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Loyalty And Marketing Analytics Startup CrowdTwist Raises $9M More
Jun 26, 7:38PM
CrowdTwist is announcing that it has raised $9 million in Series B funding. Since the company offers tools for creating online loyalty programs, co-founder and CEO Irving Fain said that a few years ago, CrowdTwist was sometimes “gravitationally lumped into the intense fervor around gamification,” but he pointed to the new funding is a sign that it has a bigger vision, one that… Read More500 Startups Files With The SEC So Dave McClure Can Talk Up His New $100M Fund
Jun 26, 7:00PM
500 Startups has filed the paperwork necessary by to allow for a general solicitation exemption while fundraising. In plain English that means McClure, who has never exactly been shy about what’s happening at 500, can freely discuss that new fund in public. Like, maybe, at his conference for VCs and LPs tomorrow. Read MoreWatchESPN's Record 1.7M Concurrent World Cup Viewers Beats The Super Bowl
Jun 26, 6:37PM
The WatchESPN app (or site, or however you access it) was the way that many Americans were watching the US vs. Germany World Cup match today. So many, in fact, that the site had issues serving all of its users in the first half. Some folks, including me, couldn’t log on until many minutes into the match. Read MoreThe Story Behind Google's Cardboard Project
Jun 26, 6:13PM
The surprise hit of Google I/O was without a doubt Cardboard. Google’s paper product — or phone-based VR viewer — made its debut during yesterday’s keynote, and today, David Coz, the project’s founder, revealed its origins. Read MoreAndroid L Preview Now Available On The Nexus 5 And Nexus 7
Jun 26, 5:53PM
Developers with access to a Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 can now install a preview of the latest version of Google’s operating system, Android L. Read MoreMeet The Real Hackers Of Silicon Valley (And NYC, LA, And London)
Jun 26, 5:51PM
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of “the tech industry”? For many people, it’s a bunch of company or brand names, like Facebook and Microsoft. Maybe a couple of key identifying people come to mind, like Mark Zuckerberg wearing a hoodie or Sergey Brin walking about in Google Glass. Read MoreGoing Native
Jun 26, 4:59PM
One of the most important debates in mobile app development has been the trajectory of the mobile web compared to native apps. The question has been whether mobile web apps can gain enough support on iOS, Android and other mobile operating systems to provide a good user experience and ultimately compete with proprietary apps. Read MoreGoogle Is Working With LG To Bring Project Tango To Consumers Next Year
Jun 26, 4:53PM
During a session about its ATAP unit, Google today announced that it is working with LG to bring Project Tango, its effort to bring 3D-sensing to phones and tablets — to consumers early next year. This first consumer device will be a tablet, though Google wasn’t all that clear about what exactly this first partnership would look like and didn’t talk about the exact timing… Read MoreBRB, Football
Jun 26, 4:40PM
We’re all watching football, join us here while WatchESPN’s authentication servers are taking a smoke break. Discuss below! And don’t worry, New Yorkers, your governor has given you an extra hour for lunch! #USA, NYS stands strongly behind you. I’m approving an extra hour for lunch today: http://t.co/5G0ys3Zo2E #USAvGER pic.twitter.com/2TVnzqbY1A — Andrew Cuomo… Read MoreBRB, Football
Jun 26, 4:21PM
Read MoreAsus Aiming For September Launch And Price Advantage For Its Android Wear Smartwatch
Jun 26, 4:05PM
Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asus previously announced its intent to create a smartwatch for release this year, but details were scarce. Now, a source familiar with the company’s plans has confirmed to TechCrunch that Asus will indeed launch an Android Wear smartwatch later this year, with a targeted debut window of September, an AMOLED display, and a price point below those of the… Read MoreLG G Watch And Android Wear First Impressions Review
Jun 26, 4:00PM
I’ve now had about a day with the LG G Watch, and in that time the device only left my wrist when I lay my head down to sleep. It’s my first experience with Android Wear, Google’s magical new wrist-based operating system, and so far I’m finding the platform and the device to be unique and genuinely useful additions to my mobile world. Read MoreSecure Messaging App Wickr Raises $30 Million Series B
Jun 26, 3:48PM
Self-destructing and encrypted messaging app Wickr raised $30 million in Series B funding, the company is announcing today, in a round led by Jim Breyer, founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, with participation from CME Group and Wargaming. Breyer will now join the company’s board. The new round comes on the heels of Wickr’s $9 million Series A announced earlier this year. Read MoreCreateTrips Pulls In $600K For Its Mobile Trip Planner Platform
Jun 26, 3:37PM
Social trip planner startup CreateTrips has closed a $600,000 seed round of funding, with investment coming from Butterfly Ventures, Frontier Capital and Rkapital. Read MoreGoPro Stock Spikes More Than 30% On Its Debut
Jun 26, 3:33PM
This morning GoPro went public, spiking sharply in early trading. Priced at the upper end of its range, $24 per share, GoPro quickly traded higher, reaching nearly $33 per share, according to a Google Finance chart. As of writing, the company is trading for $31.07, up around 29% since its open. Read MoreNo, The New Gmail API Is Not Killing IMAP
Jun 26, 3:21PM
Yesterday, at Google’s I/O developer conference, the company announced a new way for developers to build apps that integrate with Gmail, via its brand-new Gmail API. Designed to allow programmatic access to messages, threads, labels and drafts, the API was initially misunderstood by some as Google’s attempt to “kill off IMAP,” an older email protocol that offers… Read MoreCooliris Launches BeamIt, Its New Photo-Centric Messaging App
Jun 26, 3:13PM
Cooliris, maker of the photo-browsing app of the same name, is getting into the messaging business today with the launch of a new app called BeamIt. When co-founder and CEO Soujanya Bhumkar gave me a demo of the app earlier this week, he argued that there’s room for another messaging app, largely because popular messaging tools like the recently acquired WhatsApp are designed more as… Read MoreWith Project Miami, Bouygues Telecom Partners With Google To Reinvent Its Innovation Strategy
Jun 26, 2:14PM
In the fascinating French telecommunications industry, Bouygues Telecom has had a rough year. Now, the company has no choice but to rethink everything from the ground up. And this is exactly what the company is planning to do with Project Miami. It’s a bold experiment. Read MoreMonitise Acquires Markco Media For Up To £55M, Includes MyVoucherCodes And Last Second Tickets
Jun 26, 2:12PM
What’s this? An exit for Mark Pearson’s Markco Media, best known for being the parent company of MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, but also a prominent investor in UK online marketing and e-commerce-driven startups, including most recently Last Second Tickets. Read MoreAgent Ribbit Delivers Monthly Science Kits For Kids
Jun 26, 1:57PM
If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember a childhood filled with explorations of the natural world: magnifying glasses, Sea Monkeys, leaf presses, ant farms, at-home chemistry sets, volcano science fair projects, telescopes and microscopes, and more. But today’s kids seem more keen to explore the world of iPad applications than the mysteries around them. A newly… 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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