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Yahoo Unveils Its Audio-Free Video Messaging App, Livetext
Jul 29, 4:31PM
Yahoo has officially launched Livetext, an app where users chat with friends by sharing video and text — but no sound. A couple of weeks ago, we spotted the Livetext app in the Apple App Store in Hong Kong. At the time, Yahoo declined to comment, except to say that it’s “always experimenting with new product experiences.” Read MoreAnnouncing The Judges For The TC Meetup + Pitch-Off In NYC
Jul 29, 4:26PM
Dearest New Yorkers, Boy do I have a treat for you! I have a pretty strong intuition and expectation that the TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-off in NYC is going to be our best yet. Which makes sense, given that New York is the best city in the world. And that wouldn’t be possible without the presence of the coolest folks in NYC tech on our humble* stage. So without any further ado,… Read MoreSnowball Debuts A "Priority Inbox" For Your Phone's Notifications
Jul 29, 4:00PM
With a growing number of mobile applications available to download, and only a handful that see regular usage, push notifications have become one of the only ways for developers to grab users’ attention in order to get them to re-open their app and re-engage with their content. Unfortunately for app users, that means we’re often bombarded with notifications we don’t care about. Read MoreTwilio Closes $130M Series E Round Led By Fidelity And T. Rowe Price
Jul 29, 3:51PM
Twilio, the developer-centric communications platform, today announced that it has raised a $130 million Series E round led by Fidelity and T. Rowe Price. The round also includes new investors Altimeter Capital Management and Arrowpoint Partners, as well as new strategic investors Amazon.com and Salesforce Ventures. Read MoreThis Week On Bullish: Stacey Ferreira's Call For Optimism
Jul 29, 2:00PM
Welcome back to Bullish, TechCrunch’s newest show that may or may not be a ruse to force me into a tie every week. This time ’round we invited Stacey Ferreira to drop by HQ to dish on her new book, 2 Billion Under 20, which argues against the idea that the kids these days are useless layabouts. A compendium of stories about younglings in action, Ferreira’s tome is essentially… Read MoreVector Plans Developer Platform For Its 'Affordable Luxury' Smart Watch
Jul 29, 1:25PM
Back in March the Vector — a smart watch with an e-ink LCD screen — made its debut in a number of reviews in the tech press. Of note was the unusual 30 day battery life and a smartphone control app which worked across iOS, Android and Windows phones. What wasn’t elucidated in detail at the time was that the startup not only planned to release an API to developers, allowing… Read MoreGoogle Translate's App Now Instantly Translates Printed Text In 27 Languages
Jul 29, 1:00PM
One of the most intense experiences you’ll ever have is visiting a country that speaks a language different than yours. There’s a host of tools you can use, but Google’s Translate product has leapfrogged just about everything out there over the years. Its most handy, and impressive, tool is the six-month-old instant translation feature, using the goodies from the acquired… Read MoreSubway Teams Up With PayPal On Mobile Payments
Jul 29, 1:00PM
Ordering your food or beverages by smartphone and then paying for it via an app is quickly becoming the new normal. Starbucks already allows for this across thousands of its stores in the U.S. Meanwhile, Burger King and Firehouse Subs announced integrations with MasterCard’s MasterPass digital payment solution just this week, and Taco Bell’s own mobile ordering solution is… Read MoreA Brief History Of Spotify
Jul 29, 12:56PM
With over 75 million users, it’s hard to remember a time without Spotify. But there was. A time when we were all mulling the aisles of Target for new CDs. A time in our lives where we all became thieves on Napster. A time when iTunes forced us to buy songs for $2/piece. And then came Spotify. Read MoreVR Chat Room Altspace Raises $10.3M To Sell Virtual Events
Jul 29, 11:31AM
Pay-Per-Virtual Reality could become a…thing thanks to Altspace. The VR chat room and communication platform just raised a $10.3 million Series A to give us a digital place where we can hang out. But with this funding that brings Altspace to $15.7 million total comes a need to devise a business plan. While Altspace is focused on growth now, its co-founder and CEO Eric Romo tells it… Read MoreOccipital Raises $13M Series B For Its Computer Vision Platform
Jul 29, 11:30AM
Occipital made its first splash years ago with the RedLaser barcode scanning app and 360 Panorama app. Since then, however, it has moved into the 3D scanning and computer vision space and the company today announced that it has raised a $13 million Series B round from Intel Capital, Shea Ventures, Grishin Robotics and previous investor Foundry Group. This new funding round brings… Read MoreNintendo Ekes Out $9M Profit As Wii U Sales Cross 10M To Date
Jul 29, 11:23AM
It’s earnings day at Nintendo, and the Japanese company surprised watchers by eking out a unexpected, and albeit meagre, $8.9 million profit for its most recent quarter of business. Read MoreSmart Spreadsheet Service Blockspring Raises $3.4 Million
Jul 29, 11:00AM
Blockspring, a service that connects to spreadsheets like Excel and Google Spreadsheets to easier import data, said it has raised $3.4 million. Instead of having to write specific code to import and sort data in a spreadsheet, Blockspring has several connections to services like Bing Search that will automatically populate spreadsheets with data. The company plans to release several… Read MoreLittle, A Hyperlocal Deals Service For India, Launches With $50M In Funding
Jul 29, 10:07AM
A collection of India’s top entrepreneurs are pooling their resources to a launch a new marketplace that connects consumers with physical retailers via their smartphone. Read MoreRakuten Opens New Research Centers In Boston And Singapore
Jul 29, 10:01AM
Rakuten, Japan’s largest e-commerce company, has opened two new branches of its research center in Boston and Singapore. Called the Rakuten Institute of Technology, the organization already has branches in New York, Tokyo, and Paris that not only support the company’s research and development, but also its efforts at worldwide expansion. Read MoreAlibaba Plows $1B Into Aliyun, Its Cloud Computing Unit
Jul 29, 8:07AM
Alibaba Group announced today that it will invest a further $1 billion into Aliyun, its cloud computing unit. The capital will be used to expand Aliyun, which currently has data centers in China, Hong Kong, and Silicon Valley, into other international markets. Read MoreInterview: Duane Jackson Talks Prison Life To Startup Life, And His Multimillion Pound Exit
Jul 29, 8:00AM
Listen to KashFlow founder Duane Jackson discuss his conviction for drug trafficking, the transition from prison life to startup life, why he shunned VC money, and his company’s eventual and successful exit nearly 4,000 days after he left prison. Read MoreLG Posts Slim $206M Profit In Q2 2015 As Smartphone Shipments Slip To 14.1M
Jul 29, 7:31AM
Korea’s LG shipped a (then) record 14.5 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2014, but now, a year later, it’s a different story. The firm just revealed its Q2 2015 financials and, while not as disastrous as HTC’s, the company itself describes them as “modest.” Read MoreLending Platform China Rapid Finance Raises $35M Series C At A $1B Valuation
Jul 29, 7:12AM
China Rapid Finance, which claims to be the country’s largest online consumer lending marketplace, has closed a $35 million Series C round led by Broadline Capital. The round pegs the company’s pre-money valuation of $1 billion. China Rapid Finance is reportedly gearing up for an initial public offering in the U.S. Read MoreGolden Gate Ventures Unwraps $50M Fund For Southeast Asia
Jul 29, 4:53AM
Founders, assemble! There’s a new fund from a familiar face in Southeast Asia. Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures just announced its second, $50 million fund to support startups in the region and international companies looking to move there. 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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