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In A Rare Move, Apple Discounts The Apple Watch With New iPhone Purchases (In Some Stores)
Oct 30, 9:20PM
Outside of the deals they give students and the occasional Black Friday hook up, Apple… isn’t exactly known for throwing around discounts. So here’s a wild one: Apple is experimenting with giving people $50 discounts on Apple Watches if they buy one at the same time as a new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus. MacRumors has the scoop, but here’s what you need to know They’re… Read More
This Guy Turned The Front Of His House Into A Massive Video Game For Halloween
Oct 30, 8:39PM
Most kids love Halloween. Most kids also love video games. Put the two together, and you’re going to be the king of your neighborhood (if only for a night). That’s exactly what Rich Fiore did, turning the side of his house into an interactive, Haunted House-themed shooter. Read More
Gillmor Gang LIVE 10.30.15
Oct 30, 8:09PM
Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Kevin MArks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session at 1pmPT today. Gillmor Gang LIVE chatroom powered by ChatCenter Gillmor Gang on Facebook HERE Our sister show, G3, on Facebook HERE Archives of all G3 shows Read More
Google, Facebook, Yahoo And Verizon (And Comcast, AT&T And Twitter) Have Chosen Their New Battleground
Oct 30, 8:00PM
There’s a coming scrum that will involve all the major Internet giants, and the stakes are just being set now. It’s a fight for video footprint; specifically for off-network video distribution and monetization. And it has heated up significantly over the past year, driven by a handful of expensive acquisitions and internal build-outs. Read More
The Financial Times Partners With Google To Guide Readers Through Europe's "Hidden Cities"
Oct 30, 7:00PM
Here’s a fun example of how news publishers can take advantage of technology — the Financial Times just launched a collaboration with Google called Hidden Cities. Brussels is the first city to get the spotlight, with the FT highlighting the city’s “best-kept secrets,” with recommendations for bars, restaurants and other cultural attractions from its correspondents. Read More
Amazon To Exit Daily Deals With Closure Of Amazon Local
Oct 30, 6:58PM
Amazon is exiting the daily deals space. According to a message now being displayed on the Amazon Local homepage, the company’s deals platform is closing up shop on December 18, 2015. At that point, Amazon will stop selling deals via the website and in the Amazon Local mobile app. Customers who have already bought deals, however, will still be able to use them, the company notes. Read More
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: GoPro, Sonos, And Flosstime
Oct 30, 6:37PM
Another work week has come and gone, and today marks the beginning of a fresh weekend. And what better way to start it than with a listen to the old TechCrunch Gadgets podcast. We’re discussing GoPro’s disappointing earnings, the new Sonos Play:5 speaker, and the Flosstime smart floss dispenser. This weeks episode of the TC Gadgets Podcast features John Biggs, Matt Burns, and… Read More
Legion Analytics Offers A Pandora-Style Interface For Finding Sales Leads
Oct 30, 4:56PM
The founders of Legion Analytics say they’re offering a better way for salespeople to find new customers. The startup is part of Y Combinator’s new fellowship system, an eight-week program for “very, very early” stage companies who receive a $12,000 grant and fly in for office hours and mentorship. Read More
Sacca To Shark Tank: "I Will Not And Cannot Do It If I Have To Wear A Suit"
Oct 30, 4:53PM
If you’re not familiar with Shark Tank, it’s ABC’s show that drops companies in front of investors from all walks of life, including the very loud Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks. It’s oddly become a family favorite for a lot of people I know, mostly because they get to shout at the TV and make predictions on whether someone will invest or not, or talk about… Read More
Forget Self-Destructing Messages, Buzz's New App Offers Self-Destructing Connections
Oct 30, 4:52PM
Today, there are a variety of apps to choose from if you just want to privately chat with friends or even place phone calls without having to give out your real phone number – for example, Google Voice, Burner, kik, Viber, Whatsapp and others are popular choices. But these apps aren’t fully private. Users still have to provide a phone number or email when creating an account, or,… Read More
13 TechCrunch Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week
Oct 30, 4:50PM
This week, we watched an NBA game in virtual reality, a number of tech companies reported earnings, and we went hands-on with the OnePlus X Android phone. These are our best stories. Read More
The Bitcoin Rally Is Real
Oct 30, 4:45PM
Strap in, friends, bitcoin is back. After spending most of the year in something approaching the doldrums, the cryptocurrency is enjoying a strong price rally, pushing it to its highest value of 2015. Of course, trading for around $320 per coin is still a mere fraction of its former heights. But at the same time, if you picked up some bitcoin when it dipped below $200 earlier this year, the… Read More
The Apple TV Is Now Available In Stores
Oct 30, 3:43PM
The Apple TV, complete with a brand new remote and its own app ecosystem, is today available in retail stores. You can pick up the $149 set top box at your local Apple Store, and 9to5mac reports that Best Buy and Target are carrying the device, as well. If you’re ahead of the game, you likely already pre-ordered an Apple TV went they went on sale online last week. Read More
Talk With Your Colleagues Anonymously, With Blind
Oct 30, 3:34PM
Tired of being monitored by your company while wanting to dish with colleagues about said company? Or maybe you’re curious about what people with similar work experience are making at other companies? Blind, a two-year-old app founded in South Korea and newly available in the U.S., may be just the thing for you. Its big idea: bringing anonymity to the workplace so you can… Read More
Online Holiday Sales To Hit Record $83 Billion, Mobile To Drive Majority Of Visits For First Time
Oct 30, 3:08PM
Some big-name brick-and-mortar retailers have made the decision to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day, but that decision – nor all those Facebook pledges to not shop on the holiday – will make much of an impact on this year’s holiday season sales. It could be that consumers will just be shopping online, not in-store, as it turns out. According to recent forecasts, e-commerce… Read More
What's Really Killing Digital Health Startups
Oct 30, 3:00PM
In 2004 I started the first VoIP-based SaaS company for the call center market. Based on the moderate success we achieved, I thought making a play in the healthcare industry would be a cakewalk. I was wrong. Stupidly, ignorantly wrong. Read More
As SEC Votes On Title III Crowdfunding Regulations, Investment Platforms Are Divided On Impact
Oct 30, 3:00PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission is about to vote on Title III Crowdfunding regulations, designed to open up investments in private companies to all investors — rather than just the accredited investors (mostly high net worth individuals) who are legally allowed to invest now. Many crowdfunding platforms, like Crowdfunder.com, CrowdfundX, and SeedInvest see this as a massive… Read More
Amazon Prime Music Adds Support For Android Wear, Offline Playback From SD Cards
Oct 30, 2:01PM
Amazon today rolled out a small, but useful benefit for Amazon Prime members who use the company’s Prime Music streaming service. Though the service already offered the ability to download songs for offline playback, it’s finally addressing one of users’ top requests: you can now download songs directly to your phone’s SD card, in order to free up internal storage… Read More
The Joy Of Watching Paint Dry On Twitch
Oct 30, 12:10PM
Bob Ross is taking over Twitch. There are currently more people watching Bob Ross paint a covered bridge than there are viewers of Dota 2 or Hearthstone. Twitch’s Creative channel has about 45,000 viewers, with the vast majority enjoying the calming brush strokes of Bob Ross. Twitch launched its new Creative channel two days back. As it notes in a blog post, creatives have used Twitch… Read More
HTC Will Stop Providing Earnings Guidance Following $139M Loss
Oct 30, 11:26AM
HTC’s latest financial results are out, and the struggling Taiwanese company is still struggling after posting a net loss of NT$4.5 billion ($139 million) on revenue of NT$21.4 billion ($660 million) for Q3 2015. Read More
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