URDB -- formerly Universal Records Database  -- is announcing a name change and $1 million in Series A funding, from investors <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/chris-sacca">Chris Sacca</a>,

Today at the China 2.0 conference at Stanford, Alibaba Groups's Jack Ma <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20110930/jack-ma-at-stanford-we-are-very-interested-in-buying-yahoo/?mod=tweet">replied to a poin

Back in March, we heard about a breakthrough from MIT: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/28/mit-scientist-claims-to-have-created-practical-artificial-leaf/">an "artificial leaf"</a> that produce

Looking to fill in the blanks on your family tree? A startup called <a href="http://www.mocavo.com">Mocavo</a> might be just what you're looking for. The service is setting out to become a search en

We're back with a new episode of <a href="http://www.techcrunch.tv/show/tc-cribs">TC Cribs</a>, and it's featuring one of the most tricked-out offices yet: YouTube. Yes, the world's biggest archive

By now, we all know that the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. Sprint and C Spire Wireless (formerly known as the Cellular South) have filed suits

Hitwise just <a href="http://www.experianplc.com/news/company-news/2011/27-09-2011.aspx">published a new study</a> examining how much time people living in different countries spend on Facebook. Singa

Aloha! You know where I wish I were right now? That's right, Maui! You know who else is in Maui? <a href="http://uncrunched.com/2011/09/30/aloha-450-google-employees-are-in-hawaii-for-offsite/">Some o

Oh, Microsoft! You are so cunning. With IE market share plummeting and many users opting for "alternative" web browsers like Firefox and Chrome, your base of power is crumbling. We thought you would s

Around 2004-2005, puzzled non-tech journalists continually asked me why people were using MySpace -- this was before social networking was a common phrase, before moms & dads were using social sit

Location-based service <a href="http://www.loopt.com">Loopt</a> has been allowed its first patent, and it could be a big one. The patent, as described, seems relevant to numerous existing products,

Last week we ran a giveaway for one whole week, giving away a <a href="http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.DROID-BIONIC-US-EN.vertical?WT.srch=1&

The Gillmor Gang - Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, Danny Sullivan and Steve Gillmor – are recording live at 1pm PST. Recording over at 2:25PM PST.

The AT&T Galaxy S II is a lot of things. It's fast. It's thin. It's pretty damn nice to look at. But secure? Yeah, not really. In what seems to be an almost inexcusable oversight, it appears th

I'm sure all of you remember <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2008/03/17/bigdog-robot-imagine-this-thing-coming-at-you-through-the-woods/">BigDog</a>, the utterly terrifying biomimetic <a href="https:/

Remember <a href="http://connectify.me/">Connectify</a>? The downloadable software <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/30/secret-software-turns-win-7-into-a-wi-fi-access-point/">that turns PCs int

The social beer fanatics at <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/untappd">Untappd</a> are at it again. Their web app has been letting users share their brews of choice since 2010, but the compan

In March, we <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/28/stealth-payment-startup-stripe-paypal/">wrote</a> about <a href="http://www.stripe.com">Stripe</a>, a new payments startup cofounded by brothers

Watch out for falling tablet prices! No, seriously, don't get burned by price cuts. The HTC Flyer is the latest tablet to see a major price reduction. Starting tomorrow, October 1st, Best Buy will low

Oops. A new promotional poster made an appearance in a store at T-Mobile's German headquarters, where it confirmed the existence of a Nokia Windows Phone with a 3.7-inch display and Nokia's Drive navi