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Apple's Big Phone Bounce Continued Into Chinese New Year
Apr 02, 9:42AM
The latest global smartphone sales figures from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel show Apple has continued to win fans in China, where its larger form factor iPhone 6 and 6 Plus played well to a phablet-loving crowd over the Chinese New Year. Read MoreLondon's Startups Hit A High Of $682M In VC Funding In Q1 2015
Apr 02, 7:44AM
Startups in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the tech world, and the U.S. overall have seen an unprecedented amount of investment as consumers and businesses buy into more online services, and investors flock to fund the next big thing. But the ripples of that trend are being felt elsewhere, too. A new report says that London chalked up a record $682.5 million of investment in the first… Read MoreGoogle Bans China's Website Certificate Authority After Security Breach
Apr 02, 6:02AM
Google has announced that its web browser Chrome and other products will no longer recognize security certificates issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the government agency that oversees China’s domain name registry. Read MoreCommunity-Based Car Rental Service Drivy Grabs Another $8.6 Million, Acquires Buzzcar
Apr 02, 5:00AM
French startup Drivy raised $8.6 million (€8 million) from Bpifrance, Via-ID as well as existing investors Index Ventures and Alven Capital. The company is also acquiring its smaller competitor Buzzcar for an undisclosed amount. As a reminder, Drivy lets you rent a car from anyone, usually for less than what it would cost you in a brick and mortar car rental agency. In addition to spending… Read MoreMobile Authentication Startup Toopher Acquired By Salesforce
Apr 02, 3:52AM
Cloud computing giant Salesforce has acquired Toopher, an Austin, Texas based security software startup. The news was announced on Toopher’s site and confirmed to TechCrunch by Salesforce. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. According to Toopher’s post, the company has stopped selling its products as its team prepares to join Salesforce. Read MoreLine Renews Its IPO Application, But May Not List This Year
Apr 02, 2:51AM
Messaging app Line has renewed its paperwork for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, but that doesn’t mean it will list this year. A spokesperson told TechCrunch “there have been no decisions made in regards to the IPO at this point in time. We have no further comments.” Read MoreLet's Make 'Off The Grid' A Thing Of The Past
Apr 02, 1:00AM
We live in a world where there are nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as people on earth, where we can instantly see a real time view of streets or buildings halfway across the planet, and where our TVs, homes, and cars get smarter by the day. The level of connectivity that we currently enjoy could barely have been imagined even a decade ago, and yet the reality is that even today we… Read MoreFormer Motionloft CEO Jon Mills Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud
Apr 02, 12:30AM
Founder and former Motionloft CEO Jon Mills has been found guilty on two counts of wire fraud, and ordered to serve 24 months in jail. In addition, he was ordered to pay $6,000 in fines and to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $572,039. Read MoreRounds Brings Its Group Chat Capabilities To Android
Apr 01, 11:51PM
Have you ever wanted to have a live chat with 11 of your closest friends? Well, even before this week, you could’ve done it using video chat app Rounds — but only on iOS. Now, however, the majority of Rounds users (namely, the ones on Android) will have access to the company’s group chat feature, too. CMO Natasha Shine gave me a quick demo of the Android app last week,… Read MoreNintendo 64 And DS Games Arrive On The Wii U Virtual Console
Apr 01, 10:44PM
Nintendo just announced that it’s bringing Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS consoles to the Wii U’s Virtual Console, its app that lets you play older games through software emulation. Read MoreGoDaddy's CFO Talks About Taking The Company Public
Apr 01, 10:19PM
Web hosting company GoDaddy just finished its first day of trading as a public company, with the stock both opening and closing at $26.15 (31 percent over its IPO price). GoDaddy was founded all the way back in 1997, but in the past few years, we’ve seen some new names leading the company — Scott Wagner joined from investor KKR and became interim CEO in 2012, then he shifted to… Read MoreAnother Swiss Watch Company Jumps On The Activity Tracker Train
Apr 01, 10:06PM
Mondaine is a Swiss watch company with a solid pedigree. Their clever watch design is based on the Swiss railways clocks created by a designer named Hans Hilfiker in 1944. It is eminently readable and was a whimsical collector’s favorite for years. Now, however, they’ve decided to add a little bit of technology to their most designer-centric watch, the Helvetica. The Helvetica… Read MoreLocBox Expands Its Local Business Marketing Tools With Support For Facebook And Google Ads
Apr 01, 9:30PM
It’s been more than two years since I wrote about marketing startup LocBox, but co-founder and CEO Saumil Mehta told me that the company has been busy — it’s now up to 600 customers and is growing between 7 and 10 percent each month. Most of those customers are small, local businesses, which is why Mehta hasn’t made it a priority reach out to the tech press.… Read MoreIBM And Apple Release Eight More Enterprise Apps For Healthcare, Airlines And More
Apr 01, 7:45PM
Apple and IBM’s partnership that has the companies working together to produce enterprise-friendly apps has expanded yet again with the addition of eight more apps designed for iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad, bringing the total number of MobileFirst apps up to now 22. The new apps are focused on the healthcare and industrial products industries, following prior announcements… Read MoreAgTech Is The New Queen Of Green
Apr 01, 7:00PM
Before Monsanto acquired Climate Corporation in late 2013 for nearly $1 billion, few investors gave much thought to technological innovation in our agriculture system. What a difference a year can make. In what can be described as the Netscape moment for agriculture technology (AgTech), the sector had a breakout year in 2014, receiving over $2.36 billion of investment across 264 deals spanning… Read MoreSling TV's Service For Cord Cutters Will Offer HBO Starting This Month
Apr 01, 6:16PM
Sling TV, Dish’s new over-the-top service designed for cord cutters, announced today that it will become the first Internet service to offer video-on-demand content from HBO starting this month, just in time for the “Games of Thrones” premiere. The HBO content will be available as an optional add-on at $15 per month – the same price point that Apple scored for its… Read MoreFeds Nabbed For Big Bitcoin Heist Involving Gox And Silk Road
Apr 01, 6:11PM
New information in the Silk Road case is sending ripples of schadenfreude through the cryptocurrency community as it reacts to a foiled effort by two US Federal Agents to skim thousands of Bitcoin out of Silk Road and Mt. Gox coffers. Read MoreApril Fools' 2015: The Mega Round-Up Of The Best
Apr 01, 5:59PM
It’s that time of year again! The time when a massive chunk of the tech industry drops what it’s doing and puts all of its collective effort into getting a few laughs. As we do every year, we’re gathering up the best/worse/most cringe-tastic efforts in one place for your perusal. We’ll be updating this list as the day goes on, so check back in later! Read MoreFacebook's Newest App Riff Lets Friends Add Clips To Collaborative Videos
Apr 01, 5:01PM
You could start the next Harlem Shake-style crowdsourced video phenomenon with Facebook’s new app Riff, out today worldwide in 15 languages on iOS and Android. Shoot a video of up to 20 seconds in Riff, and give it a title that instructs others what they should add to it like “Make A Funny Face” or “Birthday Wishes For Johnny” or “Adventures Of Mr. Read MoreReddit's Alexis Ohanian To Disrupt New York
Apr 01, 4:30PM
It’s official. With Reddit cofounder and YC advisor Alexis Ohanian on the speaker roster, TC Disrupt New York is going to be r/awesome. 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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