Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Mar 22 - New 'TechCrunch' feed email from feed2email.net

Hi there!
Here's the latest feed from TechCrunch.

Add feeds@feed2email.net to your contact list to make sure you receive all your emails
Make sure to visit feed2email.net to get more feeds sent to your inbox.
To find out which feeds you are subscribed to, or to get further help, just reply to this email.


Find runway fashions with these apps

Mar 22, 3:56AM

Spring is here, which means it’s time to put away those coats and get out those dresses. But is your wardrobe still in style? Fashionistas, take note. These apps will help you find the latest styles. Moda Operandi Straight from fashion week, Moda Operandi makes it easy to shop the runway on its iPhone app. The team compiles the outfits seen at the shows and makes it easy to preorder… Read More



Ed-tech startup BYJU raises $75M from Sequoia India and Sofina

Mar 22, 3:25AM

Byju BYJU, an educational app for Indian schoolkids, plans to create new learning formats and products after raising $75 million from Sequoia India and Sofina. Read More



First look at the new smaller iPad Pro

Mar 22, 1:55AM

ipadpro2016 Today was a pretty small news day for Apple. In part, because the announcements were largely iterations on existing products. But, also because the rumors about Apple’s hardware getting smaller were indeed true. The most notable downsided-device was the iPhone SE but for designers, artist, or just fans of the Apple Pencil, the new smaller iPad Pro was a happy addition to the Apple family. Read More



Face-plant into this airplane tray table pillow

Mar 22, 1:05AM

Woollip You don’t have to be a circus freak contortionist to sleep on a plane thanks to Woollip. Now you can dive face-first into an inflatable travel pillow that’s made to sit atop your tray table. Woollip just hit Kickstarter for $30 and plans to ship in July. Most travel pillows sit behind your head or around your neck. But when you’re sitting upright, that makes you more likely… Read More



The major pitfall for digital health startups

Mar 22, 1:00AM

pitfalls While 2015 was a solid year for digital health, with $4.5 billion in total venture funding, healthcare startups also made headlines for other reasons when reports emerged that much-hyped companies like blood-testing startup Theranos and brain-training app Lumosity were unable to prove the accuracy and effectiveness of their products. Read More



Spectral Edge wants to drive its infrared photo-enhancing tech into every smartphone

Mar 22, 12:01AM

Spectral Edge Smartphone cameras are so good these days it can seem almost churlish to yearn for improvements. And yet enhancements continue to shave away at imperfections as engineers turn the screw to optimize multiple aspects of image capture hardware and software. Read More



FBI says it might not need Apple's help unlocking that iPhone after all, asks to postpone hearing (UPDATE: Postponed!)

Mar 21, 11:20PM

iphone-6-03 Just one day before the government was set to meet Apple in court to determine whether Apple could be forced to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook.. the government is saying “Nevermind (for now)!” Why? Because they might’ve found their own way in. Read More



Castle is a drag-and-drop account takeover protection solution

Mar 21, 8:01PM

castle_header You probably have your credit card and other payment information keyed into at least 10 different services right now, all of which are likely based over a mobile app or website. For a long time, the effective user detection has been the preserve of large payment providers and web services — take Amazon.com or Google’s Gmail service as examples. Castle, part of Y… Read More



Almost everyone is doing the API economy wrong

Mar 21, 8:00PM

squarepeg It’s time to hold companies to a higher standard when it comes to APIs. As software “eats the world,” it seems like it’s not enough for a business to just serve its customers and hopefully make a profit, they also have to be “platforms” — and, as any developer would respond, these days you just can’t be a platform without an API. Read More



Apple, the social enterprise

Mar 21, 7:28PM

0021 Today’s Apple press conference had an unusual start. Most of the time, the company starts by releasing a few vanity numbers — iOS devices sold, apps in the App Store, iOS adoption rate, etc. But today was different. Apple spent around a third of the keynote talking about privacy, the environment, and ResearchKit and CareKit. The message is clear — Apple is the good guy. Read More



Apple's keynote diversity scorecard

Mar 21, 6:49PM

0014 Apple held a special event today, announcing the new iPhone SE, new iPad Pro, update to Apple TV, new Watch bands, ResearchKit and Carekit. Unlike its last event, where there was little diversity and a grand total of zero black people, this event prominently featured Apple Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson as the second speaker, right after Apple CEO… Read More



Here are all the gorgeous demo videos from Apple's launch event

Mar 21, 6:44PM

Apple Liam Robot Watch a robot rip apart and recycle iPhones, see the petite but powerful new iPhone SE in action, and geek out on 40 years of Apple history. Read More



A VC in Greece on operating in tumultuous times

Mar 21, 6:25PM

Screen Shot 2016-03-21 at 11.23.34 AM Georgios Kasselakis has the same concerns as most VCs: How to raise money, how to grow the money investors provide him, how to identify the most promising startups. Unlike most VCs, Kasselakis and his seed-stage firm, OpenFund, are based in Athens, Greece, a country that’s nearly bankrupt and where, even worse, more than 44,000 refugees are now trapped (a number that’s growing… Read More



Here's everything Apple announced today

Mar 21, 6:18PM

keynote Didn’t catch today’s Apple keynote? Want to get a quick rundown of everything they announced? Here’s all the big stuff, in ultra-quick bite size form. Tap that arrow over to the right to get started. Read More



Apple launches CareKit to create health apps

Mar 21, 5:58PM

apple carekit Apple announced on Monday the launch of CareKit, a new developer tool that will make it easier to build healthcare apps for iOS devices. The open-source platform will be available in April and should work similarly to ResearchKit, but will focus on patient care. With help from top medical institutions including UCSF, Johns Hopkins and Stanford School of Medicine, CareKit can help… Read More



iOS 9.3 is available for download today

Mar 21, 5:54PM

iOS 9.3 image Apple’s Greg Joswiak revealed at the company’s “Let us loop you in” event in Cupertino that iOS 9.3 would be available for download beginning today. Joswiak called the free update “one of the biggest ‘dot’ releases yet.” With iOS 9.3, users can now enable Night Shift mode to make their iOS device’s display easier on their eyes. Other… Read More



Apple unveils a smaller iPad Pro, Apple's vision of the future of computers

Mar 21, 5:47PM

0059 Apple just announced the successor to the iPad Air 2 during its press conference in Cupertino. This isn’t a new iPad Air, it’s a smaller iPad Pro. And the company is calling it the iPad Pro. It features a new display with 40 percent less reflectivity. It’s 25 percent brighter than an iPad Air 2 with a wider color gamut. At 500 nits of light, it’s the brightest iPad ever. Read More



The entry-level price for the Apple Watch is dropping to $299

Mar 21, 5:47PM

3 While the Apple Watch isn’t the focus of the company’s press event, executives did offer some updates — they showed off new bands and other accessories, and they also announced a new entry-level price of $299. Now, if you wanted to get an Apple Watch for less than Apple’s price of $349, you could already do so thanks to sales at places like Best Buy and Target.… Read More



Apple TV gets support for folders, dictation and Live Photos

Mar 21, 5:41PM

0036 Apple today announced a couple of updates for its Apple TV platform, including support for folders, dictation, Live Photos in the iCloud Photo library and Siri support in the App Store. In addition, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced there are now 5,000 apps available for the Apple TV. He singled out a few apps, including BrainPOP, GrubHub, the HBO Now app and a workout app. Maybe the most… Read More



Apple shows off new Apple Watch accessories, including a new Woven Nylon band

Mar 21, 5:37PM

0032 Apple CEO Tim Cook today unveiled a new spring lineup of Apple Watch bands as part of the company’s smartwatch announcements, which also included a price drop to $299 in an effort to make the Watch more accessible to a wider demographic. In addition to an expanded lineup of Sport and leather bands in a wider variety of colors, Apple also introduced a new Woven Nylon band and, as… Read More




If 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.
To stop all future emails from feed2email.net you can reply to this email with STOP in the subject line. Thanks