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Alibaba Invests In Israeli Startup Visualead For Its QR Code Technology
Jan 20, 7:02AM
To many U.S. consumers, QR codes already seem like a quaint tech relic, but they continue to be very popular in China. So it’s not a huge surprise that Visualead, an Israeli startup that specializes in QR code technology, announced today that it has raised Series B funding from Alibaba Group, the owner of China’s largest e-commerce businesses. Read MoreTwitter Confirms Acquisition Of India's Missed Call Marketing Platform ZipDial
Jan 20, 4:19AM
Last week TechCrunch reported Twitter was in final talks to acquire ZipDial for between $30 million and $40 million, and today the company announced the deal has closed. ZipDial allows people to call a special phone number for a business, hang up before they incur a charge, and then receive a phone call or SMS with information about the business. This “missed call” marketing… Read MoreSoftBank Emerges As The Biggest Challenger To Uber
Jan 20, 2:49AM
If you live in the U.S., the chances are that your definition of the biggest rival to Uber is Lyft. The ride-sharing service operates in many of the same U.S. cities as Uber, and the two have a keen rivalry, which includes some less-than-ethical practices on both sides. But a new, less obvious, force has emerged out of Asia to offer Uber its stiffest competition yet. Read MoreChinese Travel Site Aoliday Raises $1.5M Seed Funding From Gobi Partners
Jan 20, 2:00AM
Aoliday, a Shanghai-based travel site and mobile app that helps Chinese tourists arrange oversea trips, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from Gobi Partners. This is Aoliday’s first round of investment and will be used to hire more employees, improve its offline services, and expand into new markets, founder and CEO James He told TechCrunch. Read MoreLizard Squad's Plaintext Customer List Leaked As Another Member Is Arrested
Jan 20, 12:31AM
The Lizard Squad, the group of hackers credited with taking down Xbox Live and PSN over the holiday, have been compromised and much of their data leaked. Brian Krebs received a listing of the Lizard Squad’s LizardStresser customer database and noted that the group made about $11,000 in bitcoin serving up denial-of-service on demand. At the same time police arrested an alleged member of… Read MoreTC GameCast Episode 4: Bargains, Free-To-Play, And Trends In AAA
Jan 20, 12:27AM
After taking a break for the holidays and CES, the TC GameCast returns with an episode about getting your money’s worth in gaming. Read MoreOnline Realtor eMoov Bags £1.5M
Jan 20, 12:01AM
Following last year’s IPO of property portal and search engine Zoopla, and plans by traditional brick ‘n’ mortar estate agents (or realtors) to fight back, the property ‘tech’ space in the UK remains a heated one. Read MoreThe Hidden Psychology Of Why Customers Come Back
Jan 20, 12:00AM
Psychological factors affect the decisions we make every day. Of course, most of us are blissfully unaware of the tendencies that influence our actions. However, businesses can use the hidden psychology driving our behaviors to yield big profits. Read MoreTastebud Acquires SocialCrunch In All-Stock Deal To Further Its Mobile Push Into Physical Retail
Jan 19, 11:36PM
Tastebud, a company that builds mobile loyalty applications for retailers, has acquired SocialCrunch. Both firms hail from Chicago. SocialCrunch was a graduate of TechStars in 2013, raising $785,000 in its lifetime. The deal was an all-stock transaction. SocialCrunch, for those unfamiliar, collected data on consumer sentiment through quizzes, allowing the firm to track trends. One report on… Read MoreFor Startup Executives, Age Shouldn't Matter
Jan 19, 11:00PM
There needs to be a model that leverages each individual’s strengths: teaming the older visionaries who have incredible domain expertise with younger entrepreneurs who have the energy and ambition to run a company. My team and I call it “Co-Creation”. Read MoreSnapchat's Pricey Ads Could Be Too Pricey
Jan 19, 10:38PM
AdWeek recently reported that Snapchat is asking brands for $750,000 per day to run its new “my story” ads. Some would argue that Snapchat’s unique ad format, engagement tactics, demographics and immediacy make for an interesting experimental advertising opportunity. Others say that $750,000 is a lot to spend for an advertising experiment that has limited analytics, no… Read MoreSocial Network Tsu Is Hacking The App Store's Pay-Per-Download Rules
Jan 19, 10:12PM
A newer, much-debated social network called Tsu has launched a workaround to Apple’s longtime ban on “incentivized” app installs (aka pay-per-installs). Technically, users are being rewarded for creating content on Tsu and inviting others to join, but the money they earn for this activity comes from Tsu’s advertisers. That means Tsu serves as something of a middle… Read MoreQuadcopter Cowboys Duel At The Drone Rodeo
Jan 19, 9:53PM
I found unmanned aerial adventurers out in the Nevada desert. With the old west explored, at least horizontally, the new frontier is in the sky. And just like the gold rush, there’s a new crop of pioneers hoping to make a stake and maybe get rich in the burgeoning drone business. Of course, flying drones is still widely illegal. But these men and women are fighting those laws, and… Read MoreThe Greatest Investments Not Financed In 2014
Jan 19, 9:00PM
Last year was a fun one to be in the business, generally, of evaluating and taking business credit risk, and the non-investment grade universe of companies and the venture sector, specifically, were no exception. The unambiguous commercial success demonstrated by companies like Airbnb, Uber, and WhatsApp provided extra stimulation to the already fertile, and some said frothy, U.S. venture… Read MoreYotaPhone 2 Review: Two Screens Are Indeed Better Than One
Jan 19, 8:33PM
Yota Devices is a Russian company that entered the mental space of tech enthusiasts everywhere with the debut of the original YotaPhone a couple of years ago. In 2014, it launched the YotaPhone 2, a second-generation smartphone that greatly improved on the original concept. The YotaPhone 2 is a surprisingly capable, well-equipped Android smartphone – which happens to also have the… Read MoreHow The Watch Industry Will Save Itself
Jan 19, 8:10PM
The night before the launch I asked a friend who had insider knowledge about the product. I posited that the watch would be something you wore on one wrist and that I could wear my beloved mechanicals – my massive Bell & Ross, my Speedmaster Mark II, and my world timer Jaeger-LeCoultre – on my other wrist. I’d be a little like Nicolas Hayek, the beloved CEO of the… Read MoreStart-Up Chile Launches Follow-On Fund To Boost Local Growth
Jan 19, 7:48PM
Shortly after launching Start-Up Chile, the state-backed accelerator program designed to spur the development of a startup ecosystem in Chile, the Chilean government realized they had a problem on their hands. The program was running smoothly, but a dearth of local investors was driving a good portion of its graduates to a premature death. Read MoreEgomotion Raises $250k To Automatically Tell Your Friends Where You Are, Whether Or Not You're Driving
Jan 19, 7:19PM
Back in December, we wrote up the launch of Status, an app that automatically tells your friends where you are, what you’re up to, and useful stuff like whether or not you’re currently busy driving or if your phone is dead. Status has just been updated to teach it some new tricks, and the company behind it has raised a bit of cash. While the update brings quite a few tweaks to the… Read MoreThe pplkpr App Wants To Tell You Which Friends Are Better To Hang With
Jan 19, 7:00PM
Don’t know how you feel about someone in your life? By pairing a heart rate monitor with the pplkpr iOS app, you could soon find out. Read MoreCar Throttle Raises $1.6M To Move Beyond Cars And Become A 'Vertical Media Platform'
Jan 19, 6:07PM
From dorm room to online publishing domination. Not quite. But the story of Car Throttle, founded almost 6 years ago by Adnan Ebrahim whilst studying at university, continues to gain momentum. 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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