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Amazon Enables Single Sign-On For Apps Running On Kindle Fire
Amazon this morning announced a small, but significant change to its “Login with Amazon” service which currently offers an alternate way to sign up for and authenticate with mobile applications on both the Android and iOS platforms. Starting today, Amazon Appstore developers taking advantage of this option on apps designed for Kindle Fire will no longer need to ask their customers to… Read More
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Sosh Announces Partnership With OpenTable, Expands Into Washington D.C. And Chicago
Sosh, the app that helps you figure out what to do with your free time, has today announced a partnership with OpenTable that will let users book reservations from right within the app. Unlike other OpenTable partnerships, that force you to input information like party number and time, the OpenTable integration on Sosh surfaces all the relevant information with very little user input, so you can… Read More
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Amazon’s Smartphone To Feature Unique But Limited 3D Effects
TechCrunch has learned that Amazon's upcoming flagship smartphone, running a forked version of Android, will have head-tracking capabilities offering up limited 3D effects. This key feature will be reserved to just a few built-in gestures, according to a source with first-hand experience of the company's mobile ambitions. Read More
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‘Political Siri’, Big Data Startups Rise Amid Indian Elections
With nearly 814 million people set to vote over the next few weeks in India’s general elections, the biggest democratic exercise on the planet, political parties are scrambling to out-innovate each other. Amid all this, some technology startups are finding a killer app for their products, especially given the massive outreach programs required by political leaders for wooing their… Read More
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Netflix Is Down (Update: And We’re Back!)
Netflix, the lifeblood of the Millennial generation and stay-at-home parents, appears to be down for some people. It's working for me, personally, but reports on Twitter and other status service report sites seem to show service disruptions. AWS is up, currently, so there's no room to blame Amazon on this one. Read More
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Personalized Shopping App Pickie Acquired By Digital Coupon Giant RetailMeNot
RetailMeNot announced today that it will be acquiring the team behind personalized shopping startup Pickie. As part of this acquisition, Pickie will be shut down immediately, and some members of the team will be moving to Austin to become part of RetailMeNot. Otherwise, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More
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Google Play Still Tops iOS App Store Downloads, And Now Narrowing Revenue Gap, Too
Android’s position as the most dominant smartphone platform worldwide is also having an impact on mobile app download growth, and now, increasing revenue. Google’s app marketplace, Google Play, saw 45% more downloads that Apple’s iOS App Store in Q1, according to a new report out this morning from App Annie. However, Apple continues to still be “comfortably ahead”… Read More
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Twitter Acquires Longtime Partner And Social Data Provider Gnip
Twitter has acquired Gnip, the social data provider that has long provided access to public Twitter data, and that has deepened its relationship with the social network over the years through a series of product and partnership announcements. The acquisition will lead to Twitter offering even more of its data to Gnip’s customer base, and existing customer relationships with Gnip will… Read More
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Gmail Now Lets You Insert Photos Automatically Backed Up From Your Smartphone Via Google+
I may not use Google+ all that often for social interaction, but its Auto Backup service for photos is incredibly handy, and now it’s even handier thanks to a new Gmail feature introduced today. The addition brings Auto Backup images right to the Gmail web interface, giving you access to all the pics you’ve uploaded automatically from your smartphone with a single click. Now when you… Read More
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Betterment Raises $32 Million To Disrupt Money Management
Betterment, the online financial services firm pitching better investments through technology, has raised $32 million in its latest round of funding. Consumer-focused financial services startups of all stripes have raised significant investments from venture capitalists in recent months, as companies try to tackle the morass of modern money management. The financial services industry… Read More
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Social Commerce Startup Chloe+Isabel Introduces Live Virtual Jewelry Trunk Shows
Chloe+Isabel follows in the footsteps of companies like Avon and Tupperware, but the startup is among several companies that want to redefine the direct-selling business model with technology. Now Chloe+Isabel is taking its proprietary tech platform one step further with virtual trunk shows that allow sellers to connect with customers in different parts of the country at the same time using mobile… Read More
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Beepi Raises $5 Million From Redpoint To Simplify Buying Or Selling A Used Car
A brand new marketplace called Beepi just launched to replace an increasingly outdated process for buying or selling a used car. That company, which recently launched in the Bay Area in public beta, is looking to grow quickly thanks to $5 million in new funding from Redpoint Ventures and other investors. Read More
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Personalized Financial Planning Service LearnVest Raises $28M From Northwestern Mutual Capital
LearnVest, a personalized financial planning program, has raised $28 million in new funding led by Northwestern Mutual Capital with Accel Partners participating. This brings the company's total funding to over $72 million. Founded by Alexa von Tobel, LearnVest originally debuted in 2009 at TechCrunch50 as an online guide aimed at teaching women to become more financially savvy. In 2012… Read More
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If You Want Google Glass, Now’s Your Chance
It's been nearly a year since Google released the Google Glass face computer, and still only a select few have had access to the thing. But that's all about to change. On Tuesday April 15 (perhaps to take your mind off of taxes), Google is opening up a new batch of Google Glass units to explorers, according to an email sent out to those who had signed up for more information on the product. Read More
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OpenTV, Nagra Pile Another Patent Suit On Netflix As They Gear Up For Apple Fight
Online video services from the likes of Netflix and Apple may represent the future of the TV business because of their popularity with consumers intent on watching video on a variety of screens beyond the large console in the living room, but today OTT video is proving fertile ground for another kind of enterprise: IP litigation. Read More
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AOL Revamps Homepage To Highlight Video Content
AOL.com is getting a new look today. It's not a dramatic change, but it brings one big addition to the homepage, a carousel of videos from AOL (which owns TechCrunch) and content partners like Condé Nast Entertainment, ESPN, E!, HSN, WWE, and The Wall Street Journal. "People wanted more and more video," AOL.com and AOL Lifestyle President Maureen Sullivan told me. "We weren't doing a good job… Read More
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Apple Patents Indoor Navigation System Based On Existing Wi-Fi Access Points
Apple has a new patent granted by the USPTO today (via AppleInsider), and it describes a for determining a user’s position when they’re indoors, using existing Wi-Fi infrastructure instead of requiring newer tech and hardware installations to support something like iBeacons. The system also incorporates GPS, and appears to describe tech similar to that Apple acquired when it bought… Read More
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Greats, The Brand For Men’s Footwear, Closes $1.5M Seed Round Led By Resolute
You know what's great? A well-built, stylish pair of shoes that won't break the bank. And that's exactly what Greats offers. GreatsBrand is a mens footwear brand launched out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn that aims to bring affordable shoes to their customers by cutting out the middle man. Read More
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