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Browse The Web Like It's 1995 With Cufflink For Apple Watch
Apr 23, 11:22AM
An iOS developer has built what he reckons is the first browser app for Apple Watch — and managed to get it approved by Apple. It’s called Cufflink. Read MoreBeacon Marketer Swirl Raises $18M
Apr 23, 11:04AM
Beacon marketing startup Swirl Networks has raised $18 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Hearst Ventures and SoftBank Capital, with a new strategic investment from Twitter Ventures and participation from previous backer Longworth Ventures. Read MoreIndia's Craftsvilla, An Etsy-Like Marketplace For Ethnic Products, Raises $18M
Apr 23, 10:27AM
India is currently undergoing an e-commerce boom — at least in terms of investment. The latest startup to pull in bags of investor cash is Craftsvilla, an e-commerce site for ‘ethnic products’ that is probably comparable to Etsy if you seek Western points of reference. Read MoreAnimated Avatar App MyIdol Forces You To Confront Deeply Sublimated Fantasies
Apr 23, 8:34AM
“The readers lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one,” said Westeros visionary Jojen Reed. Reed, however, did not have a smartphone, which meant he could not download MyIdol. Created by a company called Avatarworks in Xiamen, China, MyIdol is an app that lets you live a thousand lives before you die, and then makes you want to die. Read MoreCanon Acquires London-Based Family-Photo Sharing Startup Lifecake
Apr 23, 8:30AM
London-based startup Lifecake, which offers a photo-sharing app aimed at parents with young children, has been acquired by Canon Europe. Read MoreAfter Raising $25M, U.K. Restaurant Delivery Startup Deliveroo Adds France And Germany To Its Menu
Apr 23, 7:00AM
The premium take-out space in Europe continues to heat up as a number of startups target parts of the market that Just Eat, Foodpanda and Delivery Hero aren’t yet catering for. Namely, food delivery from premium restaurants that don’t traditionally offer a take-out and delivery service. The best funded is the U.K.’s Deliveroo, which earlier this year raised a $25 million… Read MoreHipstamatic Unveils DSPO, Its New Social Photography App For iOS
Apr 23, 6:31AM
Apps now let you imitate almost every kind of photography invented, from tintypes to disposable cameras. With all the tools out there, it’d be understandable if developers cried surrender and instead turned their focus to, say, stickers. Smartphone photography stalwart Hipstamatic, however, is trucking on with the release of iOS app DSPO. Read MoreiFlix, A Netflix Clone For Southeast Asia, Scoops Up $30M In Pre-Launch Funding
Apr 23, 5:08AM
Video on-demand is looking like being a hot market in Asia this year after iFlix, one of a number of Netflix-like services to have sprouted up in Southeast Asia, landed a $30 million investment ahead of its imminent launch. Read MoreFirst Look At Uber's Co-Founder's Shopping Concierge "Operator"
Apr 23, 2:30AM
Operator wants to “unlock the 90% of commerce that’s not on the Internet”, CEO Robin Chan tells me. After two years in stealth, Chan was finally willing to give TechCrunch a peek at his startup, which he sees as the convergence of the biggest themes in tech: mobile, messaging, and the on-demand economy. Operator calls itself a “Request Network”. It’s an… Read MoreFresh off a (Rumored) Presidential Bid, Carly Fiorina Will Speak at Disrupt NY
Apr 23, 2:02AM
Carly Fiorina will speak onstage at Disrupt NY in just two short weeks. And guess who has the honor of speaking on stage with her? THIS GAL. The timing couldn’t be more interesting, actually. Earlier today The Wall Street Journal reported that the former Hewlett-Packard CEO will launch her presidential campaign on May 4th, which just happens to be the day before she joins TechCrunch… Read MoreFacebook Testing Caller Id App "Hello" | Crunch Report
Apr 22, 11:58PM
On today’s Crunch Report, Google announces Project Fi cell service, what your favorite apps will look like on Apple Watch, Makerbot’s uncertain future, and Facebook’s user base is flocking to mobile. Crunch Report airs Monday through Friday at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT. Read MoreNew Windows 10 Build 10061 Brings UI Improvements, New Mail And Calendar Apps
Apr 22, 11:39PM
Unable to contain itself, Microsoft released a new Windows 10 build today, bringing bug fixes, user interface improvements and new Mail and Calendar applications. In the new build, Microsoft added a new ‘black system theme’ for a number of core user interface elements, including the Start Menu and Taskbar. The company also revamped Windows 10’s tablet mode, officially… Read MoreP2P Lending Site Funding Circle Raises $150M Led By DST At A $1B+ Valuation
Apr 22, 11:04PM
Time to make way for another startup juggernaut out of the financial world. Funding Circle — a London-based peer-to-peer platform for small businesses to get loans, and investors to put up money to finance those loans — is today announcing that it has raised $150 million in venture funding, in a round that we have confirmed values the startup at over $1 billion. While… Read MoreMany Apple Watch Orders Will Ship Earlier Than Expected
Apr 22, 10:22PM
Many customers who ordered the Apple Watch have been receiving email notifications alerting them that their orders are “Processing,” despite being told when they placed their order that they wouldn’t ship until May or June. Apple has confirmed to TechCrunch that many Watch orders will indeed be at their doors a lot sooner than expected. Read MoreTaxi App Hailo Lays Off More Staff, Preps Another Round Of Funding
Apr 22, 10:12PM
Yellow lights ahead for Hailo? We have heard, and now confirmed, that the London-based taxi-hailing startup that competes against the likes of Uber for on-demand car services is laying off staff. As part of a reorganization, 17 people, or about 11 percent of its staff of 150 people, were let go earlier this week — a move that the company’s CEO says is being made to focus more on… Read MoreFacebook Messenger Accounts For 10% of Global Mobile VoIP
Apr 22, 9:25PM
Facebook Messenger wants to replace the telephone, not just SMS, and it’s on its way. Messenger now makes up 10% of global mobile Voice Over IP calls, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during today’s Q1 2015 earnings call. And Zuckerberg said that because mobile VOIP can actually provide higher audio quality for calls than traditional phone calls, he expects that growth “is going… Read MoreWho's Afraid Of Superhumanity?
Apr 22, 9:00PM
When I was eight I determined it my destiny to be one of the X-Men, a superhero born with extraordinary abilities. It seemed there were many bad things I could stop if only I were stronger, faster, smarter. To make a positive difference in the world, I had to be better. But there was just a very small chance I was carrying the X-gene, and so I would lie in bed each night and pray to God I… Read MoreHouse Passes Controversial Cybersecurity Information-Sharing Bill
Apr 22, 8:52PM
The House of Representatives today passed The Protecting Cyber Networks Act on a 307-116 bipartisan vote. The bill aims to remove legal barriers so that American companies can share threat information with one another to defend against hacks, such as those that have recently plagued Sony and Target. The bills have broad support from the White House and industry groups, including some in tech. Read MoreeBay Pops 4% After Reporting Q1 Revenue Of $4.45B And Better-Than-Expected $0.77 In Per-Share Profit
Apr 22, 8:34PM
Following the cessation of regular trading, eBay reported its first-quarter financial performance, including revenue of $4.45 billion and earnings per share of $0.77 using adjusted metrics. The street had expected a per-share profit of $0.70 on revenue of $4.42 billion. Up a fraction in a down market during regular trading, eBay is up just under 5 percent following its earnings beat. Read MoreFacebook Has Mixed Q1 Earnings With Miss On $3.54B Revenue, Beat On $0.42 EPS, User Growth Up To Hit 1.44B
Apr 22, 8:08PM
Facebook failed to beat earnings estimates in Q1 2015, coming in with mixed results after 10 straight quarters of beating them. Its revenue of $3.54 billion fell short of its $3.56 billion estimate, though it exceeded the 40 cents EPS estimate with 42 cents. In the release, Facebook blames fluctuating foreign exchange figures, including the weakening euro versus the dollar, for the missed… 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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