Google To Close Bump And Flock, Its Recently Acquired File Sharing Apps
Bump and Flock, the file sharing apps Google acquired last fall, will be shut down by the end of this month. Both apps will stop working and be removed from Google Play and the App Store on January 31
Confirmed: Snapchat Hack Not A Hoax, 4.6M Usernames And Numbers Published
A site called SnapchatDB.info has saved usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million accounts and made the information available for download. SnapchatDB says that it got the information through a rece
The Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2013
Congratulations, Planet Earth! We made it another 365 days without crashing into the sun. Go team!
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It’s the end of the year, and that means three things: booze, ridic
Dell Looks To Set A New Tone For Its Private Life
The story of Dell is business legend: How a kid starting in his dorm room, hiding computer parts in the bathroom when his parents visited, managed to build a computing giant that employs over 100,000
I, Spammer
As I approach the half-way mark of my crowdfunding project, I wanted to address the thing that makes me feel the worst about this whole process: the spam. As I intimated in <a href="https://techcrunch
How the Internet’s Founders Feel About The NSA Scandal
As the co-fathers of the Internet, Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn tend to be pretty protective of their digital masterpiece. Both were early Defense Department engineers of the communications architectur
The Best And Worst Gadgets Of 2013
2013 was a heady year: a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2013/12/26/justin_bieber_retirement_tweets_leave_fans_in_dark.html">time of hope</a>; a <a href="https://techcrun
Sony Rumored To Be Considering A Windows Phone Handset In 2014
According to The Information, Sony could release a Windows Phone device, diversifying its mobile device lineup, bolstering Microsoft, and perhaps demonstrating a growing wish among hardware firms to h
LG May Be Taking Another Stab At The Wearable Activity Tracking Formula
CES 2014 is — amazingly enough — just around the corner, along with enough new gadgetry to fill several lifetimes. Last year we saw a glut of activity trackers pop up in the wake of notable hits l
Why 2014 Is The Year You Change
I stopped going to classes. I had a scholarship that paid all my living expenses ($1,200/month) so I didn't want to quit (ugh, and get a job?). So I stayed a student but I failed every class I took fo
Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone Backdoors, Is Unaware Of Alleged DROPOUTJEEP Snooping Program
Apple has contacted TechCrunch with a statement about the DROPOUTJEEP NSA program that detailed a system by which the organization claimed it could snoop on iPhone users. Apple says that it has never
Makers Of Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary “The Act Of Killing” Turn To BitTorrent For Promotion
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bittorrent.com">BitTorrent</a> has been pitching itself as a legitimate way for content creators to promote their works, Â and now the company is <a target="_blank"
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ Salary To Get 50% Bump To $3M In 2014
Remember <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/24/reed-hastings-qwikster-symbol-not-listening/">Qwikster</a>? Wall Street doesn't.
The <a target="_blank" href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/netfl
Samsung Got A Bigger Tablet Boost For Christmas Than Apple, According To Onswipe
Touchscreen publishing company <a target="_blank" href="http://www.onswipe.com">Onswipe</a> has good news for Samsung. As Onswipe's Chief Marketing Officer Jason Baptiste put it in an email, "Samsung
Sprint Wants To Revive Nextel As A Business Brand, Merge Boost + Virgin Mobile Into ‘Sprint Freedom’
It was only <a target="_blank" href="http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/iden-nextel-national-network-on-schedule-to-shut-down-june-30.htm">six months ago</a> that Sprint decommissioned and shut
MaternityCompare Helps Expectant Parents Find Healthcare Providers
Choosing an obstetrician can be extremely stressful for expectant parents. Additive Analytics, a new startup, hopes to help patients find trustworthy providers with MaternityCompare, its first product
These Apps Will Help You Make 2014 Less Filthy
This year, several notable apps that connect users with house cleaners have launched or gained traction. These include Homejoy, Exec and laundry service Prim. There are a lot of benefits to hiring a p
Silicon Valley Hustle: Former Motionloft CEO Accused Of Defrauding Investors
Thanks to a series of high-profile exits and a generally frothy financing environment, it's not unusual to see successful entrepreneurs spending money at will. But the story of <a target="_blank" href
Nokia Closes Out 2013 With 92% Of The Windows Phone Market
The fine folks at AdDuplex have provided Paul Thurrott with an early look at their final Windows Phone market data for 2013, giving us in the public a final look at the key statistics of MicrosoftR
Revenue-Sharing “Knowledge Community” Teckler Launches Its First Mobile App
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.teckler.com">Teckler</a> is a site where users get a share of the revenue for the articles, photos, and other media that they post. And with the recent launch of <a