October 6, 2014

If you’ve ever tried to receive a picture message with your Google Voice number, you might’ve noticed something rather crucial: it… probably didn’t work. For the most part, MMS heading…

Ambi Climate wants to democratize smart home climate control with a device that brings learning climate management to standalone window air conditioner units, central air systems, freestanding systems or the…

The new Super Smash Bros for Nintendo’s 3DS is pretty excellent — but for anyone who grew up playing the series on a controller, the 3DS’ control layout isn’t exactly……

Nearly six years after its debut in TechCrunch, and five months after raising $1 million in seed funding, the online organizational tool for little league and pickup games, RosterBot has…

How much would you pay for an iPhone prototype? $1,000? $10,000? How about $100,000? A 64 GB iPhone 6 said to be a prototype model is currently commanding more than…

Unlock that value. Following news and confirmation that HP will separate itself into two separate, public entities, investors sent its shares soaring more than 5 percent, to $36.87, at the…

The Washington Post is now available as a free app on Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, according to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek. The announcement comes a little more than a…

In our latest Foundation interview, I sat down with Dennis Crowley at Foursquare’s New York headquarters. Dennis was on our Foundation series in 2011, and we discussed some of the…

Nothing screams spreadsheets and secure communication more than a gold BlackBerry Passport. We reached out to BlackBerry to confirm the authenticity and availability of the device, but have yet to…

Remember Cycloramic? It was one of our favorite iOS apps of last year. It allows you to take hands-free 360° selfie panoramics by using the iPhone’s vibrating motor to propel…

Global printing heavyweight Vistaprint has acquired a $25 million minority position in Brazilian web-printing startup Printi. This is Vistaprint’s first footprint in Latin America, after assuming market leadership in the…

The only thing better than a new Tesla is a cheap Tesla, and the company reportedly is set to unveil a program to address the sticker shock and it isn’t…

We’re back, baby! Almost! After a precipitous drop to below $300 over the weekend, the price of Bitcoin is slowly inching up this afternoon after an interesting 31,000 BTC sell-off…

Photo-sharing service 500px announced today that it’s one of the first developers participating in the public beta of Adobe’s Creative SDK, which allows app developers to integrate Creative Cloud services…

Believe it or not, GoPro cameras just got a bit more functional thanks to Livestream. The company just added the ability to stream live video using its iOS app. Just…

Recently, an individual or group put an estimated 30,000 bitcoin onto the market at a price of $300 per coin. It isn’t clear who was behind the sale, or what…

In my initial review of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, I didn’t spend too much time dwelling on third-party app compatibility. That’s because A) I was content with the…

Auto sales marketplace Beepi is looking to grow fast and it’s raised a bunch of money to do so. The company announced today that it’s closed on a $60 million…

In July, eBay announced a partnership with noted auction house Sotheby’s to help bring its inventory of art, antiques and collectibles online via a new live auction format with real-time bidding. At…

ShipHawk wants to take the pain out of shipping those items, with a platform that allows users to get shipping quotes from multiple providers and pick the one that makes…

The merry band of scientists over at Microsoft Research — who apparently get paid to have fun and speak with fixed tones over videos — have put together something called…

In what seems to be an effort to reduce the power Amazon has over book sales, Harper Collins has announced a new service for authors that allows them to add…

A mobile application called Cirqle – no, not that Circle or that one either – launched last year as a way for users to share and collaborate on photo and…

The Human app has been on the App Store for a while now. But this beautifully designed passive activity app received a major update that showcases how some of the…

It’s Hardware Alley time again and we want to see you at Disrupt London! The alley, which runs during the last day of Disrupt, features all of my favorite startups…

Perennial media management software favorite Plex is celebrating a return of sorts today: The company has launched an official client for Xbox One, after having originally been based on XBMC,…

Pinterest is venturing into the editorial space, having launched last night a new collection of the company’s “favorite things,” which will be updated weekly. This collection, called Pin Picks, is aggregated…

A number of companies today are experimenting with same-day e-commerce, including Amazon, Google, eBay, Instacart and others – but for most, the focus has been on same-day delivery. A new…

GT Advanced Technologies, which has a supply relationship with Apple after an agreement struck late last year, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company will continue to operate…

TechCrunch Disrupt lands in London October 18 – 21, and we’re excited to announce the full agenda. The event will span four days and feature noted thought leaders, experienced entrepreneurs…