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Samsung Pay just launched in China, but already faces fierce competition
Mar 29, 4:47AM
Samsung Pay is now available in China, about six weeks after competitor Apple Pay launched there. Read MoreHomebrew's Satya Patel on his firm's investment thesis and how startups should approach investors
Mar 29, 4:30AM
We constantly hear there are more seed and early stage funds now than ever before and more angels willing to give money to young companies looking to make it big. Until recently this explosion in the early stage funding environment really was a concern. Still, some firms, and their partners, are managing to do it well. Satya Patel at Homebrew is a perfect example. Read MoreOculus Rift is amazing, but you probably shouldn't buy one
Mar 29, 3:15AM
The Oculus Rift has been a long time coming. After delays upon delays, customers finally started receiving their Rift consumer units today, and Oculus will continue working to fulfill pre-orders of their virtual reality headset which is currently back-ordered until July. I’ve spent what is likely an unhealthy amount of time strapped into the Rift experiencing its brand of VR and… Read MoreA new accelerator report suggests that independent work is most effective
Mar 29, 1:06AM
Today, a $2.3 million private-public partnership called the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI) is releasing its first major report, in collaboration with Village Capital, a seed-stage accelerator that operates development programs for early-stage entrepreneurs around the world. Led by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), the goal of GALI is to determine how… Read MoreRevisiting Brian Eno's 'The Studio as a Compositional Tool'
Mar 29, 12:00AM
In 1979, Brian Eno gave a lecture at the inaugural New Music America Festival in New York on a very Brian Eno-ish topic. Titled “The Recording Studio as a Compositional Tool,” it is most definitely worth a listen or a read. In the lecture, Eno discusses the ever-evolving relationship music has with technology, beginning with the invention of audio recording. Read MoreShootlr lets you take a 'someone-elsie'
Mar 28, 11:14PM
What do you call it when you have an app that lets your friends take a photo of you, using your own phone? It’s not a selfie… It’s not a portrait… Let’s call it a someone elsie. Shootlr today launched an iOS and Android app that is attempting to take this brave new frontier of photography to the masses: It enables you to compel your friends to take a selfie for… Read MoreJustice Department drops lawsuit against Apple as FBI has now unlocked Farook's iPhone
Mar 28, 10:02PM
The FBI has unlocked Farook’s iPhone 5c involved in the San Bernardino shooting using an alternative method that didn’t involve Apple. Given this new development, the Department of Justice is dropping the case. The government has been evasive about this alternative method, but it looks like it worked. The filing is very succinct. “The government has now successfully accessed… Read MoreWatch us unbox and poke around the Oculus Rift for the first time
Mar 28, 9:57PM
After years of build up and pre-release developer kits, the first deliveries of the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset started arriving this morning. Join us as we take our first steps into this crazy new future we’re in, won’t you? Read MoreTurning your idea into a funded company
Mar 28, 8:00PM
The cost of entry to the startup world has decreased dramatically in the last decade. We’re now at the point where the tools that were once only available to enterprise users have made their way into the hands of everyday users. Access to bleeding-edge innovation is no longer limited to an elite few. This transformation has been called the consumerization, or democratization, of tech. Read MorePay celebs to text or video message you with TipTalk
Mar 28, 7:36PM
It has never been worth it for celebrities to respond to their endless digital fan mail — until now. TipTalk lets them set a price for a private text, photo or video response. The idea is that in their downtime, they could forge deeper relationships with their audience while earning enough to warrant at least a few seconds of their attention. Considering how the public comment reels… Read MoreInstagrammers really want you to turn on notifications to avoid death by algorithm
Mar 28, 5:25PM
Instagram today is an endless sea of meaningless posts asking you to turn on post notifications for each account you follow. Brands and professional Instagrammers are worried that they are going to disappear from your Instagram feed once the company turns on its algorithmic feed. We’ve been there before. When Vine or YouTube switched to an algorithmic feed, brands, YouTubers and Viners… Read MoreLive streaming app Periscope touts 200 million broadcasts in its first year
Mar 28, 5:24PM
Live is having a moment. A key player in the shift to mobile live streaming, the Twitter-owned service Periscope this weekend celebrated its first year online. The company also revealed a few metrics indicating how quickly it had grown in the time since its March 2015 debut, noting that its users had created more than 200 million broadcasts on its network. In addition, it said that more than… Read More5 hard questions facing Oculus Rift
Mar 28, 4:59PM
Today, the future became the present with the launch of Oculus Rift. The reviews are in, but uncertainty hangs overhead with HTC and PlayStation’s VR headsets still on the way. Here are the tough questions that will determine what you should buy, the distribution of power between the platforms and VR’s effect on our lives. Should people buy Oculus Rift consumer v1, or wait… Read MoreWindows users finally have a good BitTorrent client
Mar 28, 4:03PM
Popular OS X and Linux BitTorrent client Transmission is coming to Windows. It’s not quite ready for prime time — gHacks spotted the first Windows build on the official repository — but it’s already better than any other Windows BitTorrent client out there. Read MoreKuvée raises $6 million for smart wine bottles
Mar 28, 3:55PM
Because everything is “smart” these days, wine bottles are getting an Internet connection, too. Meet Kuvée, a refillable case that keeps wine fresh for up to 30 days. Announcing $6 million in funding from General Catalyst, Founder Collective and others, Kuvée aims to impress your dinner guests with a built-in touchscreen that tells you the history of the wine and also suggests… Read MoreKanye West releases a track from new album to Apple Music & others, after promising a Tidal exclusive
Mar 28, 3:51PM
Remember the chaos surrounding Kanye West’s release of his new album, “The Life of Pablo” last month? The artist had originally said his album would be a Tidal exclusive, which drove fans to download the streaming music app in such great numbers that it ended up at the top of the U.S. App Store. Now, it appears West has changed his mind. He’s made one of the new songs… Read MoreTru Optik aims to improve ad measurement for Internet-connected TVs
Mar 28, 3:23PM
Andre Swanston, CEO of Tru Optik, argued that there’s been one big obstacle to advertising on Internet-connected TVs — measurement. Naturally, Swanston is pitching Tru Optik’s technology as the solution. The company started out by measuring how video content gets shared through peer-to-peer file sharing, but has since expanded into a broader measurement solution, with… Read MoreVimeo's new Roku app lets you buy movies and shows right from your TV
Mar 28, 3:21PM
Video network Vimeo has taken another step forward today with its efforts to better promote its original content – meaning those movies and programs available for rent or purchase on its network. Today, the company is making it possible for viewers to rent or buy films and series directly from their TV sets for the first time. This is feature is arriving through an updated Roku… Read MoreTumblr brings back Replies, revamps Notes to encourage more conversations on its service
Mar 28, 2:59PM
Yahoo-owned blogging platform Tumblr this morning announced two changes to its service designed to encourage more conversations and increase engagement around posts and other content. The company is bringing back its Replies feature, removed several months ago, and it’s rolling out an updated Notes design that makes it easier for the community to follow the commentary around a post.… Read MoreThe downfall of the walled garden: Here's why iAd failed
Mar 28, 2:00PM
Apple is the world’s most valuable company — no other company even comes close. That shouldn’t be surprising, as the Silicon Valley-based company has created an unparalleled hardware culture that more resembles a lifestyle than a brand. Apple is potentially worth more than a trillion dollars, and has a staggering $155 billion “war chest” stashed for a rainy day… 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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