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The Fingerprint Scanner On The Samsung Galaxy S5 Will Be Accessible By Developers
Feb 26, 2:45PM
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 includes a fingerprint scanner embedded in the home button, and that hardware will be made available to third-party devs, the company announced today at a developer-focused event during MWC this year. That move is in stark contrast to Apple’s strategy with its own fingerprint sensor tech, which is specifically off-limits to third-party devs. Apple went to great… Read More
Google Becomes A "Second Screen," Teams Up With FOX To Offer Online Voting Tools For "American Idol"
Feb 26, 2:39PM
So much for Twitter as the “second screen” and all its TV partnerships – Google announced this morning that it has bagged a deal with one of the top interactive TV shows in the U.S.: Fox’s “American Idol.” Starting with tonight’s live performance show, viewers will be able to vote for their favorite singers directly from Google. You don’t have to… Read More
Blippar Introduces Image Recognition And AR Advertising On Google Glass
Feb 26, 2:30PM
Blippar has come a long way in a short time, bringing lightning-fast image recognition and augmented reality to mobile advertising. But today, the company steps away from smartphones and puts on the wearables hat. The company has implemented image recognition technology into Google Glass, in what Blippar claims is the first-ever image recognition tech on the platform. Read More
A Closer Look At Blackphone, The Android Smartphone That Simplifies Privacy
Feb 26, 2:26PM
One of the more interesting devices here at Mobile World Congress is Blackphone: a pro-privacy handset being developed by Spanish startup Geeksphone, in partnership with U.S. security company Silent Circle using a "security-oriented" Android build called PrivatOS. Read More
Barnes & Noble Nook Sales Are Down 50% But A New Nook Color Is Coming This Year
Feb 26, 2:02PM
In its most recent financial quarter B&N’s Nook business saw a 50.4% decrease in revenue and 58.2% decrease in device sales over the previous year. But the Nook is not dead. In fact in today’s statement announcing the company’s 2014 third fiscal quarter results, the CEO states a new Nook Color is still in the works. “The Company is actively engaged in discussions with… Read More
Mobile Marketing Startup Kahuna Raises $11M From Sequoia
Feb 26, 2:01PM
Kahuna, a startup that helps marketers test and automate their push notifications, is announcing that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital. The company launched last fall (announcing at the time that it had raised $2 million in seed funding), and it says its customers now include Yahoo, trivia app QuizUp (whose makers are also backed by Sequoia), 1-800-Flowers, and… Read More
Incident Inks Deal With Sony/ATV, EMI To Bring 2 Million Songs To The gTar
Feb 26, 2:00PM
Learning to play the gTar, by Disrupt darling Incident, is about as easy as learning to ride a bike. A series of light-up LEDs, paired with an app on your smartphone, show the gTar player exactly when and where to strum to create beautiful music. The only downside? There aren't very many songs to choose from that are compatible with the gTar. Until today. Read More
Samsung Is Looking For Some Good Wearable Developers
Feb 26, 1:30PM
Today, at Samsung’s MWC Developer Day, the company introduced several software development kits with the hope of luring developers to its platforms. Among the kits were several aimed at the company’s just-announced wearables including the Gear 2 and Gear Fit. Samsung needs 3rd party developers to make these products successful. Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, president and head of the Media Solution… Read More
Modify Watches Puts Custom Faces On Your Wrist, Crowdfunds U.S. Print And Assembly Plant
Feb 26, 1:30PM
A watch is an opportunity to show something about yourself, and San Francisco-based Modify, a three-year old startup offering custom-designed products, wants to make it easy for anyone to upload images of their choosing to make their own custom-designed, modular watch faces. They’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help them raise cash for their Modify Watches project, which will also… Read More
The Greenlid Solves The Age-Old Problem Of Gross Compost Buckets
Feb 26, 1:11PM
Greenlid was my heart of gold, the bard once sang, for she did not fill up with slime and mold so discourteously. Why? Because Greenlid is a biodegradable compost bucket with a simple plastic lid that lets you dump your scraps into the garden without having to deal with cleaning out nasty, rotting vegetables. Read More
Bawte Helps You Catalog And Take Care Of Your Stuff
Feb 26, 1:00PM
Buying a new gadget or appliance can suck up a surprising amount of time. Going shopping and unboxing your new purchase is exciting, but then you have to deal with making sure all its paperwork--receipts, warranties, user manuals--are organized and safely filed away. Bawte, a new iOS app, wants to make it easier for people to inventory and take care of their belongings. Read More
NuoDB Raises $14.2M Round Led By Dassault Systèmes For Its Distributed Database Management System
Feb 26, 12:30PM
NuoDB, a Cambridge, Mass.-based database company that specializes in distributed database management, today announced that it has raised a $14.2 million funding round led by Europe’s second-largest software company Dassault Systèmes. Previous investors Morgenthaler Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Longworth Venture Partners also participated in this round. This new round… Read More
OpenID Connect Identity Protocol Launches With Support From Google, Microsoft & Others
Feb 26, 12:00PM
Signing users in to a mobile or web app isn't necessarily hard, but keeping their credentials safe is something that's often best left to specialists. The OpenID Foundation today announced the launch of OpenID Connect, the organization's latest standard for authenticating users and building distributed identity systems. The standard has the backing of Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Deutsche… Read More
EA Founder Raises $6.5M From Greylock For Social And Emotional Learning Game 'If You Can'
Feb 26, 12:00PM
If You Can Company, a new startup from EA founder Trip Hawkins that uses gameplay to teach children social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding led by Greylock Partners. with Almaz Capital participating. Previously, the company raised $2.8 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Founder's Fund, Maveron and several others. This brings the startup's total… Read More
Cal By Any.do Adds New Feature To Make Meetings Easy
Feb 26, 10:29AM
Cal, the smart calendar app that integrates with to-do list maker Any.do, has launched a new feature called HeadsUp that helps you manage meetings and appointments. It is currently available for Cal on Android and will be available on iOS in the near future. Read More
Amid Messaging Mania, WeChat Releases Major Upgrade, Adds New Features
Feb 26, 10:14AM
With the messaging app space suddenly running hot after the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp, you can bet the other big messaging platforms are playing close attention to their products. And sure enough, WeChat has just done a major upgrade for both iOS and Android. Read More
Line To Open Its Sticker Market To All Designers, Launch Skype Competitor
Feb 26, 7:44AM
Line announced today at a press conference in Tokyo (covered by TechCrunch Japan) that it will open its sticker marketplace to all designers and companies. The platform was previously available only to Line's partners. The open marketplace, called the Line Creators Market, will launch in April. Revenue will be divided evenly between designers and Line. Read More
Google Lobbying To Block Distracted Driving Laws Against Glass
Feb 26, 6:45AM
Google is swinging its hefty lobbying power at state lawmakers who could ban Glass while driving. Google is lobbying officials in at least three U.S. states ((Illinois, Delaware and Missouri) to stop proposed restrictions on driving with headsets such as Google Glass, “marking some of the first clashes over the nascent wearable technology,” reports Reuters, who broke the story. Google… Read More
Paramount Afraid Tweeted Stills Of 'Top Gun' Compete With Actual Movie
Feb 26, 12:57AM
Clever Twitter user @555uhz delighted their followers by tweeting the entire Top Gun film through subtitled still frames, at a rate of about 2 frames an hour. The account’s roughly 5,200 followers got bite-sized shots of 80′s nostalgia until the fun police at Paramount sent a takedown notice and the account of @555uhz was suspended. The takedown notice sent to Twitter explained: No… Read More
Aereo Gets A 14-Day Stay Of The Injunction Against Its Service In Denver And Salt Lake City
Feb 26, 12:33AM
Over-the-air broadcast streaming startup Aereo has good news for its customers in Denver and Salt Lake City: They can continue using the service for now. The federal judge who handed down an injunction in those markets today issued a reprieve, granting the startup a 14-day grace period (via Variety). The stay is only temporary, despite Aereo seeking an indefinite one, because the judge in the case… Read More
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