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SureMote Turns Your Android Phone Into A Remote For Any Wi-Fi Connected Device At Home
Oct 04, 12:37AM
I don’t think I’ve used a remote control in a year. Perhaps several years. They’re cheap. They get lost easily and sometimes you end up with ten of them. But an Israeli company called Tekoia is trying to consolidate those devices through an app called SureMote that links to Wifi-connected home appliances. The new version of the app uses the infrared blaster on newer… Read More>From Model T To 4G: How Connectivity Is Revolutionising The Car
Oct 04, 12:00AM
The car industry is on the verge of its biggest transformation in over a century. Connected cars are set to revolutionise the car as we know it, with the overall number of vehicles with built-in connectivity expected to make up 90 per cent of the total market by 2020. Not since the Model T Ford became the first mass-produced car in 1908 has the automotive industry been faced with such a… Read MoreI Just Used Nimbl To Get 40 Bucks Delivered To The AOL Office
Oct 03, 11:21PM
Yep — now there’s an Uber for cash. I first became aware Nimbl earlier this afternoon, when I saw some skeptical commentary about it on Twitter. The idea, basically, is that you can use the app to call a Nimbl “runner”, who will bring cash to your location. Read MoreWhen Anna Met Jony
Oct 03, 10:48PM
The fashion industry is secretly sick of being underestimated and under-intellectualized. There’s a pivotal scene in “The Devil Wears Prada” where Meryl Streep gives her assistant Andy a talking-to about the hypocrisy inherent in her disdain for fashion — as it’s given life to the blue drab sweater she is wearing. And is a trillion dollar industry. Read MoreSF Housing Interests Unite Against Proposed Airbnb Legislation
Oct 03, 10:16PM
A broad group of protesters representing various San Francisco housing interests met on the steps of City Hall today to express their opposition of proposed legislation that would allow residents to rent out their homes on a short-term basis. “Raise of hands, who here has shared their home?” asked Fernando Marti, the co-director at Council of Community Housing Organizations (CCHO). Read MoreCrunchWeek: Windows 10, Reddit Raises A Fat Round, And Netflix Backs Adam Sandler
Oct 03, 9:51PM
It’s that time of the week again: we’re back with a whole new episode of CrunchWeek, filmed right here at TechCrunch HQ in San Francisco. With our unique combination of awesome senses of humor and insight into the world of tech, we’re here to keep you entertained and informed. Read MoreAirbnb Lifestyle: The Rise Of The Hipster Nomad
Oct 03, 8:30PM
For the past year, I’ve lived exclusively in temporary housing I’ve found on sites like Airbnb. I didn’t set out with this goal in mind, but it just sort of happened. And now that it’s happened, I’m starting to wonder whether I really want to go back to a pre-Airbnb life. It all started about a year ago, when my husband and I got struck by a serious bout of… Read MoreGillmor Gang LIVE 10.03.14
Oct 03, 8:03PM
Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, Dan Farber, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session for today has concluded. Read More11 TechCrunch Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week
Oct 03, 7:26PM
From the Windows 10 launch to genetically modified babies and Elon Musk tweeting about his “D,” we give you our top articles from this week (9/27-10/3). You don’t want to miss these. 1. Windows 10 was revealed at an event in San Francisco, and you bet we were there. Yes, you heard that right: Microsoft is calling their new OS Windows 10. The operating system will… Read More500 Startups Promotes Bedy Yang And Khailee Ng To Managing Partner
Oct 03, 7:00PM
Seed-stage investment firm 500 Startups is announcing today the promotion of two members of its investment team from partner to managing partner. By promoting Bedy Yang and Khailee Ng, the firm is also showing its commitment to investing in startups in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Read MoreFly Or Die: Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Oct 03, 7:00PM
There is quite a bit of controversy surrounding the new iPhone 6 Plus. It’s the new golden child of Apple’s product line, bigger, thinner and more beautiful than ever. However, the size may just be detrimental to people who have smaller hands and can’t easily handle the large, slippery iPhone. And then there was all the #bendgate stuff. Read More
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Gapgate, Garmin, And Jamstik
Oct 03, 7:00PM
We’re off and running this week with the latest TC Gadgets podcast. Garmin announced a new smart watch called the Forerunner 920XT. We take a look at that, as well as Garmin’s earlier smart watch offering, the VivoFit. We’re also curious about what’s going on with #gapgate, on the Galaxy Note 4 smartphones. Meanwhile, the Jamstik MIDI device is finally shipping. Read MoreYahoo Acquires Mobile Messaging App MessageMe
Oct 03, 6:40PM
Yahoo has acquired mobile messaging application MessageMe, a Whatsapp-like service with $11.9 million in reported outside funding. The deal, we’re hearing from multiple sources, is a talent acquisition falling into the “single-digit” millions. [Update: We're hearing now that the deal may actually better than this. Word is the deal is actually in the double-digit millions,… Read MoreRobocoin Announces A New Wallet Service To Meld The Physical With The Virtual
Oct 03, 6:36PM
Robocoin, maker of Bitcoin ATMs, has announced a new service called Robocoin Wallet. The service, which acts as a bitcoin wallet directly connected to the company’s public ATMs, allows you to store your BTC and send and receive cash via the Internet or directly through their service. The wallet essentially removes the final step needed for most common bitcoin buys. At the ATM, users… Read MoreMicrosoft Launches New Office 365 Subscription Plans For Small And Midsize Businesses
Oct 03, 6:13PM
Microsoft is rolling out new Office 365 plans for companies with fewer than 250 employees that will slowly replace the company’s existing plans for small and midsize businesses. The company had already outlined some of these changes earlier this year, so this week’s announcement doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Here is what these new plans look like: Office 365… Read MoreNarrative's Clip-On Camera | One Lap
Oct 03, 5:52PM
In this week’s episode of One Lap, Martin Källström of Narrative joined me at Thunderhill Raceway. I met Martin earlier this year while he was visiting San Francisco from Sweden. During our meeting he asked me for suggestions on how to spend a Saturday in the Bay Area. I immediately suggested that he join me at Thunderhill the next day. I neglected to mention that Thunderhill had… Read More
Childish Gambino Name-Drops A Bunch Of Techies In His New Mixtape
Oct 03, 5:52PM
Rapper Childish Gambino (also known as Donald Glover, former cast member of cult sitcom “Community”) just dropped an 11-song mixtape, his first big release since last year’s hit album “Because The Internet.” That wouldn’t generally be something we write about, but at the end of tape Glover name-drops seven members of the tech community. Read MoreEstify Raises $1.5 Million To Roll Out Insurance Software For Auto Repair
Oct 03, 5:45PM
After spending two years developing a product to automate the integration of car insurance damage estimate data for repairs between insurance companies and body shops, Estify has raised $1.5 million to bring its technology to market. There’s a rift between insurance companies and repair shops, explains Jordan Furniss, one of Estify’s co-founders. “[Insurers] write up a… Read MoreLittle Moe Is A Robot That Hunts And Kills Ebola
Oct 03, 5:40PM
A San Antonio-based company called Xenex has risen to media prominence recently thanks to their ultraviolet pulse robot called Little Moe. The robot can enter and clean a hospital room in five minutes and destroy the virus by fusing its DNA. You can watch the cute local news piece about the below. The technology isn’t particularly new. It works by flashing surfaces with ultraviolet… Read MoreApple Event For iPads, iMacs And Yosemite Pegged For Oct. 16
Oct 03, 4:55PM
Apple is reportedly holding an event for the iPad, OS X Yosemite and new iMacs on October 16, according to a report from Re/code today. The event will be held at Apple’s own Town Hall Auditorium at its Cupertino HQ, the site reports. The new iMacs could sport Retina displays, given that rumors earlier this week discussed these arriving at this official unveiling. It’s always… 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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