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Here's A Close Look At Disney Infinity 3.0's Star Wars Rise Against The Empire Play Set
Jun 05, 1:34PM
Disney knows a it has a good thing going with its Infinity line of interactive toys, which is way it wasted little time integrating Star Wars into the franchise. The new Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition arrives later this year, and now we’re getting a closer look at the Star Wars Rise Against The Empire Play Set. This is an add-on set that goes with the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter… Read MoreMoky Puts An Invisible Touchpad On The Keyboard
Jun 05, 12:07PM
Either this keyboard is too good to be true, and it is currently only a prototype — so that’s entirely possible. Or it’s a stroke (swipe?) of overdue genius. Read MoreEuropean Salon Booking Site Wahanda Buys Dutch Rival Treatwell For $38M
Jun 05, 10:00AM
After a $46 million cash injection and a $171 million majority acquisition by Japan’s Recruit Holdings last month, Wahanda, the StyleSeat-esque European salon and beauty booking platform, is continuing with its strategy to scale up its business. It has acquired Treatwell — a competitor in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany — for $38 million (€34 million). “We… Read MoreBaidu Leads $11.5M Investment In Startup That Provides WiFi For China's Commuters
Jun 05, 9:50AM
Baidu is pushing its brand into the public WiFi space, after the Chinese internet — responsible for the country’s most popular search and maps services — led an $11.5 million investment in Qianhai Mobile, a company that provides internet access for commuters. Read MoreOn-Demand App Jugnoo Gets $5M To Bring India's Auto Rickshaws Online
Jun 05, 8:03AM
Auto rickshaws have been a staple in Indian cities for decades. Now a company called Jugnoo wants to make it easy to hail them on smartphones for both rides and deliveries. The Chandigarh-based startup just received $5 million Series A led by Snow Leopard, with participation from Paytm and several returning investors from its angel round. Read MoreGoogle Brings Its Program For Nonprofits To Asia
Jun 05, 5:56AM
Google has brought its suite of free services for nonprofit organizations into Asia for the first time, allowing organizations in selected parts of the region to take advantage of its services. Read More大家好! Join TechCrunch In Shanghai Next Week
Jun 05, 5:33AM
Next week is a big one for TechCrunch around the world. We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary—and holding our TechCrunch Shanghai international event with TechNode, our China partner. Read MoreHow Many Languages Your Startup Needs To Know
Jun 05, 2:00AM
Siri can handle questions and make jokes in 17 languages. Is that a lot or little? How many languages must your startup know to reach its entire target audience? We studied some of the most successful companies and found some interesting results. Read MoreOffice 2016 Racks Up 1M Testers Across OSX And Windows
Jun 05, 12:05AM
Microsoft’s Office product remains popular, unsurprisingly, given its historical record. According to the software company, more than a million folks are using the Office 2016 preview on OS X and Windows. So, is one million quite a lot, not that many, or something in between? We have some historical parallels to enjoy, so let’s do that. Using the Windows 10 early-access program,… Read MoreYour Brain Waves Could Replace Passwords
Jun 04, 9:44PM
Researchers at Binghamton University have discovered that, with a bit of training, your computer can identify you based on the way your brain reacts to certain words. This means that instead of a password you could simply listen to a few words and unlock your super secret files. Read MorePassing 5 Million Downloads, JuiceBox Games Announces Second Title
Jun 04, 9:35PM
JuiceBox Games today announced the upcoming release of Sword Storm, their second title in the collective card game genre (CCG). Founded by three former Zynga developers, Juicebox has had tremendous success with its first release, recently surpassing $7 million dollars in revenue. Sixty percent of this revenue has come from players buying in-game characters, of which is typically the focus… Read MoreFacebook Messenger Ditches Constant Mapping To Lay Groundwork For More Location Features
Jun 04, 8:01PM
Facebook is removing the confusing, slightly creepy always-on location sharing feature in Messenger for a more explicit, one-time way to share where you are or will be. Location will no longer be a “second class citizen”, Messenger Head Of Product Stan Chudnovsky tells me. Instead, Messenger has big plans for GPS features, saying “What we’re launching is the foundation… Read MoreHands-On With Doppler Labs' Here Active Listening System
Jun 04, 7:47PM
On Tuesday, Doppler Labs unveiled their second audio product with the Here Active Listening System. In short, these are two independent ear buds that (with zero latency) give you complete audio control over your environment. If you want to reduce the volume of a crying baby or a screeching subway train (without turning everything down), the Here buds will let you do that. If you’re at… Read More
Chrome Now Automatically Pauses Flash Content That Isn't 'Central' To A Web Page
Jun 04, 7:33PM
Auto-playing Flash content can drain your laptop’s batteries (and, if it’s an auto-playing ad with audio, get on your nerves). Thankfully, Google has now partnered with Adobe to keep Flash on Chrome in check. Starting with today’s release of the latest Chrome desktop Beta, the browser will now automatically pause Flash animations that — in Google’s words —… Read MoreSwarm Now Lets You Message Friends Of Friends
Jun 04, 7:08PM
Swarm has just released an update that brings with it the ability message friends of friends. This means that whenever you come across a user in the app with whom you have a mutual friend, you’ll be able to send them a direct message. On the receiving end, you’ll be notified that the message is from a friend of a friend and be given the option to accept the message or block it.… Read MoreAfter Partial NSA Reform, Expanded Internet Surveillance Of Americans Emerges
Jun 04, 6:34PM
The Obama administration expanded the National Security Agency’s (NSA) warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international web traffic in pursuit of Internet hackers, the New York Times reported Thursday. According to documents the New York Times obtained from the trove dispersed to journalists by Edward Snowden, the Justice Department wrote memos approving the secret program… Read MoreYahoo Sunsets Yahoo Pipes, An IFTTT Precursor, Along With Yahoo Maps And More
Jun 04, 6:24PM
Before there were tools like IFTTT, which lets you mash up data from web services along with other content in new ways, there was Yahoo Pipes, an online (and somewhat geeky) visual interface that let you aggregate and filter web data without requiring the end user to have programming skills. But now Yahoo Pipes is being laid to rest. The service will soon close down, along with… Read MoreFacebook Lite Is A Stripped Down Android App For The Developing World
Jun 04, 6:01PM
Facebook can be painfully slow on weak network connections or prohibitively expensive on stingy data plans that are common in India, Africa, and Southeast Asia. So today, Facebook is launching a bare-bones, low-resolution version of its Android app that works well on crummy networks or outdated phones, and burns much less data than its normal smartphone apps. It will roll out today in Asia,… Read MoreMapping The Regulations Protecting Children's Privacy Online
Jun 04, 6:00PM
The Internet can seem like a place without adult supervision, but in a space where minors are a growing segment of the online audience, companies are subject to a complex landscape of laws, regulations, and codes of conduct attempting to protect young users. When combined with the speed that technology is changing, it can be near-impossible to keep up. Read More2015 15-Inch MacBook Pro With Retina Display Review
Jun 04, 5:55PM
The updated machine gets super fast flash storage, as well as the new Force Touch trackpad, an improved dedicated GPU and an extra hour of battery life. It didn’t get new processors, but in practice, it’s still a worthwhile upgrade for those who need the might and screen real estate of a larger laptop. Basics 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3L RAM… 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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