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Windows 10 Picks Up Global Market Share Following Debut, Finds Quick Adoption By Gamers
Sep 02, 6:06PM
Windows 10 has completed a full month in the market following its formal release, meaning that we have new data to parse regarding its in-market performance. There are several figures to consider: Adoption by gamers, a power-user subset; usage share, as measured by StatCounter; and market share from NetMarketShare. Read More
Google Classroom Launches Chrome Extension So Teachers Can Instantly Share Links With The Entire Class
Sep 02, 6:00PM
Google calls Classroom a “mission control for teachers,” allowing them to access all of Google Apps for Education within one central place. Teachers can use the product to chat with students, help students with their work and keep track of the daily goings on in the classroom. Today, the product is introducing something really nifty that will allow a teacher to share a link with… Read More
Google Docs Gets Voice Typing, Templates, Smart Sheets And More
Sep 02, 6:00PM
“Get ’em while they’re young” is a battle cry for every company. The younger your users are, the more you can evolve with them over time and keep them locked into using your products. When I was in school (old person voice), Apple had a huge presence by doing educational partnerships which was ridiculously smart for branding. The hope was that kids would go home and beg… Read More
Bubl's Spherical Video Camera Gets Samsung Backing
Sep 02, 5:26PM
Canadian startup Bubl, maker of a 360-degree camera for capturing spherical panoramas, has closed a $3.5 million (CDN$4.6 million) seed round, led by Samsung Ventures and J-Tech Capital, with other unnamed investors also participating in the round. Read More
Mayfield Fund's Navin Chaddha On The Road From Entrepreneur To Investor
Sep 02, 5:12PM
Many folks in the tech industry dream of making the jump from entrepreneur to investor, but few actually succeed in taking the leap. Navin Chaddha is one of those lucky few and in this podcast discussion, hear him talk about his history as an entrepreneur, his thoughts on the tech industry today and where it’s going in the future. Read More
A Look At Open Bionics 3D Printed Robotic Hands For Amputees
Sep 02, 5:05PM
Open Bionics, a startup out of the U.K that makes bionic hands, figured out how to dramatically lower the cost of prosthetics using a combination of open-sourced 3D printing software and robotic sensors. Nearly 2 million people live with the loss of a limb in the U.S., according to Amputee Coalition. The most common amputation is partial hand or arm loss. But the problem is even more… Read More
Tumblr Finally Makes "Reblogs" More Readable, Especially On Mobile Devices
Sep 02, 4:49PM
One of blogging site Tumblr’s flagship features, the reblog – meaning the reposting of another person’s content onto your own site – is getting a significant makeover starting today. The company is introducing a change as to how these reblogs appear on users’ dashboards, making them far more readable than they were previously. No longer a long list of… Read More
Microsoft Azure Cuts Some VM Prices, Brings Premium Storage Options To G-Series VMs
Sep 02, 4:43PM
Microsoft is announcing a couple of updates to its Azure cloud computing service today that, among other things, include the launch of a new variant of its performance-optimized G-type virtual machines (VMs) and price cuts for its compute-centric D-type VMs. Read More
Coinbase Expands To Singapore
Sep 02, 4:26PM
Coinbase has added Singapore to the list of countries where you can buy and sell bitcoin using their platform. This is Coinbase’s first foray into Asia and it will allow users with Singapore Dollars to buy bitcoin. “As one of the fastest-growing financial capitals in the world, Singapore represents an important market for us. To date, more than 15,000 people in Singapore have… Read More
Don't Buy Into Acer's LEGO-Like Modular Computer
Sep 02, 4:24PM
Acer just debuted this adorable computer. Called the Revo, it’s tiny and modular and cute and a waste of your money. The thought process is that owners can easily upgrade their systems with different components that snap into place. It’s a series of stackable blocks. Want more storage than the base 32GB? Throw a 500GB hard drive block on the top. How quaint. This sort of concept… Read More
Scaleway Now Provides Crazy Cheap VPS-Like Servers For $3.40 Per Month
Sep 02, 4:16PM
Online.net’s Scaleway is an interesting beast in the cloud hosting world. Instead of building a virtual cloud hosting infrastructure that competes directly with Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean and other VPS providers, the company designed its own ARM-based servers. And that’s why the company can drive the prices down so much. You can now get a BareMetal SSD server with 2GB of RAM… Read More
Pitch Your Startup In The TC Radio Pitch-Off On Sirius XM
Sep 02, 4:11PM
I’m often told I have a face for radio, which works out well given that TechCrunch has its own radio show on Sirius XM each week. On Tuesdays, John Biggs and I head to midtown to host TechCrunch Radio on Sirius XM Insight 121, which includes the patented TC Radio Pitch-Off. Five companies get exactly sixty seconds to pitch their wares to a panel of judges, followed by a short Q&A.… Read More
The Green Rush: Finding Tech Business Opportunities Within The Cannabis Sector
Sep 02, 4:00PM
Cannabis, marijuana, pot, weed, ganja, Mary Jane, doobage. Whatever you call it, it has taken center stage in the world of investment. It’s getting the 15 minutes of fame it rightfully deserves, and it’s getting it right now. Traditionally, whenever anyone mentioned the words “cannabis” and “entrepreneur” together in one sentence, it meant one thing: drug… Read More
Kash Now Offers Faster And Cheaper Alternative To Old Payment Networks
Sep 02, 4:00PM
Payments, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Kash whose multi-year mission is to “clear financial transactions instantly (like cards) and have much lower fees and fraud rates (like ACH.)” Her captain, Kaz Nejatian, wants to reduce transaction costs – for retail payments, primarily – to nearly zero. In short, Kash wants to boldly go where lots of… Read More
Google's Street View Trekker Makes A Return Trip To The Galapagos Islands
Sep 02, 3:57PM
Google’s Street View cameras recently made a return trip to the Galapagos to catch up with the local population of giant tortoises. The company first launched Street View imagery of the islands back in 2013, when it partnered with the Charles Darwin Foundation and Galápagos National Park to produce the first set of images. Last year, the company sponsored a similar trip to collect… Read More
Hulu Launches Ad-Free Subscription Tier For $12 Per Month
Sep 02, 3:28PM
Streaming service Hulu just announced a new subscription tier to remove advertisements. As a reminder, a standard Hulu subscription costs $7.99 per month. The new commercial-free option costs $11.99 per month. It removes all the advertisements, with some notable exceptions. Read More
Tanium Gets Another $120M To Unpick The Cybersecurity Patchwork
Sep 02, 3:20PM
Enterprise security and system management firm Tanium has announced another big tranche of funding, taking in $120 million, led by TPG and Institutional Venture Partners, with existing investor Andreessen Horowitz also participating. Read More
CBS To Live Stream Select Regular Season NFL Games, Including For The First Time, The Thanksgiving Day Game
Sep 02, 3:18PM
Catering to a TV-viewing audience that increasingly watches on a variety of connected devices, including mobile phones and tablets, CBS has announced plans to live-stream coverage of two regular-season NFL games for the first time. In addition, the network will also live-stream four playoff games and Super Bowl 50 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The streaming coverage… Read More
Haiku Is A Nifty Bike Assistant That Lets You Keep Your Phone In Your Pocket
Sep 02, 2:42PM
Chances are you haven’t found the perfect solution to get directions while riding your bike. Meet Haiku, a tiny little bike computer that wants to solve that by being a sort of smartwatch for your bike. The French startup is launching a Kickstarter campaign today — you can get a Haiku for $70 right now (€60). Read More
Facebook, Google, Apple Dominate Top Apps Of All Time Lists; Candy Crush And Clash Of Clans Are Top Games
Sep 02, 2:31PM
A new report from app store analytics firm App Annie this morning offers insight into the most popular – and profitable! – iOS applications of all time. Not surprisingly, the most downloaded app to date is Facebook, which also places elsewhere in the top 10 list thanks to its other mobile properties like Facebook Messenger (#2), Instagram (#4) and WhatsApp Messenger (#6).… Read More
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