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Meerkat Launches Its Android App To All
May 01, 12:10PM
Live video streaming app Meerkat beat Twitter’s own Periscope to market on iOS, and now it’s available on Android for all, with no Periscope app for Google’s mobile OS to be seen. The Meerkat app for Android carries a “Beta” label, as did a previous version that was locked down only to a select group of invitees, but it doesn’t appear to have that many… Read MoreAfter Exiting Markco Media, Mark Pearson Launches New London-Based VC Fund And Startup Studio
May 01, 8:30AM
And perhaps he has every reason to be. After selling Markco Media, the parent company of MyVoucherCodes, last year, the U.K entrepreneur and ‘secret millionaire” is poised to make his next bet in the form of a new startup studio and early-stage VC fund. “What excites me the most is I like to get quite hands-on and detailed and work with the companies I invest in,” he… Read MoreHoloLens Hands-On: How We Built An App For Microsoft's Augmented Reality Headset
May 01, 6:13AM
Microsoft’s HoloLens is no joke. We’ve now tried the company’s latest revision of its unreleased augmented reality headset and even built an app for it. The new hardware, which Microsoft also showcased during its Build developer conference keynote yesterday, feels very solid and the user experience (mostly) delivers on the company’s promises. Read MoreRocket Internet's Foodpanda Gobbles Up $100M More Led By Goldman Sachs
May 01, 5:46AM
Less than two months after raising $110 million, Foodpanda — the Rocket Internet-backed food delivery service — has gobbled an additional $100 million serving from investors. Read MoreTesla's $3,000 Powerwall Will Let Households Run Entirely On Solar Energy
May 01, 5:03AM
You almost certainly associate Tesla with cars — very cool cars — but the company has an even grander vision beyond that. Today, CEO and founder Elon Musk unveiled ‘Tesla Energy’ — a new business arm that is focused on ending our dependence on grid power and switching instead to solar energy. Read MoreMusic Streaming Site Grooveshark Closes As Part Of Legal Settlement
May 01, 4:12AM
After years of legal battles, music streaming service Grooveshark has shut down. Read MoreResearchers Create The Ultimate Smartphone Ultra Zoom To See And Measure Strands Of DNA
May 01, 3:40AM
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have created a smartphone ultra zoom solution that allows scientists in the field to image and size DNA. The tool, which uses a little 3D-printed box that acts as a high-resolution microscope, can be used to see objects as small as two nanometers in width. Read MoreYou Can Now Use Shazam, Instacart, And Other Android Apps With "Okay Google" Commands
May 01, 12:22AM
You’ve been able to use your voice (“Ok Google”) to do all sorts of stuff on Android for a while now. But said stuff has all been built-in by Google itself; third party developers haven’t really been able to tap into that functionality. Today, that changes. Read MoreApple Invites Developers To Test Its New "App Analytics" Service
Apr 30, 8:22PM
Ahead of its annual WWDC developer conference in June, Apple has opened up beta access to a new mobile app analytics service aimed at iOS developers. Simply called “Apple’s App Analytics,” an announcement inviting developers to request early access to the service appeared today on the iTunes Connect developer portal. Those with an iTunes Connect account can also reach the… Read MoreThe Secret About Rich Founders And Ferraris
Apr 30, 8:15PM
By now, the outrage machine is in full bore over the shutdown of Valley darling Secret. The once high-flying app, which allowed you to anonymously share details with your friends and the wider world, eventually sputtered in its growth, leading its founders to shut it down yesterday. Startups fail all the time, but what made this one special was that the founders, David Byttow and Chrys… Read MoreLinkedIn Q1 Beats On Sales Of $638M, EPS Of $0.57, Shares Tank On Weak Outlook
Apr 30, 8:08PM
After Facebook and Twitter reported mixed results this week, LinkedIn today was the latest of the social networks to report its Q1 earnings. The company, which has over 350 million users globally, posted sales of $638 million, up 35% year on year, with non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.57. Both beat analyst expectations but the stock is taking a big hit in after-hours trading, down more… Read MoreThe Worst Business Mantra Is 'Spend The Company's Money Like It's Your Own'
Apr 30, 7:00PM
What do a teepee, cosmetic surgery and hot tub supplies have in common? They all appeared on corporate expense reports in 2011. Yes, it turns out that when companies tell employees, “Spend company money like it’s your own,” some people listen too well. When the average American household carries $15,611 in credit card debt, let’s face it: you don’t actually… Read MoreHow Old Do You Look? Microsoft Built A Robot That Tries To Guess Your Age
Apr 30, 6:55PM
How old do you look? Old for your years? Young enough that you get carded every time you try to buy a beer? Now, how old do you look… to a computer that does nothing but guess ages? As something of an experiment, Microsoft’s machine-learning team has built a site that takes any photo you throw at it and tries (with varying success) to guess the ages of those it portrays. They say… Read MoreGoogle To Test Mobile-Optimized Web Pages In Indonesia
Apr 30, 6:48PM
Google announced today that it will begin running tests of a new way to deliver search results to mobile users with slow connections. The company’s pilot trials will initially take place in Indonesia, a country where the Internet is playing a greater role in people’s lives – especially among younger users – but is still plagued by slow mobile connection speeds, which… Read MoreHow To Install Windows 10 IoT On Your Raspberry Pi 2
Apr 30, 6:31PM
Thanks to the release of Windows 10 for multiple single-board computers, tinkerers are now waking up to the possibility of running Windows as a usable and surprisingly polished alternative open source operating systems like Raspbian. But how do you run Windows on a RaspPi? And why? First, I invite you to check out Microsoft’s refreshingly complete GitHub page where they offer… Read MoreMicrosoft's Project Oxford Gives Developers Access To Facial, Image And Speech-Recognition APIs
Apr 30, 5:53PM
Microsoft quietly launched a set of new machine-learning APIs in beta under the “Project Oxford” moniker yesterday. These new APIs allow developers to add face detection and recognition features to their apps, as well as speech recognition with the ability to understand the speaker’s intent. The project also features a vision API for automatically categorizing images and… Read MoreWarby Parker Now Worth $1.2 Billion, Focusing On Building More Brick-And-Mortar Stores
Apr 30, 5:37PM
The e-commerce eyeglasses retailer Warby Parker has raised $100 million to expand physical store locations from 12 to 20 by year’s end and to work on technology that will allow customers to conduct eye exams on their mobile phones. Global investment management firm T. Rowe Price led the round, along with participation from Wellington Management and from previous investors Tiger Global… Read MorePhablets Are Eating Phones And Tablets
Apr 30, 5:15PM
It’s been increasingly evident for years: smartphone users are digging bigger phones as they do more on screens, and spend less time talking on the phone. And there’s no sign of the appetite for super-sizing mobile handsets abating — not according to a new report from Yahoo-owned mobile analytics firm Flurry. Read MoreNielsen Will Begin Measuring Video Ads On Roku
Apr 30, 4:46PM
In further proof of the rise of streaming video services and the cord-cutting trend in general, TV measurement firm Nielsen today said it would begin to track viewing data and audience demographics across Roku’s 10 million+ devices, including its media players and Roku TVs. The move is being heralded as an industry-first by the two firms, as it will allow advertisers to measure… Read MoreNeonMob Is A Platform For Creating, Trading, And Collecting Digital Art
Apr 30, 4:09PM
Digital art is gaining popularity, with companies like Curioos dedicating entire marketplaces to the medium, but the idea of scarcity when it comes to the Internet is relatively new. NeonMob is looking to change the way we think about that with a platform dedicated to digital art collectibles. The company offers tools to creators so they can build out a collection of art — perhaps… 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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