September 12, 2014
In the vast panoply of potential home networking protocols, there are only a few worth worrying about. Wi-Fi works well but it can go down and ZigBee and the like…
Microsoft Promises More Surface Pro 3 Inventory Amid Tight International Supply
I really need to learn how to bet. Today in a blog post, Microsoft’s Brian Hall promised that Microsoft will get more Surface Pro 3 inventory to the parts of…
A jewelry contact familiar with the matter told TechCrunch that the gold, 18-karat version of the Apple Watch could cost around $1,200 retail when it launches in January. This has…
AT&T To Get iPhone 6-Friendly Wi-Fi Calling In 2015
The iPhone 6 supports WiFi calling. But does your carrier support it? If you’re in the U.S., the answer to that is probably “not yet”. But fear not, AT&T customers!…
Come To The TechCrunch Virtual Reality Meetup In LA On Sept 18th
The night before the Oculus Connect conference, TechCrunch is bringing together the virtual reality community for an evening of cool demos, free drinks, and a chance to meet TechCrunch’s writers and…
iOS 8 Won’t Be Able To Forward Texts To Your Computer For A Few Weeks After Launch
iOS 8 is coming! iOS 8 is coming! As announced during this week’s iPhone 6 event, iOS 8 will ship to everyone with a compatible handset come September 17th. Most…
According to a filing obtained by VCExperts, Square has raised another $100 million in capital. The company authorized 6.4 million Series E shares, according to the document, at a per-share…
California Regulator Sends Warning Letter To Uber, Lyft And Sidecar Over Shared Ride Feature
Shared rides are the new “it feature” among on-demand transportation services, with Uber, Lyft and Sidecar all releasing their own versions to users over the last few weeks and months.…
While we got to see a number of features and a ton of variations of the Apple Watch at this week’s event in Cupertino, there was also quite a bit…
Two important things happened this week in Windows: It became more evident that the Windows Phone branding that Microsoft has pressed for years is likely set to fade, and Windows…
TechCrunch Giveaway: Free Tickets To The 2014 Future Stack Conference
The team at New Relic is excited to send 10 of our TechCrunch readers to the 2014 Future Stack Conference, taking place on October 8th-9th at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Enter…
Leave “Sticky Notes” On Websites With Zurf Mobile Browser
I’ve seen attempts before to make online shopping “social.” There have been Chrome plugins, Firefox plugins, browser overlays…I’m not sure it ever worked out. A startup called Zurf that presented…
Kevin Rose Launches Tiiny To Take The Anxiety And Megapixels Out Of Photo Sharing
“If you made photos tiny and kept them tiny so they can’t be enlarged, would it reduce the anxiety around taking a photo and get people to take more photos?”…
In its last Demo Day, Y Combinator showcased startups that are seeking to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. As in, nuclear energy, health, and quantum computing–all things that…
Zynga, Scopely Exec Leaves To Start Mobile Studio MobLabs
Andy Kleinman, who was chief business officer at Los Angeles-based gaming company Scopely and a general manager at Zynga, left the company to start a mobile products-focused studio called MobLabs.…
Sesame Lets You Order Themed Gift Sets From Your iPad
Web and mobile gifting service Sesame, which lets you browse and order themed gift sets online or from your iPhone, has now rolled out to iPad. The updated application lets you get…
Want To Talk About Your Startup On The Radio? Apply To The TC Radio Pitch Off On Sirius XM
TechCrunch Radio is a thing, in case you didn’t know. And in usual TechCrunch fashion, a part of our show is dedicated exclusively to a call-in Pitch Off. Which means…
Eucalyptus CEO Sudden OpenStack Conversion Makes More Sense In Light of HP Purchase
Last month Eucalyptus CEO Mårten Mickos, a long-time critic of OpenStack, had a sudden change of heart. Yesterday his company was purchased by HP, a company that itself embraced OpenStack…
Chromebook Lending Library Offers Students At 12 U.S. Colleges A Free Laptop To Borrow
Google is teaming up with a dozen college campuses across the U.S. to provide access to free Chromebook notebooks to any student who wants one, in a system that lets…
CStorePro Is Google Analytics For Convenience Stores
One of the more interesting startups spotted in this year’s Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014 was CStorePro. The company, which likens its product to a “Google Analytics” for convenience…
Kobo Aura H2O Review: Weather Resistance And A Great Screen Combine For Ultimate E-Reading
Kobo has introduced a new e-reader, and the device offers all your typical generational improvements, including faster page turning and a high-resolution display for crisp text. But it also brings…
As soon as Apple announced the new, larger iPhones, cries went up, prompted by the sheer size of the new devices. Will it fit in the pocket of my skinny…
Salesforce Pours $6M Into SF Schools, Computer Science Education
Salesforce.com, one of the most visibly involved tech companies in San Francisco local politics and community, said it’s gifting $5 million to the city’s public schools and $1 million to…
Apple’s Big-Ass iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Now Available For Pre-Order
Apple’s newest and largest pair of iPhones, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, are now available for pre-order in a number of countries, including the U.S. and the UK, France,…
Google Offers Early-Stage Startups $100,000 In Cloud Platform Credits For 1 Year
If you are an early stage startup, Google wants to give you $100,000 in Cloud Platform credits for one year so you can host your applications on its servers (and…
European Personal Finance App Tink Raises $4 Million Series A
Tink, a personal finance mobile app that is popular in Sweden, has closed a $4 million Series A round led by Sunstone Capital, with participation from financial entrepreneur Sven Hagströmer…
