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Screw It, Yelp Should Do Three Apps
May 01, 5:21PM
After this morning's announcement that Foursquare will become Eightsquare in order to be a "true Yelp-killer," we have the following advice to give competitor Yelp: "Screw it. Do three apps." As The Verge astutely points out, location sharing is never going to be as popular as "sharing a selfie, sharing a link, or firing off a tweet." Read MoreMicrosoft Patches Latest Internet Explorer Security Flaw — Even For XP Users
May 01, 5:08PM
Microsoft is issuing an update to Internet Explorer today that patches a very serious security issue in its browser. This issue came to light over the weekend and what made it especially problematic was that it involved every version from IE 6 forward. Windows XP users, however, can’t update their browser beyond version 8 and Microsoft isn’t patching XP anymore at this point in its… Read MoreMeet The Vanhawks Valour, A Connected Bike With GPS Navigation To Help You Get Around
May 01, 5:00PM
Vanhawks seeks to make bicycles smarter, and is starting with a bike called the Valour that is Bluetooth-enabled to connect with smartphones and other devices. That connectivity also provides the ability to get guided directions while biking and to get notifications when vehicles are in the bike's blind spot. Read MoreTechCrunch Giveaway: Ben Horowitz's "The Hard Thing About Hard Things"
May 01, 4:57PM
Ben Horowitz's story is nothing if not empowering, fascinating, and -- to many in our community -- relatable. In his new book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building A Business When There Are No Easy Answers, he goes into detail about everything he knows and has been through, and he offers advice for entrepreneurs about what to expect. Read MoreMicrosoft Acquires High-Performance Cloud-Computing Company GreenButton
May 01, 4:53PM
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired GreenButton, a U.S.- and New Zealand-based high-performance cloud-computing company that has long had a close relationship with Microsoft's Azure group. Read More
Robocoin Is Leading The Way With The First ATM-Based "Bitcoin Banks"
May 01, 4:51PM
Robocoin, a popular bitcoin ATM provider, is announcing that they're upgrading all of their ATMs to turn them into full service "banks" complete with account control, payment systems, and a method for handling multiple wallets. Read MoreSpaceX Wins An Injunction Against United Launch Alliance's Purchase Of Russian Rockets
May 01, 4:35PM
After announcing last week that it would be filing suit against the U.S. Air Force over the government agency’s decision to award a contract for national defense-related rocket launches exclusively to the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint-venture between aeronautics industry leaders Boeing and Lockheed-Martin, without entertaining competitive bids. Last night, SpaceX won a small but… Read MoreMakeSpace, The Dropbox For Physical Storage, Packs Up $8 Million Led By Upfront Ventures
May 01, 4:00PM
NY-based MakeSpace, the Dropbox for physical objects, has today closed an $8 million Series A funding round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, OATV, and follow-ons from existing investors Lowercase Capital, High Peaks Venture Partners and Collaborative Fund. This round brings the company’s total funding to $10.1 million. MakeSpace started out last year with the… Read MoreFirst Class Graduates From Data Elite Big Data Lab
May 01, 4:00PM
Stamos Venios, Managing Partner of Data Elite says his company had a vision when they conceived of Data Elite, a lab of sorts, providing a support system for people with ideas for big data companies. This week, the first seven participants are moving onto the next stage. Venios said from the beginning they conceived of a place to provide more intensive support than startups normally get from a… Read MoreKamcord, The SDK That Allows You To Record Mobile Games, Raises $7.1M From TransLink Capital
May 01, 4:00PM
Kamcord, the SDK that allows gamers to record in-game video on mobile, has raised $7.1 million in Series A funding led by TransLink Capital with participation from SV Angel as well as DeNA, KLab, and M&Y Growth Partners. Existing investors Innovation Works, XG Ventures, and Mark Williamson also participated in the round. Kamcord’s SDK enables developers to add a feature that will let… Read MoreThe Golden Goose, A Nifty Gadget That Scrambles Eggs In Their Shells, Kills It On Kickstarter
May 01, 3:37PM
A Kickstarter-backed gadget called the Golden Goose is a new kitchen utility that lets you scramble eggs in the shell. Why? Because you can. I have to admit, I sort of love it when people find a way to take something that was totally not broken, and very simple to do – like scrambling eggs, for example – and reinvent it entirely. Seriously, even I can scramble eggs and I’ve… Read MoreBox: Our IPO Has Never Had A Set Date, We'll Go When It Makes Sense
May 01, 3:25PM
Nobody going to rain on Box‘s cloud. The cloud-storage startup hit the news yesterday when the WSJ reported that it would be delaying its IPO to June, a story that was further elaborated with news from Bloomberg that it will be the end of May, because of precarious market conditions. Now, Box has now come out to dispel reports…. somewhat: “Our IPO has never had a set… Read MoreAmazon's Smartphone Design Reportedly Leaks, Looks Like A Galaxy S Crossed With An iPhone
May 01, 2:58PM
Amazon’s smartphone is looking more and more like an imminent reality, and now BGR is bringing what it says is the first look at the actual design of the hardware to the table. The phone appeared in an actual photo in a previous BGR article, but now a render shows what it looks like under its protective housing, and the results are – really not at all that surprising. The picture… Read MoreFoursquare Splits Into Two Apps, But Will Either Be Strong Enough To Survive?
May 01, 2:38PM
Foursquare is planning to split its core app into two separate experiences, one that provides recommendations and another that acts as a “social heat map” where users check in and see nearby friends. The new app is called Swarm, and it is not yet available, though according to Dennis Crowley, the app takes a lot of inspiration from the Instant Messenger, where you can see when your… Read MoreIndoor Positioning Startup Wifarer Not Acquired By Apple, But Its Founder Now Works There
May 01, 2:25PM
If a CEO and co-founder quits his indoor positioning startup to work for Apple, should his staff and customers be concerned? Wifarer, a startup which offers tools to help consumers navigate malls, museums and other venues, was not acquired by Apple, we learned, while following up on some tips pointing in that direction. However, its CEO and founder Philip Stanger now works there in a… Read MoreWeb Performance Monitoring Startup Catchpoint To Expand In China And Russia
May 01, 2:00PM
Catchpoint Systems, a web and infrastructure performance monitoring company, has expanded its monitoring locations to 206 backbone nodes, and plans to add more to Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Read MoreAmazon Same-Day Delivery Arrives In San Francisco And Dallas, With Expanded Ordering Hours
May 01, 1:58PM
Amazon is expanding its same-day delivering to new cities including San Francisco and Dallas, starting today, according to a report from The WSJ. The four-year old program today reaches a dozen other cities across the U.S., but is still not widely available to all of Amazon’s customers. The company will also begin offering later delivery times in San Francisco, Phoenix and Seattle, the… Read More
Samsung's Newest Galaxy-Exclusive App Is Basically Just LeBron James
May 01, 1:46PM
Samsung is in the app-making business, and while it has been for some time, it’s now focused on releasing Galaxy-exclusive software that adds post-purchase value to the experience of owning one. Milk Music, a streaming radio app that Samsung built with content provided by Slacker Radio was its first such attempt, and now there’s a second addition: LeBron. That’s actually the name… Read MoreDecide.com Founder Brian Ma Returns With Weave, Which Is Like Tinder For Professional Networking
May 01, 1:17PM
If Tinder is the solution to the spammy nature of say, Match.com, then Brian Ma's new app Weave could be the solution to LinkedIn -- helping busy professionals to connect with only the people that they actually want to connect with. Read MoreApple Patents MacBook Keys With Built-In Displays, Touch Sensors And Haptic Feedback
May 01, 1:14PM
Apple may be planning a big upgrade for the standard computer keyboard, according to a new patent filing published by the USPTO and spotted by AppleInsider today. The filing describes a notebook keyboard that has keys which integrate miniature displays, touch sensors and haptic feedback motors all into a single small package, making it possible to give future MacBooks highly customizable keyboards… Read MoreIf 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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