October 2012

Social commerce network Lockerz, which just lost its founder and CEO Kathy Savitt to Yahoo, has raised $7.5 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. A spokesperson for…

Hands up if you know what Ericsson does? Yes, we all know about that Sony-Ericsson smartphone thingamajig. But as Hans Vestberg, Ericsson’s surprisingly youthful CEO and President told me, Ericsson…

Facebook has just begun testing “Collections” — a new feature it says is “unrelated” to Pinterest but could be a competitor. It allows retailers to add “Want” or “Collect” buttons…

AT&T and Sprint have already laid claim to LG’s flagship Optimus G handset, but what of the rest of the Big 4 national carriers? Verizon has been keeping awfully quiet…

Skype isn’t exactly immune to malware and spam, but criminals are hoping that its users are perhaps less vigilant about clicking through on random links sent to their accounts. According…

First Uber, now Lyft and Sidecar. The California Public Utilities Commission, which sought to shut down Uber, has served cease-and-desist letters to ride-sharing startups like Lyft, Sidecar, and Tickengo. The…

As if it wasn’t tough enough being an entrepreneur in France right now (OK, it’s not impossible, but let’s face it it could be easier) news reaches us that a…

Twice, a secondhand clothing marketplace with $4 million in funding, has come up with a creative way to hire new talent. The company is now putting up $1 million to acquire…

A number of leading browser vendors and other tech companies, including Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Facebook, HP, Nokia, Mozilla, Opera and the W3C, just announced the launch of the Web Platform…

Whenever I use a food or restaurant review app, I sometimes feel like I’m being overwhelmed with recommendations, and it can be hard to distinguish recommendations and reviews that are…

It’s no secret the U.K. has been a 4G laggard, with LTE only now finally starting to get off the ground — while the first big 4G deployment from a…

Microsoft has rolled out a notable update to its Kinect for Windows SDK today, while also announcing the availability of the Kinect for Windows sensor in China. The new version…

On November 7, TechCrunch is rolling into Motown, ready to party at the TC Detroit Meetup. Hopefully, the budding startup scene of Detroit will be down for a party, too.…

Capitalizing on our increasing loss of memorization skills, Sprint is today launching a new product that will let users replace their usual phone number with their name. And the product…

After years of talk about wearable fitness devices, I’ve been seeing more and more of them in the past few months, especially Nike’s FuelBand. However, Julia Hu, CEO of startup…

Since last year, Alphabird has announced a string of acquisitions, mainly focused on bringing new technologies to its audience development platform. Today’s purchase will help Alphabird expand into a new…

You know the office is changing when old school executives tell you they work from home. They might go into the office to check in but often they are either…

Samba Mobile, a UK startup founded in 2010 which incentivises ad-watching by offering free 3G mobile broadband for desktop PC, laptop and tablet users in exchange for watching video adverts,…

Polycom’s new RealPresence CloudAxis Suite is designed to allow users to connect with anyone using a number of B2C video chat systems, including Skype, Facebook, and Google Talk. The service…

Another digital step forward for the UK’s BBC today, this time involving the corporation’s radio assets: the state-owned broadcaster today is launching iPlayer Radio a new, integrated mobile web and…

Did you know that George Lucas will pimp out the Star Wars franchise to anyone with $10 and a Twinkie? It’s true. In related news, the Angry Birds Star Wars…

Pearl.com, the Q&A site formerly known as JustAnswer, has raised $25.7 million in a Series B funding round. The San Francisco-based company plans to use the money to expand its…

Fashion tech startup, SalesGossip, a platform that offers members exclusive access to fashion sales events and promotions, has raised its first angel round after becoming the winner of RBS EnterprisingU,…

A U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee report recommends that top Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE are shut out of the U.S. market because of the risk of…

Tallinn-based tech accelerator Startup Wise Guys – yes, really – has struck a useful deal for the alumni companies that pass through its programme. It’s secured a deal with a…

Google-owned YouTube is continuing its original channels push to attract more advertising dollars — by expanding its programming line-up internationally with the launch of country-specific channels in Europe. A “new…

As digital health data grows, wearable health-tracking devices mature, tools used in remote diagnosis and treatment improve and with healthcare providers soon to be prescribing mobile health apps, there’s a…

Nutmeg, the UK-based online investment management service that earlier this year raised $5.3 million from Pentech, Tim Draper, Spotify board member Klaus Hommels and Armada Investment Group chairman Daniel Aegerter, opens its…

Following its story last week that suppliers to Apple had kicked off production of a smaller iPad — the so-called ‘iPad mini’ — the Wall Street Journal is now reporting…

These days you can’t fully understand consumer Internet technology unless you watch TV. Between entreaties to Like brands on Facebook or use hashtags interspersed between segments on your local news…