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Windows 10 Picks Up Global Market Share Following Debut, Finds Quick Adoption By Gamers

Sep 02, 6:06PM

windows 10 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

ShareToClassroomChromeExtension-06 (1) 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

IMG_5218 “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

Bublcam 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

6256892056_3a7fe5ac26_b 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 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

tumblr-iphone 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

azure_azure 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

Brian Armstrong (Coinbase),-1 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

acerblocks 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

OnlineLabs-C1-business-card 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

techcrunch-radio1 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

marijuana buds on US currency 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

Screen Shot 2015-09-01 at 10.33.19 PM 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

IMG_9250 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

hulu-ipad 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

Tanium 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

Aug 15, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; General view of golden NFL shield logo in the end zone to commemorate Super Bowl 50 during the preseason NFL game between San Francisco 49ers and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports 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

Haiku 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

apps-ios7 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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