially valuing the company at over $100 billion. Over 70 percent of African Americans online have used Facebook or other social networks; however there were none on stage in the cast of newly minted billionaires ringing the NASDAQ bell.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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