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Is Smartphone Innovation All Tapped Out?
Feb 23, 1:54AM
A panel session probing the perennial heads or tails of mobile device commoditization vs mobile device innovation here at MWC 2016 earlier today heard an interesting range of views. Speakers ran the gamut of mobile makers big and small (Samsung, Motorola/Lenovo and Wileyfox), through to chipset maker Qualcomm, alternative open Android flavor Cyanogen, and mobile operator Telefonica. Read More"Space Music" Heard On The Far Side Of The Moon And The Science Behind It
Feb 23, 12:49AM
Cernan: Boy, that sure is weird music. Young: We’re going to have to find out about that. Nobody will believe us. -Apollo 10 transcript This weekend, the Science Channel released the preview for their newest episode of NASA’s Unexplained Files that told the story of Apollo astronauts who heard weird sounds during their trip around the moon. The “space music”… Read More'A Small Number' Of Rift Pre-Orders Were Just Canceled By Oculus
Feb 23, 12:12AM
With the first orders of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset slated to arrive in just over a month, a number of those with pre-orders awoke this morning to the disturbing discovery that their orders had been abruptly canceled. Many of the reported instances seem to point to the fact that buyers were aiming to have the product shipped to unsupported countries or were otherwise… Read More"Tough Sledding" For New And "Marginal" Funds In 2016, Says LP
Feb 23, 12:03AM
Most institutional investors are notoriously circumspect. Chris Douvos is not like most institutional investors. In fact, Douvos, a managing director with Venture Investment Associates — a fund of funds group that commits capital to venture capital, growth capital, and private equity groups — is very opinionated, comparatively. It’s a refreshing quality, particularly when… Read MoreThree Things The Tech Industry Has Right And The Medical Industry Has Wrong
Feb 23, 12:00AM
It seems like there’s no shortage of online apps and services to make life and business easier. You can stream movies in your own home, pay parking tickets with the tap of a finger and plan a world adventure from the comfort of your couch. But when it comes to healthcare, you’re living in the past. Read MoreMark Suster On Falling Valuations And LA's Tech Scene
Feb 22, 11:03PM
TechCrunch sat down with Mark Suster, managing partner at Upfront Ventures. One of the most active investors in Los Angeles, Suster spoke of how local startups are able to draw upon the city’s creative talent to bring content, commerce and communication platforms to the next level. He also commented on falling tech valuations. “By any definition we’ve been in a funding… Read MoreEvery Angle Of The New Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge
Feb 22, 10:05PM
Samsung aimed to gather the best features of Galaxies past for their S7 line. That included features missing from the S6 like water resistance and a microSD slot, but the company also took the improved design from the S6 line and made it even better. Check out the photos above to see every angle of the sleek new hardware and look here for a run-down of everything that’s new.… Read MoreFitbit Plummets 16% In After-Hours Trading
Feb 22, 9:39PM
Fitness gadget-maker Fitbit tumbled 16% in after-hours trading, with investors disappointed by the company’s guidance for the current quarter. Fitbit is forecasting $420 million to $440 million in revenue for the current quarter and adjusted earnings per share is expected to be between zero and two cents. Yet San Francisco-based Fitbit announced significantly better-than-expected… Read MoreUber Says Kalamazoo Driver Had 4.73 Rating, Completed Over 100 Rides
Feb 22, 9:32PM
Uber just hosted a conference call regarding Uber driver Jason Dalton, who is suspected in the killing of six people in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Saturday night. That night, Dalton allegedly picked up Uber passengers in between shootings. The call, which includes Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan, and Ed Davis and Margaret Richardson of Uber’s safety advisory board, has touched… Read MoreThe TC Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Coming To BK, So You Can Have It Your Way!
Feb 22, 9:29PM
Boy, am I excited! The TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-off is coming to the greatest place in the world: Brooklyn, New York. I live in Brooklyn, and travel all over the country to visit cities with awesome startups. Now, I’m happy to announce that you guys are finally coming to me. The Brooklyn TC Meetup will go down on March 3 at 6pm ET at Output, a pretty happening bar with a cool… Read MoreVirtual Reality In The Enterprise
Feb 22, 8:00PM
This year is already shaping up to be the year virtual reality (VR) goes mainstream. In January, Oculus Rift stole the spotlight at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by (finally) announcing a $599 price and late Q1 ship date. HTC and Sony have also confirmed launch dates for their headsets in the first half of 2016, and Google announced they are staffing up their executive team… Read MoreFacebook "Birthday Cam" Encourages Videos, Not Robotic Wall Posts
Feb 22, 8:00PM
Birthdays on Facebook have become a dystopian chore. Typing “HBD” or just “Happy Birthday!” on a friend’s profile is basically the least human way to interact with them. So Facebook is pushing people to record more intimate greetings with its new Birthday Cam feature launching today on iOS. Read MoreAmazon Brings X-Ray To Web Video
Feb 22, 7:54PM
Amazon’s X-Ray for Movies and TV Shows – the feature that brings additional content, like actor bios and other background information – is now available on Amazon Video and Prime Video on the web. HTML5 was actually one of the few major platforms Amazon had yet to address with this version of X-Ray, as support is already available on iOS and Android and other Amazon… Read MoreMobile World Congress 2016
Feb 22, 7:07PM
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Skype Kills Its Standalone Video Messaging App Qik
Feb 22, 7:00PM
Skype Qik, Microsoft’s attempt at spinning off video messaging into a simplified mobile application, is shutting down. The app was first introduced in fall 2014 to serve a different audience than the larger, more fully-featured, Skype application. Instead of offering real-time chat, screen sharing and audio and video calling, Qik was designed only for asynchronous video messaging. The… Read MoreThis Little Bluetooth Sensor Shouts The Second Anyone Tries To Move Your Stuff
Feb 22, 6:48PM
Uh oh. You’re three cups of coffee into a busy work day, and you’re starting to get the ol’ caffeine rumble gut. But you don’t want to give up your prime table at the coffee shop. “Hey, can you watch my stuff?” you say to the nearest complete stranger. This box watches your stuff for you. If it moves ever so slightly, it can fire off a siren or send a… Read MoreFluid Browser For Mac Is A Multitasker's Dream
Feb 22, 6:32PM
One of the better features to emerge in iOS 9 is support for picture-in-picture mode on the iPad. But when you’re trying to surf the web while watching Netflix on your Mac, it’s not as easy to do – you often end up moving separate windows around on the screen, or switching back and forth between the playing video and other browser tabs. A new floating browser app for Mac… Read MoreAt MWC, Facebook's Zuckerberg Talks Free Basics, Lasers and Encryption
Feb 22, 6:24PM
Facebook had a high-profile setback when its Free Basics mobile connectivity program got blocked in India earlier this month over net neutrality issues, but its CEO Mark Zuckerberg is adamant — even upbeat — about the social network continuing to look for other ways to provide services to more users anyway, including laser transmissions from light aircraft and some 10,000… Read MoreBonsai Wants To Be The Freelancer's Best Friend
Feb 22, 6:20PM
Bonsai, part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch, has created a tool designed to guide freelancers through contract creation and invoicing. The two-person company bills itself as a system that takes care of contract creation, invoicing and payment processing for white-collar freelancers, or anyone who does contract work from behind a computer. While the digital economy has made… Read MoreSnapchat Now Lets Everyone Pay To Design Geofilters
Feb 22, 5:00PM
Snapchat is introducing yet another revenue stream today in the form of on-demand geo-filters. As it stands now, Snapchat already has two types of geofilters. Community Geofilters can not include logos or marketing and can be submitted for free. For example, where I live in Brooklyn, there are options for Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Brooklyn. The other type of geofilter is a Sponsored… 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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