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Pitchfork Media Launches The Dissolve, A Movie Site Looking To Break Out Of The Online Hype Cycle
Jul 11, 2:05AM
Pitchfork Media, the company behind the music site that all my cool friends used to read (I use the past tense because, like me, my friends have gotten old and uncool), just launched a new property — The Dissolve, a site that's all about movies. When I loaded up The Dissolve earlier today, my first feeling was one of familiarity. That's usually not something you want in a new property, but in this case, it was good thing — I was happy to see the bylines of several writers I used to read at one of my favorite arts and entertainment sites, The A.V. Club. The Dissolve was founded by Keith Phipps, who previously edited The A.V. Club, its editor Scott Tobias was film editor at The A.V. Club, and yes, Phipps appears to have done a good job of brining several of the writers from his old gig over to the new one.Rental Car Startup Silvercar Raises $5M As It Looks At New Markets
Jul 10, 11:23PM
Silvercar, a startup looking to improve the rental car experience at airports, has raised $5 million in new funding. The news was revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Silvercar spokesperson declined to identify the investors who participated in the round, but they sent me the following statement from CEO Luke Schneider:The Iconic Picks Up A $26M Round To Build Out Online Fashion In Australia, As Rocket Internet's Global March Continues
Jul 10, 11:19PM
Rocket Internet, the incubator run by Berlin's Samwer brothers, has picked up hundreds of millions of dollars ($837 million, in fact) in funding this year for its e-commerce startups, with much of that focused on emerging markets, but today comes news of another significant investment for a far-flung part of the developed world. The Iconic, a fashion portal serving Australia and New Zealand with clothing, shoes and accessories, is picking up $26 million (A$28 million) in funding. Adding that to the $46 million (A$50 million) already raised, the site becomes the largest-ever investment in an e-commerce site in the country.The Plight Of The Intrapreneur, Or How To Be An Innovator From Within
Jul 10, 8:15PM
At Startup Festival in Montreal this week, one of the noteworthy pieces of data so far is how many non-startup folks are attending workshops ostensibly designed for startups. Ben Yoskovitz and Alistair Croll went out of their way to direct part of their talk regarding their book Lean Analytics to attendees who might want to take steps to innovate, but are doing so within an established business as "intrapreneurs" instead of from the vantage point of a startup.Gillmor Gang Live 07.10.13 (TCTV)
Jul 10, 8:12PM
Gillmor Gang - Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Dan Farber, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording for today has concluded.T-Mobile Reveals $10/Month JUMP Program To Let Users Upgrade Phones Twice A Year
Jul 10, 6:49PM
T-Mobile has been struggling to position itself not so much as a value carrier, but rather as a carrier that makes it a point not to screw its customers over. To that end, T-Mobile CEO John Legere and CTO Neville Ray unveiled a slew of impressive changes for the magenta-hued carrier, perhaps the biggest of which is the addition of a new phone upgrading scheme.Pantheon Aims To Take The Pain Out Of Collaborative Web Development With New Multidev Feature
Jul 10, 6:42PM
Drupal-based web development startup Pantheon is launching a new feature today called Multidev, which it says addresses the number one request from the developers using the platform — the ability to "fork" every aspect of a web development project so that large teams can collaborate. Co-founders Zack Rosen and Josh Koenig told me one of the big challenges in development is synchronizing the work of large teams, with delays and bugs caused by a "fragmented process." In a Pantheon blog post, they elaborate:Occipital Releases One Of The First High Quality 3D Scanners For OS X
Jul 10, 6:20PM
While Windows 3D scanning software has until now outperformed any Apple counterpart, Occipital Inc. plans to remedy that today with the launch of Skanect for OS X. Originally developed by France-based startup ManCTL, Skanect allows users to create 3D scans on Apple computers using low-cost sensors like Microsoft’s Kinect or ASUS Xtion. ManCTL was acquired by Occipital in June 2013. Skanect boasts a cheap and easy alternative to creating quick, color 3D scans without a high-end graphics card. It uses the application and a camera sensor to create a 3D image, ready to share or print. Occipital director of marketing Adam Rodnitzky said Skanect has about 3,000 unique monthly active users. In the newest release, Skanect has added the abilities to export texture-mapped models in OBJ and PLY format, adjust the level of detail in exports, VRML export, and improved performance for machines without high-end graphics processing units. While these additions are currently only available for the OS X version, Rodnitzky said they will come to Windows users “soon”. Occipital raised $7 million in its first round of funding led by Foundry Group in 2011. The company also created RedLaser, which was acquired by eBay, and 360 Panorama. Skanect has two options available for download: a free version with restrictions on commercial use and exporting, and a purchased version for 99 euro.After A Year Of Upgrading Yahoo, CEO Marissa Mayer To Join Us At Disrupt SF
Jul 10, 6:07PM
After a big first year as CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer will be joining us on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this September. Tickets are on sale now -- come and hear what her plans are, now that she's made sweeping changes to the company culture and bought hot startups large and small.With Plug, Create A Personal, Subscription-Free Dropbox With Your USB Drives
Jul 10, 6:04PM
Plug just launched a Kickstarter campaign for its $69 adapter. It will transform your USB drives into a personal Dropbox for all your devices. Thanks to a deep integration in your filesystem, you won’t have to move your files to a special folder or a virtual hard drive. After launching Plug’s app, everything is transparent and you won’t have to change your workflow. Except that all your devices will now have the same files. Very much like TechCrunch Disrupt alumni Bitcasa, you can cache some folders and files on your local hard drive or stream them from Plug. The only limit in Plug’s case is the amount of storage space you have on your USB drives. Behind the scene, Plug is a small Linux-based machine that creates a VPN network. Then, if you want to access your files from your iPhone, Plug’s client will silently connect to the network and show you all your files. It looks a lot like Dropbox’s app, except that your files are stored at home and you don’t pay a subscription fee. You could say that it’s pretty similar to a network-attached storage device, but with a software trick to replace your entire filesystem. “Our innovation with Plug is a software innovation more than a hardware innovation,” co-founder and CEO Séverin Marcombes told me. “We could have designed this system in the cloud if it weren’t so expensive and so slow,” he continued. After launching the app, all your files will go through Plug. With a USB 2.0 connector and an Ethernet 100 port, it could be a bit slow to stream movies, especially if you have multiple drives plugged into the adapter. That’s why you can cache your files. Even though Plug claims that you can use your files just the way you used to do, this new paradigm will probably take some time before getting used to it. Marcombes compared the caching feature with Spotify’s offline playlist feature, a button that Spotify users already know well. The Kickstarter campaign just started but its goal is pretty low. At $69,000, the Paris-based team will certainly attract a thousand backers to reach its goal. You’ll just have to wait until December before getting your hands on the device.The Seattle Meetup + Pitch-Off Is On July 18: Are You Ready To Rumble?
Jul 10, 6:00PM
On the night of July 18, we are going to witness the most anticipated pitch-off in the history of TC Meetups + Pitch-offs, for the Seattle Pitch-Off Battle Championship of the world! Pitch-off fans: Are you ready? Arre youu rrrrrrreeeeady? For the hundreds in attendance, and the thousands reading around the world, from the rainiest city in America, Seattle, Washington, ladies and gentlemen: Let's get ready to ruuuummmmbbbbbbbbbbbllllleeee!!!!!Confirmed: $1.4B Mobile/Browser Toolbar Startup Conduit Is Splitting, Still Mum On Perion Acquisition
Jul 10, 5:42PM
Conduit, the Israeli-based browser-toolbar and mobile startup estimated to be worth some $1.4 billion, has confirmed to us that it is splitting itself into two entities, but is declining for now to say that it is purchasing Perion as part of the deal. We have also obtained employee memos from sources with more details about the changes; we are embedding those below.Yidio's New App Is A Comprehensive Guide To All The TV Shows & Movies You Can Watch On Your iPhone
Jul 10, 5:07PM
There's no shortage of mobile applications that serve as portable guides to the shows, specials, and movies now playing on our television sets, but a company called Yidio is today launching a new mobile application for iPhone which addresses the way users are "watching TV" today: via other mobile apps like Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, YouTube, and more. Yidio's new app makes it easy to search for any TV show or movie across free, paid and subscription-based services, then immediately launch that app to begin watching the video in question with just a tap.Loudie, The App That Gamifies Your Concert Plans
Jul 10, 5:01PM
If concerts are you're thing, there's a pretty good chance that you're slightly overwhelmed with all the upcoming concert information sent your way, from various subscriptions with LiveNation, AEG, or Bowery. But an app called Loudie is relaunching to clean up the process of planning with friends, while giving you easy ways to access free tickets to shows nearby.Second Life Maker Linden Lab Buys Desura For Games Distribution, Plans To Keep It Open
Jul 10, 4:55PM
Linden Lab is continuing with its mini-acquisition spree in gaming: it has just announced that it is buying Desura, a digital distribution service for PC gamers. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but it follows on from the company's acquisition of LittleTextPeople in February 2012 and Blocksworld in January of this year. Linden Lab says it will keep Desura operating for now: "The service will continue uninterrupted for current customers as the team and technology become a part of Linden Lab," it notes in an emailed statement announcing the deal.Lyft Holds First Community Meeting To Rally Support And Save The 'Stache In LA
Jul 10, 4:42PM
On-demand ride-sharing startup Lyft held its first-ever community meeting in Los Angeles last night, inviting drivers and passengers to meet one another and share their stories. The prompt for the meeting was a cease-and-desist order that the company received from the city a few weeks before, and the company's hope to rally support around keeping the service running in L.A.How To Think About Minimum Viable Products, And The Path To Passion At Startup Festival
Jul 10, 3:57PM
At Startup Festival in Montreal this week, today saw a Lean Workshop hosted in part by Lean Entrepreneur authors Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits. The two entrepreneurs and authors spent the morning articulating what makes for a lean entrepreneur or startup, and how lean tactics can apply to companies big and small. The talk was exhaustive, but a couple highlights stood out around what's meant when people talk about minimum viable products in lean startups, and how to get from there to something that creates the kind of passion that turns consumers into advocates.Beezinga Brings Data Analytics To The Apiary
Jul 10, 3:44PM
Beekeeping isn't exactly something you read about a lot in the tech press, but it's a big business with about $268.9 million in revenue in the U.S. alone, and technology is slowly finding its way into apiaries around the world. Beezinga, the Microsoft Imagine Cup finalist from Slovenia, has developed a system of sensors for standardized beehives (yes, there are standards for beehives). The system can measure things like the temperature and humidity in the hive, as well as the amount of honey production (by measuring the weight of the hive) and the overall activity of the hive by analyzing a video feed of bee activity at the entrance of the hive.Groopic For iPhone Mashes Up Group Photos To Include The Missing Photographers
Jul 10, 3:33PM
One of the more amazing things about our smartphones is that they don't just put the capabilities of computers and cameras into small, portable form factors, they also leverage the combination of being both these things to give ordinary users the access to tools which previously required advanced photoshopping skills. Case in point: today, a new application called Groopic is launching which lets you take group pictures that also include the photographer snapping the photo.SEC Lifts Ban On General Solicitation, Allowing Startups To Advertise That They're Fundraising
Jul 10, 3:27PM
The SEC has just voted 4 to 1 in favor of implementing section 201(a) of JOBS Act, which lifts the ban on general solicitation and permits startups, venture capitalists, and hedge funds to openly advertise that they're raising money in private offerings. While it may pose risks to investors, it should make it easier for companies to raise capital to start or continue financing a business.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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