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Cruel Irony: Egypt's Morsi Announces Protester Crackdown Over Twitter
Feb 01, 7:09PM
In an ironic twist of fate, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has threatened military force against thousands of student protesters through one of the very mediums used to liberate the country in 2011: Twitter. "Security forces will deal with the utmost decisiveness to law enforcement and the protection of state enterprises," tweeted the official account, through a string of 1984-ish updates. "Presidency confirms that these destructive practices that have nothing to do with the principles of the revolution and not to any illegal practices in the peaceful expression." (Google Chrome translation from Arabic).Social TV Startup Dijit Buys Miso To Re-Define The Second Screen
Feb 01, 7:00PM
When rumors come true! Two weeks ago we reported on a tip that social TV startup Dijit, maker of the NextGuide iPad app, was in the process of acquiring quasi-competitor Miso. The deal took a little bit longer than we expected to actually get done, but the companies are announcing this morning that the tie-up is complete.Gigya Says Its Social Tools Reach 1.5B Users Each Month, Making 'Tens Of Millions' In Annual Sales
Feb 01, 6:51PM
"Social infrastructure" provider Gigya released some data this morning that highlights its growth over the past year. The biggest number? The 1.5 billion unique users reached by Gigya's tools each month, up from 1 billion a year ago. To have that kind of reach, Gigya presumably needs big clients, and the company says new customers added last year include Wal-Mart, DirectTV, RedBox, Beats Electronics, Pacific Sunwear, American Heart Association, Jelly Belly, Barneys New York, Bad Boy Marketing Group, Adidas, Food Network, AlItalia, and Lush Cosmetics. The company says it now has 650 clients total, including 50 percent of the comScore's top 100 US web properties.Apple Takes 3 Of Top 5 Spots In U.S. Mobile Phone Sales For Q4 2012, Says NPD
Feb 01, 5:50PM
Apple has managed to nab three of the top 5 spots for the top-selling mobile phones in the U.S. during Q4 2012 according to the NPD group, with the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 ranking first, third and fourth respectively. Apple also retained the crown for best-selling overall smartphone maker, accounting for 39 percent of smartphone sales in Q4 2012, compared to Samsung's 30 percent.The Next Frontier For Google Maps Is Personalization
Feb 01, 5:37PM
Google Maps just won Best Mobile App at the Crunchies 2012 and Daniel Graff, Google's director of Google Maps for mobile talked to our own Colleen Taylor after accepting the award. In the interview, Graff noted that it was a unique opportunity for him and his team to start from scratch. Looking ahead, Graff stressed that the next frontier for maps will be about personalization.InfoArmy Retreats After Crowdsourced Research Business Goes Through The Floor. All Reports Now Free
Feb 01, 5:27PM
InfoArmy -- a startup built on the "Data 2.0" concept of crowdsourced competitive intelligence -- has today sent out a letter, printed in full below, to its researchers informing them that it is pulling the plug on its current business model after failing to find enough sales for the research reports, and being unable to sustain the quality of the work that was being produced. As a result, it will be offering reports on its site free of charge and will no longer be paying researchers for their contributions, as it tries to figure out what to do next.Sesame, The Newly-Launched Mobile Gifting App For iPhone, Becomes An Online Store
Feb 01, 5:20PM
Question: when does your mobile app also need a web experience? Answer: when the app is essentially an e-commerce shop. Sesame, the recently launched mobile gifting app from Sincerely, a company known for its mobile photo postcard and greeting card applications, is now web-friendly with the debut of the Sesame online store. Like its app-based counterpart, the web store will allow users to browse through the various gift boxes for sale, including the trio of new additions for Valentine's Day, then purchase and send them without the need to install an app on their phone.Gravity Fully Launches Its Content Personalization Tools, Making Them Available To Any Publisher
Feb 01, 5:06PM
A little more than three years after the company was first announced, personalization startup Gravity is doing a big launch today, opening up its suite of APIs so that they're available to any publisher who wants to use them. Founded by a trio of former Myspace executives, Gravity has created an "interest graph" mapping different topics, which it then uses to recommend different content to users based on their activity on a given site. As the technology becomes better-acquainted with each visitor, the recommendations should improve.U.K. Startup Onefinestay — Aka The 'Posh Airbnb' — Patents Keyless Entry System To Hasten The Demise Of Front Door Keys
Feb 01, 5:02PM
U.K. startup onefinestay -- which has attracted backing to the tune of $15.9 million -- has patented a keyless entry system to make it easier for homeowners to manage comings and goings. It's clearly hoping to remove a few more barriers to potential home hosts signing up -- not to mention offering them a bit of a carrot in the form of some cutting edge digital convenience.Mobile Phone Network Truphone Raises $118M Led By Russian Tycoon Roman Abramovich, At $473M Valuation
Feb 01, 4:56PM
Truphone, a UK-based mobile network that lets its users make free or low-cost calls to other mobile devices, has today announced a large funding injection of £75 million ($118 million) from a group of investors led by Roman Abramovich, the wealthy Russian owner of Chelsea Football Club, among other things. Abramovich's investment company Minden accounted for £70 million of this investment, giving it a 23.3% stake in the company at a £300 million ($473 million) valuation.Path Settles With FTC Over Privacy Row, Will Pay $800K And Establish New Privacy Program Including Outside Audits
Feb 01, 3:35PM
Path's 2012 included a major hiccup when it was discovered in February last year that the app uploaded user address books in their entirety to its servers. The company quickly responded by deleting the data and apologizing for the transgression, but the damage was done: The FTC levied charges against the startup, and today the government body has announced the results of those proceedings in the form of a settlement.Leaks Reportedly Detail More Of HTC's 2013 Android Line, Peg M7 For Release Soon After Unveiling
Feb 01, 3:25PM
HTC is set to show off something at a special press event in NYC on February 19 (the day before Sony's, it turns out), and it's quite likely that the company will debut its rumored new flagship phone, the M7. And now new leaks from the generally dependable Evleaks suggest the company has a multi-device lineup planned to follow the M7 with retail availability in Spring.>From 3G To 4G: U.K. Telecoms Regulator Consults On Liberalising All Spectrum Licences In 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz Bands
Feb 01, 2:26PM
The fallout from Ofcom's March 2012 decision to allow the company now known as EE to refarm existing 2G spectrum to build a 4G network continues. Now EE's rivals, Vodafone and Three, have asked the U.K. telecoms regulator to liberalise their existing spectrum holdings to allow them to run 4G services too.Sony Likely To Unveil PlayStation 4 On Feb. 20, But We'll Need To See More Than A Spec Show
Feb 01, 2:02PM
Sony is gearing up for a big announcement on February 20, according to invitations it sent out to the media on Thursday. The smart money was already on a next-generation PlayStation console being the topic of discussion, but the Wall Street Journal came out and blatantly declared that's what we'd be getting. But while we have a good idea of what, generally, Sony will be talking about, it's the specifics that matter most for Sony's long-term success.Science's Ellie Takes On Lululemon With New High Performance Activewear E-Commerce Platform
Feb 01, 2:00PM
Lululemon has been able to create an impressive business on selling its high quality, comfortable active wear for women and men online and in retail stores. But while I love my Lululemon workout gear (and wear it all the time), the prices are very high. A pair of workout pants is around a $100 with tax/shipping. Ellie, a new startup incubated by LA-based Science, is launching today that promises the Lululemon quality of workout gear at half the price.Google Gets Its Act Together: New Nexus 4 Orders Reaching Customers In As Little As 48 Hours
Feb 01, 1:14PM
Google is apparently doing a good job of improving its supply stream issues and making good on promised delivery times for customers for new Nexus 4 orders – better than good, in fact. UK customers are reporting this morning that the Nexus 4 devices they ordered when Google released its latest crop of phones this past Wednesday are already arriving at their doorsteps, less than 48 hours later.Google Submits Proposals To EU Antitrust Regulator To Allay Biased Search Concerns
Feb 01, 12:29PM
A European Union antitrust investigation into Google, launched in November 2010, is still ongoing but Google has now submitted detailed proposals to the EU's competition commissioner, JoaquÃn Almunia, according to Reuters. The EU has the power to levy a fine of up to 10 per cent of a company's annual turnover if they are found to have breached its rules.BlackBerry, The Company Formerly Known As RIM, To Start Trading Under Its New Name On February 4
Feb 01, 10:09AM
BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker formerly known as RIM -- aka Research In Motion -- will start trading under its new name on February 4, with its new ticker symbols effective from the start of trading on that day. BlackBerry said it will trade as BBRY on the Nasdaq, and as BB on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Apple Ousts Samsung As No.1 Mobile Maker In U.S. In Q4 2012 — Taking Record 34% Marketshare, Says Strategy Analytics
Feb 01, 9:23AM
Apple took the title of largest mobile maker by volume in the U.S. in Q4 2012, according to Strategy Analytics, which said Cupertino rose to the top of the U.S. phone maker charts for the first time ever -- taking a record 34 per cent marketshare, and shipping 17.7 million iPhones in the quarter. Samsung came second, with a 32.3 per cent share, shipping an estimated 16.8 million smartphones.FTC Chair Announces Resignation One Month After Settling Google Antitrust Case
Feb 01, 7:02AM
FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz announced on Thursday that he will resign, one month after the agency reached a settlement with Google after a 20-month investigation into the tech giant's alleged anticompetitive behavior. The resignation had been expected by antitrust lawyers since last summer and will take effect in mid-February. Leibowitz said that he plans to move to the private sector and will likely focus on competition policy and privacy.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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