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U.K. Government Finds £50M To Fund New Hub For E. London's Startup Cluster; To Host Co-Working Space, Classrooms, Workshops
Dec 06, 10:52AM
The U.K. government is throwing another swathe of money at the east end of London -- announcing a £50 million plan for regeneration of the Silicon Roundabout area. The funding will go towards establishing a new "civic space" -- billed as Europe's largest -- that will be dedicated to start-ups and entrepreneurs in the area, with co-working spaces, classrooms and workshops.Polar Mobile Launches MediaEverywhere Hybrid Mobile Cross-Publishing Platform For Media Companies
Dec 06, 10:00AM
Polar Mobile, a pioneer in creating publishing apps for top media brands back when the move from print and web to mobile was still a novel concept, today opened up the next stage in its content delivery strategy for publishers everywhere. Originally debuted in closed beta with a few select publishers back in October, Polar is now throwing open the gates to its MediaEverywhere cross-platform solution with more than 20 paying customers on board, including The Toronto Star, British Vogue, Canadian Living and more.While TaskRabbit Ponders UK Launch, Two Local Competitors Emerge: TaskPandas And Sorted
Dec 06, 9:30AM
While us Brits wait for San Francisco, U.S.-based TaskRabbit to launch this side of the pond, at least two local competitors have emerged. The opportunistically named TaskPandas, founded by Farrukh Khan, describes itself as an 'eBay for small jobs'. Meanwhile, Sorted, which is part of the Oxygen Accelerator programme and recently won the Entrepreneurs Week seed investment competition, is talking up its ability to be a better TaskRabbit by tweaking the model by which task providers are quality controlled.Amazon Reclaims Its Namesake, Launches In Brazil With Kindle Store, Kindle Devices Coming In "Weeks"
Dec 06, 9:24AM
Amazon is continuing its global march by making a big move into the country that could rightfully lay claim to being responsible for Amazon's name: today the online book and retail marketplace announced it would be launching its Kindle Store in Brazil. A move to Brazil with an e-bookstore-only operation has been on the cards since earlier this year; the main site opens this month with access to Amazon's Kindle e-book store from today, with Kindle devices going on sale in "the coming weeks," priced at 299 Brazilian reals (US$143).They Screwed Us. Right Before They Screwed Us Again. #poohead
Dec 06, 8:35AM
We just got screwed. More on this below. Nobody says “Web 2.0” anymore. The term just didn’t stand the test of time, long ago it became cliched. But a handful of years ago it had real meaning to a lot of us. It encompassed a lot of ideas, but chief among them was the notion of mashed up web services, all collaborating via APIs. Whether a service had robust APIs to allow it to collide in unexpected ways with other services was very important. Services that left out APIs, for whatever reason, were flawed. And, importantly, services at least paid lip service to the idea that data was “ours,” not “theirs,” and would be treated accordingly. So that was a really nice fantasy that lasted for a long while. But what happens in the real world is companies grow up, hire grown ups and they sit in board meetings and they fret about barriers to entry in their respective markets. And they forget about users. They all do it. Facebook screwed us (disclosure, CrunchFund owns Facebook stock). Twitter screwed us repeatedly, and comes back regularly for more (see Dave Winer’s wild ramblings over the years that all seem to come true) (disclosure, CrunchFund owns Twitter stock). And now Instagram (owned by Facebook, so see disclosure above) is screwing us. Case in point, this piece of art that I created, called Poohead, will no longer display properly on Twitter. I have to live with a flawed reproduction of the original artwork, cropped incompetently and the magic is just lost. Mostly people are saying it’s ok that Instagram is screwing us by removing our ability to properly share our pictures on Twitter. Because Twitter screwed Instagram multiple times in the recent past. Twitter, of course, only screwed Instagram because Instagram screwed Twitter right before Twitter screwed them. Because Instagram decided that they’d rather be acquired by Facebook instead of Twitter. Screw that, thought Twitter. We used to love Instagram, particularly during the time while we were trying to buy Instagram. But then we didn’t buy them and so, obviously, we now hate Instagram. We’re gonna screw them and bad. So that’s all clear now. But there are lots of civilian casualties in all this screwing. Those civilians being us users, the dopes that keep feeding these companies content in the vain hope that this time we won’t get screwed. Because these companies
A Sign Of More Openness: Windows Azure Mobile Services Adds Push Notification For iOS
Dec 06, 7:50AM
Windows Azure Mobile Services has added push notification for developers so they can fire off updates that may include sounds, badges or SMS messages.New Version Of The Apple-HTC Agreement Reveals More About The Deal
Dec 06, 7:21AM
Samsung has filed a redacted version of the Apple-HTC settlement and license agreement as part of the injunction court hearing scheduled to take place in federal court later today. Samsung wanted the document included to see if there is an overlap in patents included in its case against Apple and in the Apple-HTC agreement.The Lives Of Others: Civo Gives Strangers A Friendly Place For "Visual Conversation"
Dec 06, 4:41AM
Civo is a beautiful new social discovery app that breaks users out of their social or geographic networks without forcing them to leave their comfort zones. It went live last week and is available for free in the iOS App Store (an Android version is in the works). Founder Wei Shu, former director of corporate development at Renren (often referred to as "the Facebook of China"), describes the experience as a "visual conversation" with partners around the world.Apple Drops 6.4% Due To Volatility And Uncertainty: The iPad Mini Is Out, Now What?
Dec 06, 2:25AM
Today, Apple shares fell 6.43 percent to 538.79, which represents a $34.8 billion market cap write-off. Analysts have been looking for reasons for the drop all day long without finding a single one that stands out. They forgot about the long-term perspective. During the past 12 months, Apple shares have been up 42.7 percent, mostly due to two new products, the iPhone 5 and the iPad mini. With a new CEO and no new product in sight, volatility kicks in. The smallest downturn leads to a huge stock drop. Reporting about stock variations often means focusing on short-term activities.Google Updates Maps For 10 Countries and Regions In Europe, Ground Truth Now At Work In 40 Countries
Dec 06, 2:20AM
When we sat down with the Google Maps team a few months ago, we got an inside look at how Google makes its Maps product the best, most authoritative and reliable service in the world. Google says over 1 billion people use Maps each month. The tools that are used internally to build the maps that we see are a mix of Google's own data and infrastructure, as well as data from other sources and updates from the community all passed through its internal Ground Truth initiative. At the time, I described the project as using Photoshop, with layers, but for mapping. It's really fun to watch someone work on it. Today, the Maps team announced an update for 10 areas in Europe.Zynga Makes First Move Towards Gambling In Nevada, Says Process Will Take More Than A Year
Dec 06, 2:04AM
Zynga has applied for a "preliminary finding of suitability" from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which is the first step towards offering real-money gambling games in that state. The news broke in the Wall Street Journal, and Zynga has confirmed it, though it notes that the process will take 12 to 18 months, and says that it sees gambling in the "broader U.S. market" as "further out on the horizon based on legislative developments." The company also repeated that it plans to launch first effort in real-money gambling ( a partnership in the United Kingdom with bwin.party) during the first half of 2013.Addvocate, The Startup Led By UserVoice Co-Founder Marcus Nelson, Hires The YourTrove Team
Dec 06, 1:49AM
Addvocate, a startup offering tools for businesses to encourage social media advocacy in their workforce, has hired the team behind social search service YourTrove. The two companies were working on somewhat related problems. Addvocate provides a system for pushing shareable content to employees while they're actually using services like Twitter. In other words, it replaces the email where someone has to ask, "Tweet this please!" which usually gets a disappointing response. YourTrove, meanwhile, was building a search engine that worked across users' social network accounts. However, Addvocate CEO Marcus Nelson (co-founder of UserVoice and former head of social media at Salesforce.com) told me that he didn't acquire YourTrove's technology, just the team.DC's New E-Hail Rules Are Good News For Uber, But Could Be Bad News For Lyft And SideCar
Dec 06, 12:36AM
Uber's victory in D.C. isn't just about the company ensuring its own feasibility in that market -- it's also about shutting other competitors out. If you take a look at what the D.C. council proposes, what you find is that the regulatory framework is friendly to Uber, but not so much to potential competitors who could enter the market following Uber.As Part Of Its Sad Fight For Relevance, Blockbuster May Start Selling Mobile Phones In Its Stores
Dec 06, 12:31AM
Blockbuster has definitely seen better days, but now it's starting to seem downright desperate. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Blockbuster is reportedly gearing up to sell mobile phones alongside the Milk Duds at its brick-and-mortar stores.Citrix Acquires Zenprise For Undisclosed Amount As Mobile Device Management Market Shows Signs Of Consolidation
Dec 06, 12:00AM
Citrix has acquired Zenprise, a mobile device management company for an undisclosed amount. Citrix said the deal will help the company in its effort to develop a complete mobile suite that includes GoToMeeting, Podio and Sharefile.Exclusive: MAD Magazine Celebrates The Dumbest Things In 2012, Facebook IPO Is #16
Dec 05, 10:54PM
Because TechCrunch is often called a "major tech news source" and the folks at MAD Magazine "don't know any better," we've been given exclusive, exciting access to the cover of MAD Magazine #519, the year end issue featuring the dumbest people, things, and events of 2012. The Facebook IPO is, it appears, #16 on that august list.Facebook Lets Small Businesses Quickly Contact Its Customer Support Via Chat To Cut Call Center Costs
Dec 05, 10:23PM
Understanding Facebook marketing and ads can be tough for small businesses. To address this issue, Facebook's customer-service department has been quietly testing a Salesforce-powered system that lets businesses contact it over Facebook Chat rather than with a phone call. This gives merchants a quick and convenient way to get answers while they run their businesses, and it keeps call-center costs down for Facebook.MB&F's New Lamborghini-Inspired Watch Is Beautiful, And 'Relatively' Affordable (But Still $63K)
Dec 05, 9:56PM
If you're into drooling over watches that you'll likely never be able to afford (and I am), then you'll probably recognize the name MB&F (Max Busser & Friends). The boutique watch-maker has created some stunners, including the HM3 special edition profiled by contributor Ariel Adams last May. While that watch retailed for $93,000, the HM5 Adams shows off on his own site today retails for a much more affordable $63,000, putting it still far, far beyond my grasping claws.HTC Said To Be Prepping Its New "M7″ Flagship Android Phone For A Q1 2013 Launch
Dec 05, 9:51PM
Financially speaking, HTC hasn't had the best track record this year. Even after promising to focus on hero devices in 2012, the company has had to deal with rough quarter after rough quarter. It seems that HTC is already working to make 2013 a bit brighter though -- recent report from Focus Taiwan points out that the company is currently slaving away on its next flagship smartphone, tentatively named the "M7."High-Skilled Immigration Reform Stopped In Senate
Dec 05, 9:38PM
As expected, the last great hope for immigration reform quickly died in the United States Senate, as the Democratic majority will likely follow through on a promise to kill the STEMS Jobs Act. Engineering-starved tech firms have become a casualty of partisan bickering over how to overhaul the entire immigration system, with both Democrats and Republicans refusing to allow more high-skilled immigrants without changes to low-skilled visas. In other words, congress will have to accomplish a great feat of compromise before there are more high skilled immigrants...so don't hold your breath.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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