Greg Kumparak
Greg Kumparak is the Mobile Editor at Techcrunch. Greg has been writing for the TechCrunch network since May of 2008.
Greg was born just outside of San Jose, and now lives in the East Bay of California.
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This Facebook Bug Allowed Anyone To Delete Your Photos
How many photos do you have on Facebook? How many of those are photos you never thought to back up? This just-disclosed Facebook bug would have allowed for anyone with a bit of technical know-how to delete any photo on Facebook. Fortunately, the guy who discovered the bug (Laxman Muthiyah of India) was quick to give Facebook a heads up — and for his troubles, he got a $12,500 bounty. Read More
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TC Droidcast Episode 37: Is Nvidia Planning A GRID Gaming Box?
This week, join us as we discuss the plans Nvidia might have for its big GDC announcement on March 3. We speculate it could be new Shield gaming hardware, or a dedicated GRID gaming box that would allow users to stream top-tier PC games to their TVs directly using an inexpensive, lightweight Android-based set-top box. It’s purely in our imagination for now, but how fun would that… Read More
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Twitter Suddenly Locks Thousands Of Accounts [Update: Now Fixed]
Did you just get an e-mail from Twitter letting you know that your account had been locked? You’re not alone — not at all. There seems to be a MASSIVE spike in the number of users complaining about their accounts being locked right now. It’s unclear whether this is intentional on Twitter’s part, or if it’s an automated tool getting a bit overzealous. Read More
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Watch SpaceX Try To Launch The DSCOVR Mission Rocket Live Here [Update: Launch Aborted]
Just this past weekend, SpaceX attempted to launch a massive rocket into space with the Deep Space Climate Observatory (or “DSCOVR”) satellite in tow. Alas, the mission was scrubbed at the last second due to radar tracking issues. Then it got postponed again yesterday due to weather. But fear not! They’re trying again. Right now, in fact. And you can watch it live here. Read More
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Apple Will Spend $848 Million Building A Massive Solar Farm In Monterey
Tim Cook dropped a bit of news in a conversation at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference today: Apple is putting a massive $848 million into solar energy. According to Cook, Apple is putting $848 million into building a 1300-acre solar farm in Monterey, California, in partnership with Arizona-based First Solar. As part of the deal, Apple will get electricity from the farm at… Read More
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Google I/O 2015 Set For May 28-29, Tickets To Be Sold Lottery-Style Again
Last year, Google introduced a new requirement for attending their annual I/O conference: a bit of luck. To account for massive demand on tickets, attendees must be selected at random in a lottery just to get the chance to buy a ticket. Love it or hate it, that system is back this year. Google has just announced the first details for Google I/0 2015: The conference itself will run from May 28-29. Read More
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Twitter’s Own CFO Just Had His Twitter Account Hijacked
Twitter has a bit of a security problem. Taylor Swift, Chipotle, Newsweek — it seems each day brings another hijacked account or two. Today’s latest slip-up: Twitter’s own CFO, Anthony Noto. For about 20 minutes this morning, Noto’s account was blasting out a massive torrent of spam. It looks like the account was hijacked somewhere around 11:10 a.m. PT and recovered… Read More
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Previously $24 A Year, Imgur Pro Is Now Free
Do you, like much of the Internet, turn to Imgur for your one-off image hosting needs? Want the features that come with an Imgur Pro account, but don’t want to… you know, pay for it? Good news! Imgur Pro doesn’t exist anymore. The company has ditched the $3 per month subscription offering, opening its features up to all. Read More
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This Drone Can Save Lives And Fly Indoors Without Crashing Constantly
A building is on fire. There might still be people inside. Traditionally, we’d send in a firefighter to scout — but that puts more lives at risk. There has to be a better way, right? Meet the GimBall, a damned brilliant spin on the standard drone. It’ll fly around a burning building, and it’ll do it without crashing every four seconds. Read More
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CrunchWeek: Raspberry PI, Microsoft Buys Sunrise, And Drunk Drones
There is nothing that is better to soothe your Crunchies hangover than a breezy video clip with John Biggs, Greg Kumparak, and myself, digging through the biggest, and most interesting story of the week. The new Raspberry PI device, and its ability to run Windows 10 caused a ruckus in recent days, as did Microsoft’s in-motion purchase Sunrise. Finally, drones should not be flown drunk… Read More
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This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Friendship!
We were all physically in the same room for this podcast, which is the first time that has ever happened. That said, we covered a multitude of topics, including the new Nintendo 3DS, the potential Swatch smartwatch and the first-world problems of folks who own multiple IoT products. Read More
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Own A Chromecast? Google Wants To Give You $6
The Chromecast is already a damned great little device. Pretty much the only thing that would make it better is if Google randomly gave you free money for owning one. What do you know! That’s what they’re doing today. Read More
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Slack’s Co-Founders Take Home The Crunchie For Founder Of The Year
If your team collaborates online, you’ve almost certainly heard of Slack. Launched in mid-2013, it’s quickly become one of the top names in team communications. That success has just netted Slack co-founders Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal Henderson, Serguei Mourachov the Crunchie for Founder Of The Year. Read More
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RadioShack Files For Bankruptcy
And there it is; the death knell we all knew would ring out eventually. RadioShack has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Once a home base to the radio/homebrew/DIY geeks of the world, RadioShack devolved into a glorified cell phone store in the early 2000s. While they’ve spent the last few years trying to find their roots with things like a dedicated section for Arduino… Read More
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Obama Was An iPhone Fanboy Before Everyone Else
2007 Apple was the very embodiment of secrecy. If you didn’t have an Apple employee badge, you probably had no idea what was coming next. Unless you’re a Senator from Illinois with damned good odds of becoming the President of the United States, that is. Then you get to play with an iPhone before the rest of the world. Read More
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The Steve Jobs Movie With Seth Rogen And Michael Fassbender Will Open Oct. 9th
Michael Fassbender is quite the talented gent. He pulled us in as a young Magneto in X-Men: Days Of Future Past, terrified as a sadistic slave owner in 12 Years A Slave, and proved he could still own the screen while wearing a big ol’ fake head in Frank. But can he pull off Steve Jobs? Hell, can Seth Rogen pull off Woz? We’ll find out in October. After being dumped by Sony and… Read More
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TC Droidcast Episode 36: Samsung Shaking Things Up With Galaxy S6?
This week, we dive headlong into speculation about the Samsung Galaxy S6, which is set to make its debut on March 1 in Barcelona at a special event ahead of Mobile World Congress. Can Samsung reclaim its cool? If so, can it do that via drastic hardware changes? Making TouchWiz optional? Making a long bet on its own Tizen platform? We answer all of these questions, and more. Along with Samsung… Read More
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Less Than 2% Of Android Devices Are Running Lollipop, Three Months After Launch
I really, really like Android 5.0 (or “Lollipop”, as it’s known by those of us who probably care too much about these things.) It cemented my preference for Android, and has earned the Nexus 5 another few months as my go-to phone. Alas, most Android devices still aren’t running 5.0. In the grand scheme, really, hardly any are. Read More
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Once $399 A Year, Google Earth Pro Is Now Free
Lots of people have dabbled with Google Earth to fly around their neighborhood or poke around a 3D version Paris — but how many dropped $400 (per year!) for a Pro subscription? Whatever the case, it’s now free! Read More
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Tesla’s P85D Will Get Even Faster Thanks To A Software Update
Tesla’s P85D is already fast. Really, really fast. Push the button to put the car into “Insane” mode (really — that’s what it’s called) and it’ll do 0-60 in 3.2 seconds. Now it’s about to get even faster. And get this: It’s getting faster because of an over the air software update. Musk confirmed the change in a tweet: Tesla P85D 0 to… Read More
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