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Throwback, The App That Sends Memories To Future You, Launches On Android
Mar 03, 2:41PM
Last year, a new type of photo-sharing popped up in the world. The app was called ThrowBack, and the idea was to take photos that would be sent to you and your friends sometime in the future, as a way to remember good times past. Today, that app makes its way to the Android platform. ThrowBack launched a year ago after founder Calli Higgins used the idea for her master thesis. Read More
Self-Destructing And Encrypted Message App Wickr Raises $9M Series A Led By Alsop Louie
Mar 03, 2:40PM
The sale of WhatsApp to Facebook for $19 billion and the heightened awareness of data security in an NSA-watched world have created a perfect storm for apps that offer messaging with a privacy-first ethos. Wickr, which lets users send encrypted and self-destructing messages, is today announcing that it has raised a Series A of $9 million. Read More
Microsoft's Cortana Gets A Sneak Preview, Looks Like A Circle And Will Call You Whatever You Want
Mar 03, 2:25PM
Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant is coming to its mobile devices in Windows Phone 8.1, and a new set of leaked screens from The Verge shows a bit of what you can expect from the Siri clone. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft decided against using a holographic female avatar (i.e., the Cortana from Halo) as the visual representation of the software, and instead stuck with a small animated circle.… Read More
Don't Expect To Use Google Maps With Apple CarPlay
Mar 03, 2:17PM
Hopefully iPhone owners have gotten used to Apple Maps by now because it’s likely going to be the only mapping solution available through CarPlay. Apple just released a preview page for its forthcoming iOS vehicle integration. Called CarPlay, the system brings the iPhone’s core functionally to cars. Connect an iPhone 5 or later device through a Lightning cable, and the car’s… Read More
Adap.tv Introduces Linear TV To Its Ad-Buying Platform
Mar 03, 2:00PM
Looks like video advertising platform Adap.tv will be doing more to live up to the "TV" part of its name. The company is announcing that ad buyers won't just be purchasing desktop and mobile ads through its Audience Path product, but linear TV commercials (i.e., regular TV commercials) too. Adap.tv (which, like TechCrunch, was acquired by AOL) says its TV ad inventory has a potential reach of… Read More
Apple's New CarPlay System Will Turn Tens Of Millions Of Cars Into iPhone Accessories
Mar 03, 1:44PM
Apple’s newly announced CarPlay, which is the rebranded version of iOS in the Car, a system for converting your vehicle’s in-car entertainment system into an iOS-powered dashboard fed content and brains by your phone, is a play that could massively expand the Apple mobile ecosystem – by turning cars into app-enabled iPhone accessories. The CarPlay system was revealed today during… Read More
Mt. Gox Source Code Leaked By Hackers Along With Team Information, Customer Data
Mar 03, 1:43PM
Those interested in building a Bitcoin exchange should look no further than this chunk of source code posted by a “Russian leaker” called nanashi_. It alleges to contain the 1,700-line source code for Mt. Gox’s electronic exchange. The code describes the Bitcoin class for Mt. Gox and the various methods for transmitting and receiving BTC. Hacker News believes that CEO Mark… Read More
RainDance Technologies Closes On $16.5M More For Liquid Biopsy Tech
Mar 03, 1:00PM
The life sciences technology development company RainDance Technologies has raised $16.5 million from new investors GE Ventures and Northgate Capital as it looks to make its liquid biopsy technology available commercially. To date, RainDance has raised well over $100 million in equity and debt to back its vision and develop its technology, which is currently being used as a research tool for… Read More
All New HTC One Breaks Cover In 12 Minute Video, Reveals Expandable SD Card Storage
Mar 03, 12:51PM
The new HTC One gets its official reveal on March 25, but a new video leak from GadgetReviews shows you everything you could possibly want to see about the new flagship smartphone from the Taiwanese manufacturer. The video shows how the hardware differs from that of the existing HTC One, including its new all-metal side enclosures, as well as the gray color tone. There’s also that dual… Read More
Kickstarter Passes $1B In Crowdfunded Pledges From 5.7M People
Mar 03, 11:10AM
Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform for creative projects, reached a big milestone today: it's now racked up $1 billion in overall pledges -- with 5.7 million of us behind the effort, according to a special stats page it's created to mark the moment. Read More
Gartner: 195M Tablets Sold In 2013, Android Grabs Top Spot From iPad With 62% Share
Mar 03, 9:04AM
A new tipping point in the world of tablets: today the analysts at Gartner have released their tablet sales numbers for 2013, and Android has topped the list for the most popular platform for the first time, outselling Apple's range of iPad tablets nearly twofold. Of the 195 million tablets sold in 2013, Android took nearly 62% of sales on 121 million tablets, while Apple sold 70 million iPad… Read More
Softgarden And 1000jobboersen Merge To Create European Recruiting-as-a-Service Powerhouse
Mar 03, 9:00AM
Two Berlin-based startups are merging: softgarden, which provides web-based recruiting software to handle the entire recruitment process, is joining forces with 1000jobboersen.de, a job ad media planning service. The new entity -- softgarden E-Recruiting -- claims to be Europe's largest Recruiting-as-a-Service provider, with more than 5,000 clients. Read More
Mt. Gox Posts New Statement On Alleged Bitcoin Theft, Bankruptcy Filing
Mar 03, 8:55AM
Mt. Gox, a leading Bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, just issued another statement today. The company, which had been conspicuously silent over the past several months as customers sought to withdraw funds, is adding a bit more clarity on the state of its losses. Much of what it says confirms an earlier crisis strategy document that was leaked. The company says that… Read More
CarPlay Brings Apple's iOS To Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo
Mar 03, 8:28AM
iOS in the Car has made its official debut. Called CarPlay, the product will be added first to Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo vehicles, and also available as an iOS 7 update for iPhone 5 and later models. As expected, Apple made the announcement today at the Geneva International Motor Show. Read More
Company Data Disruptor DueDil Raises $17M To Go Global
Mar 03, 7:51AM
Four years ago the founder pitched at a small event I was at, amid what can only be described as a fit of nerves. But now DueDil founder and CEO Damian Kimmelman is a fully-rounded, confident founder who has today raised a $17 million Series B financing round, led by previous investor Oak Investment Partners. The funding round was also supported by existing investors Notion Capital and Passion… Read More
Britain Will Reportedly Scrap 20% Tax on Bitcoin
Mar 03, 6:29AM
British authorities have plans to scrap a 20% “value-added tax” on Bitcoins, bringing regulation of the controversial crypto-currency in line with the way it treats other currencies. “The UK’s welcoming approach to Bitcoin contrasts with the approach of other countries, amid concerns about its use for tax evasion and money laundering as well as its notoriety for wide… Read More
Thoreau Warned Us About Ellen's Oscar Selfie
Mar 03, 5:59AM
Since the very beginnings of electronic communication, we were warned about the light-speed cultural wasteland we were stringing together. When Henry David Thoreau first heard about the telegraph, he surmised, “We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate.” He lamented that the first… Read More
China Unleashes Yet Another Attempt At A State-Run Search Portal
Mar 03, 5:10AM
The Chinese government has launched a new search site that is reportedly run by the vice president of Xinhua, the Communist Party of China's official mouthpiece. Called ChinaSo, its logo's color scheme closely resembles (and that's putting it charitably) Google's. Read More
It Took 122M Commands And 16.3 Days, But A Collaborative Horde Beat Pokemon Together
Mar 03, 4:00AM
Well, they did it. A group of more than 1 million gamers managed to work in chaotic fashion to beat Pokemon. Over on the Twitch game-live-streaming platform, crowds swarmed for more than two weeks to control a game of Pokemon as a group, with each user shouting out different commands at once. Read More
Google Loses Emergency Bid To Keep "Innocence Of Muslims" Film Online
Mar 03, 4:00AM
Google lost a bid to keep the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims" on YouTube. One of the actresses, Cindy Garcia, who wanted the film taken offline after receiving death threats, claims she has some copyright control over its distribution. Read More
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