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Dropbox For Business Is About To Launch An Enterprise Tools API To Fight Box

Dec 02, 3:09AM

Dropbox For Business API Dropbox’s frilly consumer brand and lack of hardcore enterprise security features has kept its “For Business” software from scoring more corporate clients. But an internal-only Dropbox launch plan attained by TechCrunch says that’s about to change with the release of a Dropbox For Business API. Scheduled to be announced Wednesday (though this leak could change that),… Read More



Firefox 34 Launches With Yahoo As Its Default Search Engine

Dec 02, 1:13AM

firefox-yahoo Mozilla today rolled out Firefox 34. While most browser updates these days aren’t all that exciting, this one includes a couple of interesting new features. What most users in North America will notice right off the bat, however, is that this is the first version of Firefox with Yahoo as its default search experience. Read More



Study Highlights Potential Tax Burden Of Net Neutrality

Dec 02, 1:13AM

cash register The Progressive Policy Institute released a study today claiming that President Obama’s net neutrality plan would result in billions of dollars in taxes levied onto the consumer from both Federal and local governments. Read More



TC GameCast Episode 1: Jumping Into World Of Warcraft And Wreaking Havoc In Far Cry 4

Dec 02, 12:22AM

tc gamecast On our premiere episode of the TechCrunch GameCast, I was joined by PR guy (and former games journalist) Ed Zitron to talk about two of our favorite games that came out in November: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor and Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4. Read More



For The Tech IPO Market, A Test

Dec 01, 11:14PM

tech-ipo Will the public market welcome a company with expanding losses? Hortonworks is ready to find out. Earlier today, the company priced its initial public offering, announcing that it will sell its shares for between $12 and $14 apiece. Early analysis pegs the company’s valuation at a per-share price in the middle of the proposed range of $659 million. Read More



3D Systems v. Form Labs Patent Lawsuit Dismissed

Dec 01, 11:11PM

formlabs The lawsuit between Form Labs and 3D Systems relating to stereolithography has been dismissed with prejudice, a move that frees Form Labs to make their printers without fear of further patent problems. 3D Systems first sued Form Labs back in 2012 for patent infringement related to their laser-based stereolithography techniques. In the interim, the company has grown to 100 people and has… Read More



Built In Brooklyn: Atavist Is Both Publisher And Platform For Online Storytelling

Dec 01, 10:22PM

Built_in_BKLN_Atavist_Feature We returned to Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood for the latest episode of Built in Brooklyn. This time we visited the offices of Atavist, which co-founder and CEO Evan Ratliff described as “a storytelling company” — it’s both a publisher of longform journalism and the company behind Creatavist, a platform used by other online publishers. Ratliff is a journalist… Read More



AOL Acquires Video Syndication Startup Vidible

Dec 01, 10:00PM

vidible AOL is confirming that it has acquired Vidible. Recode broke the news shortly before the official announcement. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Recode says the price was around $50 million. Read More



Microsoft Is Getting Rid Of Clip Art

Dec 01, 9:05PM

clipart There are many things that the next generation of geek won’t get to experience. The sound of the 56k modem connecting when your parents are sleeping in the next room. Burning CDs. Being somewhere and not knowing something, and just having to deal with it because you don’t have a space computer with pretty much all of humanity’s collective knowledge in your pocket. Read More



Pioneer AppRadio 4 With Apple CarPlay Review

Dec 01, 8:50PM

IMG_0081 If you want Apple’s CarPlay in-car smartphone system in your automobile, you can either buy a brand new car, or you can opt for one of the aftermarket solutions currently available. I opted for the Pioneer AppRadio 4, which supports CarPlay as well as Pioneer’s own software for use with iOS and Android devices, and which replaces your car’s stereo with a double DIN deck… Read More



Lyft Saw Spike In App Usage After Uber Scandals, But Uber's Growth Unaffected

Dec 01, 7:32PM

lyft-uber Amid the recent controversies surrounding Uber related to its questionable ethics, threats to run “oppo” research on critical journalists, and customer privacy violations, competitor Lyft announced it was having its best week ever. The implication is that Uber customers switched their allegiance in light of Uber’s scandals. But of course Lyft would say this – the two… Read More



CoreOS Calls Docker "Fundamentally Flawed," Launches Its Own Container Runtime

Dec 01, 7:11PM

rocket-launch Docker containers are one of the hottest technologies around and CoreOS, a Linux-based operating system for very large server deployments, built its service around Docker containers and contributed heavily to the project. But as the company announced today, it is now working on its own container runtime, largely because it disagrees with Docker’s overall direction. Read More



New ATM Skimmers Connect To The Card Reader Via A Nearly Invisible Hole

Dec 01, 6:33PM

wiretapping-600x421 A new advance in credit card theft technology has hit the streets and it’s pretty clever. The ATM hackers are now drilling a small hole near the card reader and inserting a bit of electronics that connects to the ATM’s innards. The hole is then covered by a decal and the skimmer fished out once the thieves are ready to take in their haul. Discovered by the European ATM Security… Read More



Apploud Is Like An Instagram For Live Music Where Musicians Get Paid

Dec 01, 6:31PM

Screen Shot 2014-12-01 at 13.27.21 Musicians have a need to perform, whether it’s a subway platform or a stage. But they also need money to create their art. Street musicians get tips. But what if you allowed more people to view the performances beyond who are in front of the musicians at that moment? appLOUD is a new startup with a clever new app. Think of it as an instagram video feed of live music only, no food shots,… Read More



A Gift Guide From The Team At Everyday Carry

Dec 01, 6:15PM

giftguide-splash-carry This gift guide has been produced by the team at Everyday Carry, a site that lets gadget fiends share their favorite gear. You can check it out here. The Ridge Wallet While your gadgets and devices might be on the cutting edge of technology, what about your wallet? Update your bulky, leather wallet with the Ridge Wallet — a modern take on the minimalist wallet and money clip.… Read More



Zenefits Faces Shutdown In Utah For Giving Its Cloud-Based HR Software Away For Free

Dec 01, 6:15PM

Zenefits Hero Shot Zenefits has become the latest startup to face regulatory scrutiny in a market it serves, as it is now faces opposition from the Insurance Commission of Utah. The Commission is taking the company to task essentially for giving its cloud-based HR software away for free, which the regulator says violates local laws and is unfair to traditional insurance brokers. Read More



Evernote Brings Context, Work Chat And Presentation Out Of Beta

Dec 01, 6:14PM

evernote context Evernote, now with over 100 million users and some 16,000 businesses paying to use its document sharing, note-taking and organising platform, is today turning on a few new features that add more interactivity and potentially time spent on the platform: Work Chat, an improved Presentation mode; and Context, a feature that suggests content from other parts of the web that may be relevant to… Read More



Fatmap Raises Seed Funding For Its Detailed 3D Mapping Engine And Ski App

Dec 01, 6:00PM

FATMAP-3D-fly-through-e1411549492705 3D maps come into their own in the great outdoors, so you have 3D mapping apps like the Maps 3D app which tracks you as you bike, hike or ski. But others are taking this area more seriously, and want to attack the market more aggressively. Today, London-based Terrascope has raised £300,000 ($470k) in seed funding to create what it aims to be the most detailed digital maps possible with… Read More



This 3D-Printed Star Wars Ball Bot Is Ready To Awkwardly Co-Pilot Your X-Wing

Dec 01, 5:18PM

ball2 Today’s Fun 3D Printable™ comes to us from Thingiverse user lilykill. The model is rendered in 3D and the head is connected to the ball body so it won’t be able to spin freely. The best thing, though? The model is life-size and can be printed to be about as big as R2-D2. Read More



Hortonworks Wastes No Time Setting Price For Its IPO

Dec 01, 5:11PM

Nasdaq big board In a time where we have S-1 filings that sit for months, Hortonworks proves the exception. After filing its S-1 just last month, the company updated its S-1 today, setting its IPO price, filing a $78M IPO with 6M shares at a price range of $12-14 per share. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Hortonworks would command a fully diluted market value of $659 million, Renaissance Capital… Read More




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