Hi there!
Here's the latest feed from TechCrunch.
Add feeds@feed2email.net to your contact list to make sure you receive all your emails
Make sure to visit feed2email.net to get more feeds sent to your inbox.
To find out which feeds you are subscribed to, or to get further help, just reply to this email.
Zoove Debuts StarStar myInfo, A Mobile Contact Sharing Service That Doesn't Require An App
Apr 08, 4:51PM
Zoove, a company offering a registry of unique mobile numbers for brands and consumers (StarStar Brand and StarStar Me, respectively) is now introducing its third product, a contact-sharing service called StarStar myInfo. Available to U.S. consumers on any of the four major carriers, the idea with the myInfo service is to offer users a way to both share and receive updated contact details from… Read More
Mobile App Go Dish Brings Dynamic Pricing To The Restaurant World
Apr 08, 4:45PM
A new app called Go Dish seeks to get more eaters into restaurants during off-peak hours by offering discounts on meals picked up before or after a typical restaurant's lunch rush. Discounts typically range from 20 percent to 35 percent, but can go as high as 50 percent for a select number of dishes per day. Read More
Comcast Makes Its Case To The FCC For Time Warner Cable Acquisition Approval
Apr 08, 4:34PM
A few months ago, Comcast announced its plans to purchase Time Warner Cable in one of the biggest acquisitions in the broadband or pay TV market. In a filing sent to the FCC and an extensive blog post today, Comcast made its pitch to government regulators, providing all the reasons that they should approve its latest massive acquisition. Read More
Sketchfab Revamps Its Platform To Become The SoundCloud Of 3D Files
Apr 08, 4:10PM
Sketchfab just released the second version of its 3D platform. As a reminder, Sketchfab’s ultimate goal has always been to become a sort of SoundCloud for 3D models. On the website, you can upload, browse and embed 3D models from your browser. Yet, until now, the company first has been focused on building the foundation of Sketchfab and the web platform was neglected. “We spent the… Read More
MediaFire Takes Its Desktop Apps Out Of Beta, Removes File Size Restrictions
Apr 08, 4:00PM
MediaFire, the popular online file storage and image hosting site, today announced that its desktop apps for Windows and OS X are now out of beta. The integration looks similar to what Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive do in that they seamlessly integrate themselves into the operating system’s file managers and save dialogs. Using the desktop apps, MediaFire allows desktop uses to quickly… Read More
Casengo Raises $2M To Accelerate One-Inbox Approach To Customer Service
Apr 08, 3:54PM
Casengo is a cloud platform for customer support aimed at online retailers and other small businesses to respond to customer questions faster. It does this by creating one inbox for customer chats, emails and social media posts. In theory, this speeds up response times, especially when customer teams are scrambling around trying to deal with the same single enquiry coming in via different channels… Read More
Apple Poaches Amazon A9 Search Exec For Maps And App Store Search Improvements
Apr 08, 3:25PM
Apple has hired away a former Vice President of Search Technology from Amazon, according to 9to5Mac. Benoit Dupin’s profile was removed from Amazon A9′s leadership site, and his LinkedIn now lists him as a Director at Apple. The new role is said to be involved in revamping search specifically as it relates to Apple Maps, according to 9to5Mac’s sources. The job change is… Read More
Coupons.com Now Lets You Ditch The Printed Coupon By Linking Discounts Directly To Payment Cards
Apr 08, 3:21PM
Fresh off its strong March IPO, digital coupon provider Coupons.com is revealing its next product for consumers: card-linked offers. Now, shoppers will be able to add coupons directly to their payment cards, whether those are Visa, MasterCard or American Express cards, and then automatically receive their savings at checkout. At launch, the service will focus on offering coupons for speciality… Read More
Updater, The Dashboard For Your Move, Packs Up $8 Million In Funding
Apr 08, 3:00PM
Moving is the worst. Even after you sort through finding a new apartment, struggle through the moving process, and manage to get your new place settled, there are still many tasks awaiting you. Remember that whole mail thing? And your utility accounts? And your magazine subscriptions? That's why Updater is hitting the scene with a $8 million Series A round from SoftBank, Second Century… Read More
Netflix Is Now Streaming In 4K
Apr 08, 2:39PM
4K TV is here. Sort of. Netflix is now streaming the second season of House of Cards and some nature documentaries in 4K/Ultra HD format. But of course, your TV has to support the higher resolution to take advantage of the extra pixel count. Programs available for viewing in 4K will appear with the Ultra HD 4K label. Netflix confirmed to Multichannel News that the company is now streaming some… Read More
Printic Lets You Quickly Build Photo Books From Your Smartphone
Apr 08, 2:13PM
Printic, the smartphone application that lets you order Polaroid-like photo prints with your own custom captions, is now expanding its product lineup to also include photo books. The books are similar in style to those from competitor Mosaic (owned by Mixbook), with a black linen hardcover and cut-out windows on the front, allowing you a sneak peek at some of the photos inside. The Paris-based… Read More
Micro $299 3D Printer Passes $1M On Kickstarter In 1 Day
Apr 08, 2:02PM
The Micro, a low-cost 3D printer that’s targeting a mainstream consumer user, has blasted past $1 million in crowdfunding pledges on Kickstarter a day after launching its campaign. The Micro maker’s original fundraising target — of $50,000 — was pledged in just 11 minutes. The small 7.3 in³ cube is being built by M3D, a team in Bethesda, MD. The printer has a print… Read More
Cloudyn Launches Enterprise Chargeback Edition To Help Large Companies Better Manage Their Cloud Costs
Apr 08, 2:00PM
Lots of enterprises are moving to the cloud, but according to cloud monitoring and optimization service Cloudyn, what's missing for many of them is insights into how their different business units are using various cloud services and how much they are paying for them. The company argues that C-level executives want more detailed insight into departmental, workgroup and user-based cloud activities… Read More
Wattpad Raises $46M From OMERS Ventures And Others To Grow Its Social Publishing Network
Apr 08, 1:00PM
Social writing platform and writer’s network Wattpad has been at it for a while now, and they’ve quietly amassed a massive user base that engages regularly with the site, posting their own stories and reading the stories of others, all the while engaging with one another through feedback, criticism and support. Now, the startup has raised a Series C round of funding worth $46 million,… Read More
Boston Wraps Up Its Best Venture Quarter In Years
Apr 08, 12:30PM
The TechCrunch wrecking ball is smashing into Boston as startups in the city are coming off their best quarter in years. Boston-based startups managed to haul in over $1.2 billion in venture financing in 142 deals for the quarter, marking the strongest fundraising environment for Boston tech startups since 2009. Read More
Twitter Begins Wide Launch Of New Profile Design, Featuring Best And Pinned Tweets
Apr 08, 12:26PM
Twitter has been testing a new profile design with a more Facebook-like cover photo and overall look, and now that design is rolling out to all users. The company announced the overhaul in a blog post today, highlighting its new features, which include a number of new ways to view and interact with Tweets. Your profile pic and customized header are now larger, and you can tweak your color scheme… Read More
Europe's Top Court Rules 2006 Telecoms Data Retention Law Is Invalid
Apr 08, 12:19PM
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), the top court in the European Union, has ruled that an EU-wide law that requires telecoms companies to store user-data for up to two years so it can be handed over to law enforcement authorities is invalid. Read More
Indiegogo Has A New Look
Apr 08, 12:05PM
Indiegogo has just revealed a huge redesign that updates its look and feel for the first time in a couple of years. The new look brings with it an optimized experience for mobile and tablet, which Indiegogo has never had before. Previously, campaign owners and funders had to use desktop web on their mobile devices to update something on the go or do some mobile shopping. But according to… Read More
Free Now Wants To Acquire Bouygues Telecom To Become A Telecom Heavyweight
Apr 08, 11:49AM
The mobile landscape in France is still going through a lot of changes. Three days ago, SFR finally got acquired by Numericable, rejecting Bouygues’ offering for a second time. But when everybody thought that things were about to go back to normal, Le Parisien reported that Bouygues is willing to sell its telecom branch to Free, France’s so-called fourth mobile phone company. When SFR… Read More
Jerry Yang, Box, Workday Founders Invest In Disruptive Supply Chain SaaS Elementum
Apr 08, 11:30AM
Elementum, a company that exited stealth recently to disrupt supply chain management, is announcing new investment from Box co-founder Aaron Levie,Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, Workday co-founder and co-CEO Dave Duffield, Silver Lake Partners co-founder and managing director Jim Davidson, and Workday VP or Products Mike Frandsen. This follows a Series B raise of $44 million in February, when the… Read More
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.
To stop all future emails from feed2email.net you can reply to this email with STOP in the subject line. Thanks
