Hardware
TC50: iTwin Remotely Connects Two Computers Via USB Drives
6:33 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
Remotely connecting two computers is still a pretty big pain. It usually requires two parties jumping through a bunch of hoops to get things working. This includes each computer having…
Oddly, TwitterFon Changes Its Name to Echofon
5:14 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
One of the first really great Twitter iPhone apps was TwitterFon, created by Naan Studio. The app saw success, as did its sister application, TwitterFox, a plug-in for Firefox. Both…
TC50: Control Any PC Game With Your iPhone With iMo
4:39 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
One of the cooler iPhone apps to launch last year was SGN’s iFun, which let you use your iPhone or iPod touch to control games on your computer screen. But…
A Visual Way To Search Google News. They Called It Flipper. Now It's Google Fast Flip.
4:01 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
Back in June, we broke the news that Google was working on a new visual way to display Google News then called “Flipper.” Today, at the TechCrunch50 conference, Google’s Marissa…
Display Your Friends' Best Pictures In Your Flickr Galleries
1:31 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
Flickr has long had a way to note other users’ pictures that you think are worth saving. But the “Add To Faves” function is rather single serving, and not very…
TC50: Clicker Wants To Be TV Guide For The Web
12:21 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
More and more television content is making its way online. But because of different deals by various networks, it’s all over the place. Even the huge sites like Hulu, only…
TC50: Spawn Labs Is Slingbox For Video Games
12:06 pm PDT • September 14, 2009
Slingbox owners love their devices. They allow you to watch your home television content anywhere you are in the world with an Internet connection. A new startup, Spawn Labs, launching…
TC50: Toys Spring To Life With ToyBots Internet Magic
11:53 am PDT • September 14, 2009
Eventually, it’s probably safe to assume that all electronics will be in some way connected to the Internet. As long as you’re not worried about a Skynet-style Terminator apocalyptic future,…
TC50: FluidHTML Wants To Rewrite The Web With Flash-like HTML
11:41 am PDT • September 14, 2009
Adobe’s Flash product has obviously been an integral part of the web for many years now. But it still has a major weakness when it comes search engines and complexity.…
TC50: iTwin Remotely Connects Two Computers Via USB Drives
11:16 am PDT • September 14, 2009
Remotely connecting two computers is still a pretty big pain. It usually requires two parties jumping through a bunch of hoops to get things working. This includes each computer having…
Exclaim Track: Track Twitter Search Terms Over IM In Near Real Time
10:04 am PDT • September 12, 2009
Twitter Search is great, but you have to be on Twitter’s site or one of the third-party apps to use it. This requires an active approach; you must enter terms…
What Steve Jobs Actually Said About eBooks
5:12 pm PDT • September 11, 2009
There’s been a big brouhaha over comments Steve Jobs made to NYT’s David Pogue in an interview following Apple’s event on Wednesday. Basically, most people are interpreting what Jobs said…
A Nice Big FriendFeed Bug: Impersonate Anyone!
3:51 pm PDT • September 11, 2009
There’s quite a big vulnerability with FriendFeed right now. Using the FriendFeed By Email function, apparently anyone can post a message as anyone else on FriendFeed. For example, someone posted…
Preview: Foursquare's New iPhone App Ups The Social Ante
2:07 pm PDT • September 11, 2009
While Foursquare’s apps on other platforms (Android, BlackBerry, and WinMo) have been garnering most of the buzz recently, the company remains firmly committed to the only app it developed entirely…
With iTunes 9, Apple Brings Back A Classic: The Slow iPhone Sync
11:23 am PDT • September 11, 2009
People who bought the original iPhone will remember perhaps the most annoying original feature: The long sync. That is, when you plugged the iPhone into iTunes it took forever for…
Hot Or Not War: I'll Put My Hottest Blond Against Your Brunette Any Day
5:59 pm PDT • September 10, 2009
Hot or Not was fun in high school and college. You see a girl or a guy (depending on your taste) and you rate their hotness on a scale of…
Facebook Lite: How Will Twitter Respond? Twitter Lite!
3:58 pm PDT • September 10, 2009
So, we now have Facebook Lite in the U.S., a slimmed down, sexier version of Facebook. It’s been said for a while that Facebook may have a long term problem…
Kickin' It Old School: Facebook Lite Launches In The U.S. And India
2:28 pm PDT • September 10, 2009
Well here it is. Just as we first discovered a few weeks ago, Facebook Lite has just been released for U.S. users to test out. Simply put, the site is…
Not Only Is Snow Leopard Trim, Its Update Cubs Are Tiny
2:04 pm PDT • September 10, 2009
The first update to Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.1 has just been released by Apple. It seems that it’s mostly bug fixes, which is hardly surprising considering that the OS…
South Carolina's Joe Wilson Faces The Wrath Of The Web
12:39 pm PDT • September 10, 2009
It seems just about everyone on the web is talking about Joe Wilson, the Republican Congressman from South Carolina (yes, our favorite state) who accosted President Obama during his speech…
Instant Karma! Reddit's New Real-Time Karma Tracking App
11:31 am PDT • September 10, 2009
One of the best features of Reddit that differentiates it from competitors is its karma system. Simply put, it’s an easy way to distinguish the submissions and comments from good…
Facebook Open Sources FriendFeed's Real-Time Tech
10:42 am PDT • September 10, 2009
When Facebook acquired FriendFeed last month, everyone knew it was getting some pretty impressive technology along with the obvious talent in the company. What people probably didn’t expect is that…
Polaris Ventures Opens A Second "Frat House For Geeks," Dog Patch Labs Cambridge
10:01 am PDT • September 10, 2009
In San Francisco, there’s a nice big space right on the water where startups can go to enjoy a place to work, Dog Patch Labs. Polaris Venture Partners refers to…
TweepML Gives You A Way To Make Your Own Twitter Suggested User List
6:06 pm PDT • September 9, 2009
Twitter’s Suggested User List is the source of much controversy. But the rationale behind it is sound, even if the execution isn’t: It’s a way to bundle users that may…
Google Rolls Out The Mother Of All Updates: A Larger Search Box
2:36 pm PDT • September 9, 2009
Google is continually updating its search experience via the algorithms and the way results are displayed. But when it comes to the search box itself, it has largely left it…
Google Preps To Turn On Chrome Extensions
2:08 pm PDT • September 9, 2009
Good news for those Firefox users who really want to switch to Chrome but fear living a day without extensions, that day is here. Or, at least, near. Google today…
Twitpocalypse II Coming To A Twitter Client Near You This Friday
12:26 pm PDT • September 9, 2009
It’s now September, and as anticipated, the second Twitpocalypse is nearing. In fact, Twitter now says it knows the date it will hit: This Friday, September 11. For those who…
Steve Jobs Returns To The Stage With Some Big Numbers To Share
10:18 am PDT • September 9, 2009
Yes, he’s back. When the Apple event started today, CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to a very long standing ovation. He used his opening remarks to talk about the…
The Incredible Shrinking iPod Prices Undercut The Zune HD
3:28 am PDT • September 9, 2009
We’re still hours away from Apple’s event today in San Francisco, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the company from releasing some changes in its own store. The main thing to…
Great Expectations Of An Apple Event
2:56 am PDT • September 9, 2009
It’s the night before an Apple event. You know, the time just before the Apple Store being down sends ripples of excitement through the blogosphere. Now’s a time for one…