eBay has ambitions of becoming a destination for fashionistas, recently launching eBay Fashion, a new one-stop-shop for all things fashion on eBay’s online site. And the commerce giants also unveiled FashionVault, a site that sells designer clothes and includes Gilt Groupe-like flash sales on designer items. Today, eBay is taking fashion mobile by launching an eBay Fashion iPhone app.
On the… → Read More
The 100GB BDXL Blu-rays Sharp unveiled today are nice and all, but they’re useless with all Blu-ray recorders that are currently on the market. That’s why Sharp Japan also announced [press release in English] not one but two new Blu-ray recorders (the BD-HDW700/pictured and BD-HDW70) that will actually support the BDXL format. → Read More
Today at Apple’s headquarters, CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to address the issues surround the iPhone 4 antenna. How did he do that? With numbers.
Jobs rattled off some key numbers about how the iPhone 4 is doing overall since its launch three weeks ago. The gist? Compared to the iPhone 3GS, which Jobs noted is the most successful smartphone ever, the iPhone 4 is basically doing even better. → Read More
After starting out with a light-hearted YouTube video about “Antennagate” at the Apple press conference going on right now to address the issue (read our livenotes), CEO Steve Jobs came onstage with a mea culpa: “You know . . . we’re not perfect.”
In fact, Apple knew about the issue shortly after the first phones were shipped, and the company has been working on the problem for 22 days. “It… → Read More
Today at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to address the iPhone 4 antenna issue. First he rattled of some numbers to show how small the problem actually is. But he also acknowledged that some people are having problems — and they want everyone to be happy. So what are they doing? Free bumpers and cases (as we predicted).
Jobs says that everyone who buys an iPhone… → Read More
Sorry. I know you want to flame us, but our comment system isn’t working for a lot of people. We’re working on it, but I don’t have an ETA to pass along just yet. Got something you really need to tell us? Email tips@crunchgear.com. → Read More
Anyone remember how there were two iPhone 4 models announced at the last Stevenote? A black one and a white one, right? But we’re three weeks into the iPhone 4′s life and only the black model is available. Mr. Apple himself just stated at the end of the iPhone 4′s antenna talk that’s going to change by the end of the month. → Read More
After starting out with a light-hearted YouTube video about “Antennagate” at the Apple press conference going on right now to address the issue (read our livenotes), CEO Steve Jobs came onstage with a mea culpa: “You know . . . we’re not perfect.”
In fact, Apple knew about the issue shortly after the first phones were shipped, and the company has been working on the problem for 22 days. “It… → Read More
Today at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to address the iPhone 4 antenna issue. First he rattled of some numbers to show how small the problem actually is. But he also acknowledged that some people are having problems — and they want everyone to be happy. So what are they doing? Free bumpers and cases (as we predicted).
Jobs says that everyone who buys an iPhone… → Read More
The 2010 World Cup has come to a close, and you can bet that the team at Twitter is losing slightly less sleep than they have been over the last month. That’s because the global event drove record traffic to the service, resulting in some downtime and other quirks. But it also led to some pretty staggering stats: Twitter has just announced that The World Cup Final marked the largest period of… → Read More
Microsoft’s claim that Kinect is “hardcore gamer”-friendly is getting harder and harder to believe. The motion controller will be making a tour of the U.S. through October, visiting state fairs, theme parks, and shopping malls from New York to San Francisco. Because when you think of hardcore gamers, your mind immediately jumps to the Tennessee State Fair! → Read More
Well, at least we know Apple is regularly reading TechCrunch. They opened the press conference with this. → Read More
Hayden Allen, who looks quite a bit like Atlético Madrid’s Simão Sabrosa, is one of the first people on the planet to use Rex, the Robotic Exoskeleton. Developed in New Zealand—need I remind you that New Zealand was the only undefeated team in the World Cup—Rex can beest be described as robotic legs. Point being, Allen, whose spinal cord was injured in an accident, can now walk… → Read More
Progress in the Blu-ray world: Sharp Japan announced [press release in English] the VR-100BR1 today, the world’s first Blu-ray disc that’s compatible to the BDXL format. In other words, you’ll soon be able to store up to 100GB of data on the three-layer discs, twice as much as the capacity conventional dual discs have. → Read More
Eric Zeman at Informationweek notes that the Galaxy S line of Samsung smartphones, including the Vibrant and the Captivate suffer from the Death Grip – essentially a massive loss of signal strength when the phone is held “wrong.” The same thing happens on the Kin and any number of phones out there. The only difference is the way you hold it. → Read More
Virgin is looking to expand into the publishing market with a new magazine called “Maverick” that targets the upscale international audience with content on entrepreneurism, technology and travel. The kicker is that Maverick will be an electronic magazine only, first available on iPads and later available on iPhones and Android devices. Unlike other magazine ventures — like WIRED’s dead tree… → Read More
Deja vu, right? Yesterday a rumor surfaced stating that the MacBook Air was shrinking down to 11-inches and would contain a new CPU architecture. Today it’s the Mac Pro‘s turn at the rumor mill. We’ve got new connectivity options and more. Best of all, there isn’t one part of the rumor that seems way out of line and totally unlikely. → Read More
On behalf of everyone behind the France.fr fiasco, I’d like to attract your attention to something way better (that works) : MyLittleParis. The unique newsletters bring all of France’s best insider tidbits (deals, concerts, restaurants, oh là là, etc.) to your email inbox. Definitely makes more sense than waiting for the day when the government’s portal will be up and running.
With over… → Read More
In a bit of a last-minute surprise, Apple has called a press conference at their Cupertino headquarters. Only one thing’s for sure: it’s about the iPhone 4, and presumably about the iPhone 4′s antenna issues. So what’s going to happen: a mass recall? Probably not. Free bumper cases from everyone? Perhaps. We all have our theories, but nothing’s concrete until it comes… → Read More
Delivering news digitally in a personalized manner is a nut many a startup – as well as many established Internet companies and publishers – are desperately trying to crack.
A newly-founded Palo Alto startup called Hawthorne Labs is one of them.
Today, the company released their first application, dubbed APOLLO, for the iPad (iTunes link – screenshots and video below). Their lofty ambition is to… → Read More
Review: Pepsi Strong Shot Thanko’s USB butt cooler cushion Smart Helmet tells you if you hurt your brain Aqua Teen Hunger Force ceramic Shake cup is a major lifestyle decision Please let this be a teaser image for a 3DS Mega Man game → Read More
Engadget and InformationWeek are reporting that AndroLib, which gathers all kinds of statistics on the Android Market, pegs the number of Android applications in the store at 100,000. My question is: where are they getting that from?
It’s true that AndroLib estimates the total number of downloads has now exceeded 1 billion apps, like we reported a couple of days ago when AndroLib launched a … → Read More
In just a few hours, the world will know what exactly to make of the iPhone 4 antenna situation. Or maybe we won’t. But Apple is going to tell us something about the device. And hopefully everyone up in arms about the device can find some peace.
Until then, how about a song? → Read More
So it’s likely more than a few of you have seen the Paul Vasquez double rainbow video (if you haven’t seen it go watch it now, we’ve also embedded it below). We laughed. We cried. We laughed/cried simultaneously.
And then we thought of our own MG Siegler and how much he loves the iPhone. No one, not even Steve Jobs, loves the iPhone as much as MG does.
Video below: → Read More
Toshiba made a bit of a mistake back in early June. They ran a series of ads in Germany, England, Portugal, Italy, and Spain, promising that if someone bought a Toshiba product before the end of the World Cup, and your team won it, Toshiba would refund your purchase. Sounds like a great deal, right? Well.. you’ve got to read that fine print. Turns out that Toshiba is rather particular about… → Read More
Apparently changing the look of the Xbox 360 was the thing to do for Microsoft; they saw a huge jump in sales or the month of June, surpassing even the Wii by about 30,000 units. → Read More
The Golden State Warriors have a deal in place to sell for $450 million, the largest amount ever for an NBA franchise. That’s nice, but what does this have to do with tech? One of the key partners in the team that made the winning bid is also a partner at the famous Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. And they beat out a bid that was being made by Oracle CEO… → Read More
Living in ski county, I hear every year about skiers and snowboarders that have sustained head injuries from crashing into trees, pylons, rocks, each other, etc.. There’s always a risk of head injury, and a smart person wears a helmet no matter what they are doing. → Read More
By buying and using this cup, you are admitting you watch a lot of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. By admitting you watch a lot of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, you are admitting a lot about yourself. Not bad things, of course, but… you know, things. Just something to be aware of if you choose to rock a ceramic Shake. [via That's Nerdalicious and The Awesomer] P.S. Mooninites rule #1 → Read More
Venture capitalists invested $6.5 billion in 906 deals in the second quarter of 2010, according to a MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly investment activity increased 34 percent in terms of dollars and 22 percent in number of deals compared to the first quarter of 2010 when $4.9… → Read More
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