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Inrix Now Collects Traffic Data From 100M Drivers, Shows Black Friday Congestion Up 32.5% Despite Ecommerce
Nov 26, 10:10AM
Black Friday online shopping sales were up 26% this year, the number of people driving to brick and mortar stores increased even faster says Inrix. Congestion was up 32.5% this year according to the traffic data Inrix now pulls from over 100 million drivers. This and another report about Thanksgiving traffic show the quiet giant is intent on raising its profile before its planned 2013 IPO.Samsung Galaxy Note II 'Phablet' Passes Five Million Channel Sales In ~Two Months
Nov 26, 9:51AM
At the start of this month Samsung announced that channel sales of its mini-tablet-sized smartphone, the Galaxy Note II, had passed three million unit sales in 37 days on sale. Now the Korean mobile maker has announced that cumulative global channel sales of the device have exceeded five million after around two months since launch.Amazon Says UK Black Friday Kindle Device Sales Tripled Previous Record
Nov 26, 9:48AM
Black Friday is not just for Thanksgiving-celebrating Americans. Amazon today announced that in the UK, where it has also been running Black Friday sales, it sold a record number of Kindle devices -- triple the previous record amount. As ever with Amazon, it is not giving a hard figure on how many actual units this means, or how many e-readers it sold compared to Fire tablets.The Facebook Button Is Back On Phones: Nokia Puts Social Networking Knobs On ~$62 Series 40 Asha 205, 205 Dual-SIM Qwerty Handsets
Nov 26, 9:00AM
Nokia has added another two models to its Asha range of Series 40 phones: the Asha 205, and a dual-SIM variant, both due to launch in Q4 with a price-tag in the $60 region. The Qwerty, non-touch handsets have a dedicated Facebook button on the front -- for jumping straight to your social network profile. Also on board: a speedy Bluetooth sharing system called Slam.In UK Holiday Shopping, Mobile Devices Win Friends And Influence People To The Tune Of Nearly $7B
Nov 26, 8:53AM
Over the weekend we saw how much mobile impacted holiday shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S. Today, Deloitte is publishing figures that show this is more than a U.S. trend.Collaborative Consumption: Love Home Swap Raises Further $1.28M From MMC Ventures, Angels To Scale By Acquisition
Nov 26, 8:01AM
Collaborative consumption continues to be a hot trend in the eyes of investors as news comes today that Love Home Swap, the holiday home exchange marketplace, has raised a further £800k (approx. $1.28m) from MMC Ventures, along with a number of unnamed angels. The new capital will be used to scale the company, including through acquisition, and to continue to develop the service and launch a new bespoke insurance product, a much needed feature post-Airbnb woes.Korean Startup Accelerator SparkLabs Unveils Its First Class, Bolsters Its Advisory Board
Nov 26, 1:55AM
It seems like it's been ages since SparkLabs revealed its intentions to nurture a handful of promising startups in South Korea (it was actually the end of July), but now the accelerator has officially pulled back the curtains on its inaugural class.Four Perspectives On Augmented Reality And Its Future
Nov 26, 1:00AM
Augmented reality (AR) -- the term does not exactly jump off the tongue. But the concepts behind the technology are beginning to change what we think of ourselves, objects and the people in the world that surrounds us.Oh, So This Is Where You Use The Microsoft Surface
Nov 26, 12:08AM
The Microsoft Surface is a great kitchen computer, and sadly, that's about it. You can tell a lot about a new product by how well you integrate it into your life, and for the Surface, the product has been largely sitting on my kitchen countertop for the past couple of weeks, except for that one time my daughter's iPad was charging and she wanted to watch Netflix. Or that other time when I carried it to Startup Weekend, then ended up using it as a hard surface to press down on while writing with pen and paper. Oh, Surface. You just don't fit in. At least not for me.BitTorrent's Matt Mason On Rethinking The Music Industry Business Model: 'The Hustle Is Changing'
Nov 25, 11:07PM
It's been a big year for BitTorrent, said Matt Mason, the company's executive director of marketing. Mason and his team have been working with big names like DJ Shadow and Tim Ferriss to figure out how to turn filesharing into a source of revenue. I met with Mason (who also wrote The Pirate's Dilemma) last week to discuss how BitTorrent can work with the music industry and the company's plans for next year. Mason joined BitTorrent almost exactly a year ago, and since then, the company has run a total of 16 artist campaigns. It hasn't found the One True Solution to monetizing music yet, and Mason said the answer won't come in the next few months, but the next quarter "will get us closer."Gift Guide: Nokia Lumia 820
Nov 25, 10:00PM
The Nokia Lumia 820 is a Windows Phone 8 powered smartphone, with a generously sized 4.3 inch screen. It packs 4G/LTE and is powered by a dual-core Snapdragon chip. As well as running the latest version of Microsoft's mobile OS, WP8, it comes loaded with Nokia apps including Nokia Maps, turn-by-turn sat-nav Nokia Drive and subscription-free music service Mix Radio.The iPad Owned Black Friday, So Let's Start Seeing Better Shopping Experiences Designed For It
Nov 25, 9:13PM
The iPad seems to have dominated online shopping from tablets, according to an IBM report, and in fact won out over all other devices in mobile e-commerce. Arguably, that's because it offers more of a full-web experience, and is more pleasant for browsing standard online retailer sites than a smartphone. But tablet-based shopping continues to be a less than optimal experience.Body Hacks: Building An Open-Source, Theremin-Like Vibrator
Nov 25, 7:39PM
For your postprandial pleasure I present the an open-source vibrator that you (or your partner) can play like a theremin. The story of how it came to be is pretty amazing and involves FCC chip lookups, bit-tracing, and lots of assembly code. In short, it's an amazing effort in DIY hardware hacking that serves the dual purpose of education and giving pleasure.Google Search For "Foolproof Suffocation" Found On Casey Anthony's Computer From The Day Her Daughter Disappeared
Nov 25, 7:06PM
A jury might not have acquitted Casey Anthony of the 'drowning' death of her daughter if they knew she Googled "foolproof suffocation" on the last day little Caylie was seen a live. It's the latest example of Google search history becoming evidence in murder case. But this time the digital footprints were found too late and the suspect has already been set free. Are police paying enough attention to browser breadcrumbs?E-Commerce Spending On Black Friday Tops $1B For The First Time; Amazon Is The Most Visited Retailer
Nov 25, 6:58PM
We've seen the reports that Black Friday online sales increased this year, but the numbers are finally in. comScore is reporting that U.S. retail e-commerce spending was $1.042 billion, an increase of 26 percent from last year. This is the first time Black Friday sales surpassed $1 billion in online spending, says comScore.Iterations: Collective Wisdom
Nov 25, 6:00PM
Recently, while traveling, I came across a "traditional print business magazine" and read it on the plane. It had nothing to do with startups, so it felt novel. There was one segment in the magazine where the editors solicited a few business leaders to share the most important advice they've ever received, and I found it to be unexpectedly powerful. So, I decided to try it on people that I look up to in the startup world, and below is what they wrote. I figured for folks in the startup community, the advice that stuck with others that we recognize as leaders could have a positive impact. Below is what a few folks shared with me, and I see the result as sort of an experiment. I just emailed a good handful of folks, asked for some contributions, and seven folks were kind enough to write back. Their contributions make up a simple, good list. I hope you enjoy it. (I'm trying to experiment with new content styles to expand out from the type of posts I normally write here. I'd appreciate any suggestions you may have.)Sandbenders
Nov 25, 5:00PM
It's a curious thing that the most popular devices in the world right now are also, arguably, the best designed. Apple essentially made the Lamborghini of phones ubiquitous, but its lustre is diminishing for several reasons. Among them is the vastly improved ability of small teams to insert themselves into the product creation process. The long tail (and haute couture) is coming to manufacturing.Backed Or Whacked: An NFC Reader And Writer For iOS That Developers Can Hack
Nov 25, 3:00PM
Editor's note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and blogs at Techspressive. No, the Flomio FloJack doesn't track stolen boats with GPS. In the spirit of the Square credit card reader, the device plugs into the headphone jack of mobile iOS or legacy Android mobile devices to read and write data via NFC.The Big Data Fallacy And Why We Need To Collect Even Bigger Data
Nov 25, 2:00PM
Editor's note: Dr. Michael Wu is the Principal Scientist of Analytics at Lithium where he is currently applying data-driven methodologies to investigate and understand the complex dynamics of the social Web. The value of any data is only as valuable as the information and insights we can extract from it. It is the information and insights that will help us make better decisions and give us a competitive edge. The promise of big data is that one could glean lots of information and gain many valuable insights. However, people often don't realize that data and information are not the same. Even if you are able to extract information from your big data, not all of it will be insightful and valuable.Why 2D Printing Is Like 3D Printing: A Counter Rant
Nov 25, 9:00AM
Editor's note: John Hauer is a sales, marketing and technology innovator with a 20+ career of working in print and related industries. He manages a blog which evangelizes 3D printing for traditional 2D printers, and can be found at 3D4printers.com. I recently read an article on TechCrunch by Jon Evans entitled 3D Printers Are Not Like 2D Printers. While I would agree with the title (obviously the two devices don't serve the same purpose), I don't agree with the argument Jon makes for why 3D printing is not like 2D printing.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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