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A New App Called Lugg Can Move Your Sofa With A Push Of A Button
11:17 am PST • January 7, 2015
A new startup called Lugg is a mobile app that’s basically like having a friend with a truck who’s available at any time for on-demand, small moves. Recently launched in…
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Sutro’s Smart Device Helps Pool Owners Take Control Of Their Water Chemistry
11:10 am PST • January 7, 2015
Sutro, a startup presenting at TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield in Las Vegas, aims to remove one of the big headaches of owning a backyard swimming pool or spa. Now, I don’t…
The great story of Silicon Valley: A company, once ahead of its time, ceases to innovate for almost a decade while continuing to make billions off its legacy business model…
Before You Make That Pivot
11:00 am PST • January 7, 2015
According to Eric Ries, A pivot is a “structured course correction designed to test a new fundamental hypothesis about the product, strategy, and engine of growth.”[1] The rise of the…
Scott Jordan has been a tech fixture for almost a decade. His company, ScotteVest, makes clothing for gadget lovers, feature pockets for almost everything including tablets, phones, water bottles, and…
August Launches A $50 WiFi Bridge Called August Connect To Open Its Smart Lock To Other Developers
10:00 am PST • January 7, 2015
Home automation startup August first came to market with a smart lock that allows users to get inside their homes without having to reach for their keys. But now it’s…
Wearables Have Gone Too Far
9:41 am PST • January 7, 2015
We’re hoping this is a prank of some sort. Is it already April 1st? Last month, the Peter Thiel-backed app for achieving your goals, Everest, shut down, following initial usability…
BitTorrent Adds First Feature Film And Pay-What-You-Want Option To Its Bundle Model
9:21 am PST • January 7, 2015
Another step ahead in BitTorrent’s bid to expand its Bundle business model to all kinds of content, and all kinds of payment options. The company today said it would soon…
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Clowdy Lets Music Producers And Filmmakers Showcase And Get Credit For Their Work
9:05 am PST • January 7, 2015
If I was being lazy, I might describe UK startup Clowdy as a ‘LinkedIn for creatives’. The site and apps for iOS and Android let those in the creative industry…
TechCrunch Live From CES 2015 Day 2
9:00 am PST • January 7, 2015
CES 2015 continues, and we don’t rest until you feel like you’re actually here, bumping into bodies, smelling the body odor, and discovering the technology of tomorrow. We’ve roamed the…
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TrackingPoint Precision Guided Firing System
8:34 AM PST • January 7, 2015
Recorded on January 7, 2015. Matt Burn takes a look at the precision guided firing system from TrackingPoint
Hardware
TrackingPoint Takes Dead Aim At The Future Of Firearms Targeting
8:34 am PST • January 7, 2015
I arrived at a massive shooting range compound where a security guard promptly introduced himself as a retired police officer and not a friend of the media. I had to…
AT&T Announces Rollover Data Plan, Starting On January 25
8:34 am PST • January 7, 2015
Not even a month after T-Mobile announced its rollover data plan called “Data Stash,” competitor AT&T is following with the unveiling of a rollover data plan of its own. Detailed…
As if we needed a case study to show us, we saw, with vivid clarity, what can happen when hackers run amok inside servers and start sharing confidential business content with the world —…
Hardware
Amazon Again Tries To Unload Its Fire Phones, Dropping Price To $189 Off Contract, Including Prime
8:01 am PST • January 7, 2015
Amazon’s Fire Phone made news this week with the backstory of why the phone flopped, and Amazon’s plans to reorganize the hardware group, Lab126, responsible for the smartphone. Now the…
White Star Capital And Idinvest Partners Get In TheFamily Way With Paris
7:42 am PST • January 7, 2015
Idinvest Partners and White Star Capital have invested in TheFamily, the Paris-based entity which combines co-working with acceleration and corporate engagement. London’s Index Ventures is an existing investor, as is…
Media & Entertainment
Indian Real Estate Search Engine CommonFloor Acqui-Hires Anonymous Gossip App Bakfy
7:20 am PST • January 7, 2015
Indian real estate search engine and listings site CommonFloor, which last January raised $10.4 million from Tiger Global and Accel to expand beyond property listings, has acquired mobile local social…
Yomp, An App To Get Employees Fit And Healthy, Raises An Angel Round
7:12 am PST • January 7, 2015
London-based health startup Yomp, formerly known as PleaseCycle, has raised $315,000 (£200,000) from five angel investors, to expand its heath and wellness platform which ‘games’ company employees into healthy habits.…
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Startup Poland Hopes To Highlight The Country’s Booming Tech Scene
6:47 am PST • January 7, 2015
As with most countries, industry bodies designed to represent the startup community have sprung up. The UK has the non-profit Coadec which does its best to influence government policy around…
Greylock IL Partners Cut The Apron Strings To Create 83North, A New $200M Fund
5:44 am PST • January 7, 2015
At times it’s been ever so slightly confusing that Silicon Valley venture capital giant Greylock Partners had a venture arm based between London and Israel, called “Greylock IL”, which was…
