Chinese telecommunications manufacturing giant Huawei is once again in hot water over allegedly playing loose with trade sanctions. One of Huawei Technologies key Iranian partners reportedly offered t

Advertising is something that we’ve all grown accustomed to in today’s society. For companies that provide free services, it’s an important part of keeping those services free for ev

We had a bit of a false alarm today, when TechCrunch's Kim-Mai Cutler spotted a bankruptcy sign on the door of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ventures.io">i/o Ventures</a> building in San F

Depending on who you ask, Google+ is either a <a target="_blank" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57555996-93/googles-horowitz-facebook-is-social-network-of-the-past/">thriving social network</a

Executing the <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.zynga.com/2012/10/23/ceo-update-2/">cost-reduction plan</a> CEO Mark Pincus announced in November, Zynga has shut down, pulled from the app stores,

January: We <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/16/our-favorite-ces-2012-interviews-videos-and-events/">started the year at CES</a> where it was clear that <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/

Discoverability, collapsing social game models, failing gamification and weak levels of excitement for new gaming platforms have all conspired to make 2012 a complicated year for games. For some this

I'm just wrapping up a week-long road trip, in which a travel companion and I visited some friends in Southern California. We only booked one night's stay ahead of time, and decisions around where to

Back in 2008, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-nelson/a/b24/5a7">Jonathan Nelson</a> was working as an ER nurse and tinkering on code at home in his spare time. As someone

<a target="_blank" href="http://hackulo.us/">Hackulous</a>, the company behind the popular (and controversial) app Installous which let people easily download pirated apps on jailbroken iOS devices, h

Editor’s note: Derek Andersen is the founder of Startup Grind, a 35-city event series hosted in 15-countries that educates, inspires, and connects entrepreneurs. He also founded Commonred (acqu

Same-day shipping became the big retailer craze this holiday season. Why? As the New York Times points out, retailers are living in fear of Amazon.com and trying to match what the online retailer offe

In the few years I've been in Silicon Valley, if someone asked me to sum up -- in one word -- what defined and dominated consumer technology applications during that time, I'd have no choice but to an

<b>Editor’s note: </b><em>Ross Rubin is principal analyst at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reticleresearch.com">Reticle Research</a> and blogs at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.techspr

Never before have I binged on so many delicious desserts, yet been stronger or more ripped. For 3 weeks, I experimented with a cult bodybuilding diet, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mensfitness.c

Foursquare -- which this year passed its three-billionth check-in, added 15 million more users to its network, and <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/15/meet-the-new-foursquare-the-one-that-youve

<b>Editor’s note:</b> <em>Maria Rocio Paniagua currently works as a project manager at Innku, one of the top mobile and web workshops in Mexico.</em> A few weeks ago, Vivek Wadhwa visited Mexic

Research In Motion is set to launch BlackBerry 10 and two handsets at the end of January. But at this point, there shouldn't be many surprises. Nearly <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/17/blackb

<b>Editor's note:</b> <em>Stephen Danos is the associate editor for the mobile app discovery site Appolicious.</em> This year’s most captivating games either pushed the envelope with state-of-th