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Google Study Shows Security Questions Aren't All That Secure
May 21, 1:00PM
What is your favorite food? What was your first teacher’s name? What’s the name of your first pet? Do those questions sound familiar to you? If they do, it’s probably because you either have really boring and repetitive conversations or you’ve answered them as security questions when you signed up for a new account somewhere. They’re meant to provide an extra layer… Read MoreWave Broadband Raises $130M To Expand Its Gigabit Broadband Network On The West Coast
May 21, 1:00PM
Wave Broadband — a broadband company that has built a gigabit fiber network with services from Washington down to California completely independent of the big carriers — is today announcing that it has raised $130 million. It plans to use the extra funds to expand that network across more cities in that footprint, and to launch new services for residential and business customers.… Read MoreYandex Pushes Privacy With Beta Release Of Its Minimalist Browser
May 21, 12:48PM
Russia’s Yandex has added a suite of new privacy centric features to an experimental browser it unveiled last year, as well as now switching the software from alpha to beta — and making it its default browser for international users. Read MoreApple's Mobile Hotspot Patent Application Could Connect Apple Watch Anywhere
May 21, 12:42PM
Apple has a new patent application for a mobile hotspot (via AppleInsider), which might surprise people since it hardly seems like the type of accessory the iPhone maker would go out of its way to create. It becomes interesting, however, when you think about how a dedicated mobile hotspot might provide a way to connect the Apple Watch to cellular networks on the go, with a package much… Read MoreApple Researching Combined 2D/3D Glassesless Displays
May 21, 12:03PM
Apple is looking into a way to provide both 3D and 2D images from the same display, without requiring any special ocular equipment like 3D glasses, according to a new patent application (via AppleInsider). The display would use gaze-tracking to serve specific images to viewers, and would be able to actually provide different images to multiple viewers at the same time. The display tech would… Read MoreQuizUp Just Turned Into A Social Network
May 21, 12:01PM
QuizUp is now a social network, by every stretch of the imagination. Following a massive update today, the trivia game that trail-blazed through the App Store in 2013, is now introducing true social functionality on a core level. QuizUp originally hit the scene after forging a deal with Lionsgate to offer Twilight-based trivia to users. It blew up, and the team slowly started adding out more… Read More
YouTube Live Streams Get HTML5 Player And Now Support 60FPS Playback
May 21, 12:00PM
Last year, YouTube introduced 60 frames per second (fps) video streams and today, it’s bringing the same smooth playback experience to live streaming videos, as well. As Google rightly notes in today’s announcement, this will be especially exciting for game streaming (as well as for live sports events), so it has also worked with various video game capture vendors like Elgato… Read MoreChromebook Sales Predicted To Grow 27% This Year, To 7.3M Units
May 21, 10:13AM
Google’s cloud-based Chromebooks continue carving a niche for themselves predominantly in the education sector, as a less expensive alternative for this group of users than the iPad, but also making inroads in the U.S. consumer market. Read MoreQwilr Gets Seed Funding To Turn Business Documents Into Attractive Websites
May 21, 9:07AM
Qwilr is a tool for anyone who has sent out a PowerPoint deck they spent hours creating, only to wonder if anyone is even going to bother downloading it. The platform makes it easy to turn business documents into webpages, which in turn gives users access to analytics and other helpful tools. Read MoreAmazon Prime Now Adds Local Stores In Manhattan
May 21, 7:58AM
Amazon Prime Now is adding items from stores in Manhattan in a move that will make it an even closer competitor to startups like Instacart and Postmates. Read MoreMapbox Takes On Apple With An SDK To Put Maps Into iOS Apps
May 21, 7:32AM
The impending sale of Nokia’s Here mapping division has put a sharp focus on the role that location and maps in particular are playing in the mobile world. And while we are seeing a number of big names emerge as potential Here suitors — they include the likes of Baidu, Uber, Facebook and more — an upstart in San Francisco is hoping to provide its own viable — and,… Read MoreLenovo Shipped Record 18.7M Smartphones in Q4 2014, But Profit Dropped 37%
May 21, 6:44AM
Lenovo just completed its first full quarter of business as the owner of Motorola and, with its $2.91 billion acquisition from Google under its wing, the Chinese company shipped a record 18.7 million smartphones in its most recent Q4 2014 quarter. Read MoreiPrice, A One Stop Shop For Buying Online In Southeast Asia, Lands $550,000
May 21, 5:36AM
Amazon, eBay and other giants of online commerce are not fully present in Southeast Asia, and that has led to a glut of online shopping startups rising up across the region. At times it can get hard to keep with all the options — from Rocket Internet-backed Zalora and Lazada, to small players — and that’s where iPrice hopes to help. Read MoreStripe In Talks For Up To $500 Million In New Funding
May 21, 12:57AM
Stripe is raising a new round of funding, according to sources with knowledge of the talks. One source with direct knowledge of the talks tells us that one of the leading investors in the deal is Yuri Milner’s DST Global. Read MoreWith Its First Startup Awards, Cornell Tech Turns Class Projects Into Companies
May 21, 12:41AM
Cornell Tech is introducing a new way for its master’s students to transform their ideas into real companies — those students can now compete in the Startup Awards, with winners receiving $40,000 in seed funding, as well as a year of free co-working space in The New York Times building. At a campus event last week, Dean and Vice Provost Daniel Huttenlocher said that the aim of… Read MoreThe Fine Line Between Success And Bankruptcy
May 21, 12:00AM
When seed capital hits the books, the outlook of every startup is one of unbridled optimism. Founders, team members, and investors are inspired by a singular vision and believe it can materialize into a world-changing company. If things go right and the product gets amazing results, optimism turns into euphoria. There are few experiences more rewarding than making big collective bets and… Read MoreSpotify Shows Off Its New Video Clips And Features For Runners
May 20, 10:03PM
Spotify announced the addition of video clips, adaptable songs for runners and other new features at an event earlier today. Afterwards, I met with Vice President of Product Charlie Hellman, who gave me a quick demo. The video above should give you at least a glimpse of how the new features will work. Hellman also discussed why it made sense to add new content types to Spotify. It might seem… Read MoreHandy In Talks To Acquire Homejoy As Home Service Startups Consolidate
May 20, 9:47PM
As more startups rush into the business of providing on-demand services for our every consumer need, we’re also seeing an inevitable move to some consolidation. In the latest development, Handy — the on-demand cleaning, plumbing and other home services platform — is in talks to acquire Homejoy, another home services startup that focuses specifically on cleaning. Sources tell… Read MoreComcast Now Supports HBO GO And Showtime On Amazon Fire TV Devices
May 20, 9:21PM
Cable operator Comcast historically has been stingy and slow when it comes to expanding access to services like HBO GO on third-party devices. That’s why today’s news that HBO GO as well as Showtime Anytime will be made available on Amazon’s streaming media players, including Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, is notable. Read MoreGoogle Launches Special Cases For Android Phones With Skrillex And His Dog
May 20, 9:17PM
Google has introduced a new limited run of Android device accessories called ‘Edition’ cases. These cases, which come in sizes compatible with Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 4, also come with a live wallpaper to match which displays satellite-captured images of Earth by night and constellation pics from the night sky of your current location by night. 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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