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Google Brings Interactive Watch Faces And Built-In Google Translate Support To Android Wear

Aug 20, 5:11PM

interactive-watch-faces Android Wear’s watch faces are getting a bit more interesting today. Developers were always able to display a lot of information on their watch faces, but users couldn’t interact with them. Starting today, however, you’ll be able to install interactive watch faces that allow you to pull up more information and launch apps with a tap right from the watch face (and… Read More



Google Photos Introduces "Rediscover This Day" To Help You Reminisce

Aug 20, 5:00PM

3383434497_33873e8be3_b Without a doubt, Google Photos wants to be home to all of your photos. Whether you have a thumb drive, CD, DVD or undeveloped film laying around, the team wants you to consider uploading them to the service. Why? Because that’s when they can make the “magic” happen. Right now, Google Photos will wade through all of your treasured visuals and turn them into animations and… Read More



What We Need To Know About On-Demand Work Platforms Before Regulating Them

Aug 20, 5:00PM

tasks As we fast approach the 2016 election cycle, the future of on-demand work platforms is at a crossroads, with Uber, TaskRabbit and other market leaders facing increased scrutiny and skepticism from regulators and political leaders. At the same time, these platforms inadvertently contribute to a growing anxiety among the public, who are concerned that the on-demand economy may change the future… Read More



Affirm Partners With Shopify, Will Now Let All Merchants Offer Financing Options

Aug 20, 4:59PM

shopify-apps Affirm, the lending company started by Max Levchin that offers customers payment plans for online purchases, has announced that the company’s financing options will now be available to all Shopify stores. While Affirm’s financing options have already been available to select Shopify stores (including Boosted Boards), today’s launch rolls out the feature to all merchants on… Read More



Jolla Opens Up More Sailfish Tablet Pre-Orders

Aug 20, 4:35PM

jolla-tablet Finnish mobile maker Jolla has opened up additional pre-orders for its forthcoming Sailfish tablet. It said today that a “limited” batch of additional slates is now available to pre-order via its online shop — costing €267 for the 32GB version, or €299 for the 64GB model. (Prices vary by country, depending on VAT.) Read More



Voice-Focused Dating App Revealr Acquired By Smooch-Owner Venntro Media Group

Aug 20, 4:08PM

Revealr Voice-focused dating app Revealr, which lets you record a 20 second audio clip as a calling card for prospective dates, has been acquired by Venntro Media Group, owner of multiple dating properties including Smooch.com via its acquisition of WooWise in 2012. Read More



There Are Only 2 Days Left To Save $1,000 On Disrupt SF Tickets

Aug 20, 4:00PM

Techcrunch Disrupt SF 2013. Photo by Max Morse for Techrunch. The clock is ticking. If you’ve been holding out on purchasing tickets to Disrupt SF 2015, you have just two days left to score them at the low, early-bird price of $1,995. You seriously don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to save $1,000 on tickets to the hottest show in tech. Read More



Giphy Cam Lets You Create And Share Homemade Gifs

Aug 20, 4:00PM

giphy-cam Giphy, the search engine for all things gif, has today released a new app called Giphy Cam that lets users create their own gifs to send or share on social media. “Giphy has always wanted to solve the problem of finding gifs online and making it easy to share them anywhere, which is clear from our work with messenger apps and communications platforms,” said Julie Logan, Queen… Read More



RV Rental Marketplace Outdoorsy Provides The Impermanence Millennials Seek For Summer Travel

Aug 20, 4:00PM

unnamed Add recreational vehicles to the so-called sharing economy. Outdoorsy is a startup that provides an online marketplace for motor home and trailer owners to rent out their vehicles when they’re not using them. It could be poised to tap into a market of young and upwardly mobile 20-somethings in search of new experiences. Renting a motor home isn’t anything new. Read More



Search App Vurb Adds Messaging To Become The U.S. WeChat

Aug 20, 3:56PM

WeChat dominates China with its messaging hub that lets you shop, call a taxi, and pay bills — all from one app. Now, mobile search startup Vurb wants to bring the monolithic app style to the United States with the help of Tencent, WeChat’s developer which has secretly been an investor in Vurb’s $10 million of funding. Step 1 happens today with the launch of a chat feature… Read More



Nintendo Really Wants You To Buy A 2DS For Your Kid

Aug 20, 3:07PM

nintendo2ds Nintendo just cut the Nintendo 2DS price tag to $99. And for this price, you also get Mario Kart 7. This cheap portable console can play all the 3DS games, which makes it a good console for your kids — it doesn’t cost much, and it can do a lot. Read More



Okta Customer Research Finds Office 365 Most Used Cloud Service

Aug 20, 3:00PM

Concept with man looking at apps with lock in the middle to denote security. As a cloud identity management service, Okta collects tons of data about how its customers use other cloud products. Today it released its first Okta Business @ Work Report. Among the many compelling findings was that Microsoft’s Office 365 was the favorite cloud service overall so far this year. Okta is not alone in using the data it collects to generate reports. ZenDesk puts out… Read More



Lavaboom Encrypted Email Startup Declares Bankruptcy

Aug 20, 3:00PM

lavaboom Lavaboom, a German startup that was building a zero access secure email service that focused on simplifying PGP encryption security to target a more mainstream user-base, is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy. Read More



Israeli App Security Startup Snags $2.3M Seed Round

Aug 20, 2:00PM

Many holding tablet with apps flying out against a background of zeros and ones. AppInside, a tool designed to help app developers check for security vulnerabilities, announced a $2.3 million seed round from Boston’s Accomplice today. When a company commissions an app, they are putting their brand’s reputation on the line when people download it to their tablet or smartphone, Elon Ohevya, co-founder and CEO of AppInside told TechCrunch. Mobile devices… Read More



Donde Fashion Is Bringing Smarter Search To The World Of Online Apparel

Aug 20, 1:59PM

donde Shopping online for clothes can be a real pain, especially when you’re searching for something very specific. Sure, most retailers have filters for tops, pants, dresses, etc., but most don’t get any more granular than that. Donde Fashion, a platform that currently offers items from more than 6,000 brands, is looking to change all that. Through the Donde Fashion app, users can… Read More



MixStik Is An Essential Mixology Tool To Make Great Cocktails With No Skill

Aug 20, 1:52PM

MixStik There’s nothing like a sweet, sweet cocktail during summertime. But if your bar skills aren’t up to snuff your options are fairly limited. Until now. Meet MixStik, a small connected stick that will help you make tasty cocktails from your very first try. Read More



With $100M In Funding, Carbon3D Will Make 3D Manufacturing A Reality

Aug 20, 1:20PM

carbon3d Carbon3D, a startup building 3D printers for manufacturers, has pulled in $100 million in new funding to move 3D printing out of the prototyping phase and into production. Google Ventures led the Series C round, joined by new investors Yuri Milner, Reinet Investments, and F.I.S., along with existing investors Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake Kraftwerk, and Northgate Capital. If Carbon3D’s… Read More



Twitter Expands Its Program For Ads Outside Twitter

Aug 20, 1:08PM

Twitter Audience Platform Twitter is unveiling several new features for advertisers who want their campaigns to go beyond Twitter itself. And it’s giving the program a new name, the Twitter Audience Platform. Last year, the company launched something called the Twitter Publisher Network, giving advertisers one interface for buying campaigns that ran not just on Twitter’s websites and apps, but also… Read More



The Jot 8.5 Is A Better And Brighter Boogie Board

Aug 20, 1:07PM

IMG_3224 Boogie Boards are a lot of fun and the company just released a new model. Called the Jot 8.5, the slate combines the fun of a white board with the convenience of an electronic writing screen. But then again all Boogie Boards do that. The Jot 8.5 is the brightest Boogie Board yet. The company says the screen is 50% brighter than previous models. That’s important. The Jot 8.5 is the… Read More



Mesosphere And Microsoft Bring Mesos To Windows Server

Aug 20, 1:00PM

14276323800_80f7a392e7_o Mesosphere, the company that aims to build a container-centric “operating system for the data center” based on the Apache Mesos project, is giving the first public demo of Mesos running on the preview version of Windows Server 2016 at MesosCon today. Read More




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