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15 Things European Startups Might Want For Christmas
Dec 25, 11:36AM
What do European startups want for Christmas? We've come up with a list of ideas. Feel free to ad your own in the comments. 1. Inspiration - We want European tech founders to think more collectively, lobby government more effectively and put themselves out there as heroes for the next generation to emulate. Don't be shy!China Now Has 1.104B Mobile Users, While Mobile Communications Revenue Totaled $116.26B Over First 11 Months of 2012
Dec 25, 7:46AM
Statistics released yesterday (link via Google Translate) by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show that as of the end of November 2012, there were 1.104 billion mobile phone users in that country, an increase of nearly 118 million people during the first eleven months of 2012. This means that 82% of China's population currently uses a mobile phone. The number of 3G phone users reached 220 million, or about 20% of mobile phone users. Broadband Internet service users increased by 24.03 billion in the first 11 months of the year, while the number of mobile Internet users increased by 111 million to 750 million. From January to November 2012, mobile communications revenue in China totaled 724.53 billion yuan (or about $116.26 billion US dollars), an increase of 11% over the same period last year.TechCrunch Crunched: Exposing The Latest Tech Trends
Dec 25, 6:00AM
Editor's note: Yvo Schaap is a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Amsterdam who loves data and code. TechCrunch has always been the most authoritative news outlet on what's hot in Silicon Valley regarding startup trends, early and late investments, product launches, celeb founders and of course geeky drama. I've developed research focused on analyzing TechCrunch's editorial posts, with an aim to expose this year's trends in tech.Singaporean Maritime Tech Firm Ascenz Gets $482K In Funding From Red Dot Ventures As It Sails Toward The Chinese Market
Nov 30, 12:01AM
Singapore-based maritime technology company Ascenz has received $482,000 in funding from technology incubator Red Dot Ventures as it sets its compass towards China.Instagram Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Related To Last Week's Change Of Service Terms
Dec 25, 3:25AM
Instagram just got a lump of coal in its stocking: a class action lawsuit, which was filed in response to its change of service terms last week. Reuters reports that a California Instagram user has leveled breach of contract and other claims against Instagram owner Facebook. In response, Facebook told Reuters "we believe this complaint is without merit and we will fight it vigorously."I Am A Neanderthal, And You Probably Are, Too
Dec 25, 3:00AM
Editor's note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and several-times entrepreneur. Ugh, I can't write anything today. It's the end of the year. Tomorrow is Christmas. You'd think I would have something to say. Merry Christmas. Oh wait, you can't even say that anymore. I'm Jewish! I have to say something like Happy Holidays. I don't even know what Hannukah is.Uber Rival Hailo Reportedly Set To Close $30M Funding Round As It Expands In The U.S.
Dec 25, 2:49AM
London-based mobile taxi network Hailo is set to close a $30 million round of funding as it sets its sights on the U.S. market, reports AllThingsD. The Series B funding round is likely being led by Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures. Earlier this year, Hailo raised a $17 million round of series A financing led by Accel Partners.Netflix Crippled On Christmas Eve By AWS Outages
Dec 25, 2:15AM
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even those in the lighthearted holiday fare you were planning to watch on Netflix, which has been down since 1pm PST for some customers. Netflix confirmed the outage with a tweet on its official channel, though Netflix Cloud Architect Adrian Cockcroft said on Twitter that the service is still working on some devices.Amazon Says Its Customer Review Guidelines Haven't Changed, But It Is Cracking Down On 'Promotional Content'
Dec 25, 1:14AM
Good news, everyone! We can totally start trusting Amazon reviews again. The company has been conducting a "sweeping but hazy purge" of customer reviews, according to a recent story in The New York Times. And while Amazon is only barely commenting on the issue, a new FAQ page sheds a little more light on how the company's position has changed. The page is undated, but an Amazon spokesperson confirmed that it was published recently, and it seems to deal with the same issues raised in the Times story.Making The $35 Raspberry Pi Mini Computer: Quickly And Carefully Does It
Dec 24, 11:00PM
What's the secret to making a $35 mini computer? The basic recipe is having some extremely skilful cooks who can craft batch after batch of Raspberry Pis as quickly and with as few duds as possible. Sony's U.K. factory makes an average of 4,000 Model B Raspberry Pi's every day -- or one every 7.5 seconds -- and it needs to to keep up with demand for Pi which continues to sell like hot cakes.Gift Guide: Dyson DC44 Animal Wireless Vacuum Cleaner
Dec 24, 10:00PM
The DC44 from Dyson is truly an Animal. It's as good as it gets in the land of vacuum cleaners, with a wireless base, multiple lightweight attachments, and a sleek design. Sure, it's on the expensive end of the spectrum, but when storing and using your vacuum cleaner is this easy, you realize it's well worth it. Plus, it does a damn good job of keeping the house clean.The Google Of The App Search Era Just Might Be Google
Dec 24, 9:33PM
Only a few years in, and already the mobile application ecosystem has become an unfathomable jungle of applications - some 700,000-plus in the two top mobile app stores, Apple's App Store and Google Play. And yet, we're still waiting for the Google of the mobile app era to come in and save us from the mess that is today's app market. A search engine that uses not just dozens of signals, but thousands, to help the everyday user connect with the apps they are searching for. It's possible, though, that the Google we're still waiting for is actually Google itself.Gift Guide: 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro
Dec 24, 8:05PM
You waited this long, you might as well go big: Apple's smaller 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is a very worthy sequel to the 15-inch variety released this past summer, and while it will still strain the average buyer's budget, it definitely won't inspire any buyer's remorse.Security Loophole In Facebook's Camera App Allowed Hackers To Hijack Accounts Over WiFi [Confirmed]
Dec 24, 6:51PM
PSA to all Facebook Camera users on iOS: If you haven’t update you app in the past few days, update it now. The older version of the app, pre-1.1.2 and released before December 21, has a security loophole. When used over WiFi networks, malicious hackers can tap the network and hijack Camera users’ accounts, picking up information like email addresses and passwords in the process. The white-hat hacker who ID’d the problem is Mohamed Ramadan, an Egypt-based security researcher and trainer with Attack-Secure who has also found and reported vulnerabilities for Apple, Google, and Etsy — which apparently also had the same loophole in its iOS app. Ramadan tells us that the issue lied in the Camera app’s Secure Sockets Layer certification, which was too open. As he puts it, “The problem is the app accepts any SSL certification from any source, even evil SSL certifications and this enables any attacker to perform Man in The Middle Attack against anyone uses Facebook Camera App for IPhone. This means that the application doesn't warn the user if someone in the same [WiFi network] trying to hijack his Facebook account.” Testing his theory by using a proxy to listen in on a WiFi network, he was able to type in his username and password into the Camera app, and then see that information appear via the proxy. Ramadan notes that he’s tested all Facebook apps and the rest appear to protect from this similar vulnerability. We’ve reached out to Facebook for comment but haven’t received a response. [Update: Facebook has confirmed Ramadan's bug discovery, which it addresses in the 1.1.2 version, and provided us with the following statement, noting that there is no evidence that the bug ever got exploited in the wild:] “We applaud the security researcher who brought this bug to our attention for responsibly reporting the bug to our White Hat Program. We worked with the team to make sure we understood the full scope of the bug, which allowed us to fix it and upgrade the Camera application without any evidence that this bug was exploited in the wild. Users are only vulnerable if they are using an unsecured or untrusted public wireless network and an older version of the application. As always, we remind all users to only connect to networks they trust. Users can protect themselves by downloading the latest version of the Camera app. Due to the responsible reporting of this issue to Facebook, noKeen On… John Borthwick: Why The Facebook-Instagram Deal Is The Most Important Tech Event Of 2012
Dec 24, 5:47PM
What was the most significant tech event of 2012? No, neither Apple after Steve Jobs nor the Facebook IPO. Not at least according to John Borthwick, the CEO of Betaworks and one of the shrewdest observers of the tech scene.London VC Spared Jail After 'Groin Thrusting' Sexual Assault On Tube During Olympics
Dec 24, 5:18PM
Stefan Glaenzer, a partner in London VC firm Passion Capital has been spared jail after pleading guilty to, and being convicted of, sexual assault on the London underground during the Olympics period. As we reported in November, the former chairman of Last.fm admitted sexually assaulting an American tourist on a packed Central Line train by thrusting his groin into her back, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. His defence was that he was under the influence of cannabis.Codecademy Launches 'Cards' To Teach You How To Program Your Own Holiday Greetings
Dec 24, 5:10PM
Sorry, procrastinators -- if you waited until today to put your homemade holiday cards in the postal mail, it would take a Christmas miracle for them to make it to your recipients by December 25th. Sure, you could go to a site like Hallmark.com to send a canned e-card, but where's the fun in that? But all's not lost. The enterprising folks at Codecademy have been at work these past few days and this morning launched a pretty nifty new product called 'Cards' that lets you build, remix, and send your own custom holiday greetings in HTML and CSS.Ho, Ho, Ho: Track St. Nick On Google's Santa Tracker
Dec 24, 4:47PM
Every time you ignore Bing, an angel gets his wings... The Google Santa Tracker lets you follow Santa Claus as he delivers presents in real time.The Mine Kafon: A Low-Cost, Wind-Powered Minefield Clearing Device Hits Kickstarter
Dec 24, 4:25PM
We brought you a video back at the end of November that showed off Massoud Hassani's mine-clearing device, the Mine Kafon, based on a wind-powered child's toy. Now, the Afghan industrial designer has taken the suggestions of a number of our commenters and put the project on Kickstarter. Hassani is looking for £100,000 to make the Kafons and document the process.Facebook Expands Photo Functionality In Its Desktop App; Quietly Rolls Out Drag To Upload Feature
Dec 24, 2:54PM
Facebook last week opened a new front in the so-called photo app wars with the launch of its ephemeral photo app Poke. But Facebook's focus on apps like Poke, Camera and Instagram doesn't mean that it is has stopped enhancing the photo experience on its main social networking platform. Facebook has now implemented a new "drag to upload" feature to allow users to add photos to their status updates more easily.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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