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Facebook’s new website lets fans buy ‘Stars’ without paying the app stores’ commissions

Meta (formerly Facebook) has found a new way to avoid the app stores’ commissions on in-app purchases with the launch of a new website where people can buy “Stars” — the virtua

Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a service for fans to video chat with celebs

If you really want to video chat tonight with William Hung of retro American Idol fame… got twenty bucks to spare? Yesterday, Cameo launched its Cameo Calls products, which lets fans video chat

Facebook will lure creators with $1 billion in payments

Facebook just announced plans to pay content creators more than $1 billion by the end of next year through new bonus programs designed to keep creatives plugged into its app ecosystem. Facebook founde

Facebook officially launches Live Audio Rooms and podcasts in the US

In April, Facebook announced a series of planned investments in new audio products, including a Clubhouse live audio competitor as well as new support for podcasts. Today, Facebook is officially rolli

Capella Space reveals new satellite design for real-time control of high-resolution Earth imaging

Satellite and Earth observation startup Capella Space has unveiled a new design for its satellite technology, which improves upon its existing testbed hardware platform to deliver high-resolution imag

Earth observation startup Capella Space will launch a seven satellite constellation in 2020

Capella Space is all set to begin commercial operations in 2020, with the launch of seven satellites that will provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-based imaging, which will provide its clients with

Twitter Sees 6% Increase In “Like” Activity After First Week Of Hearts

Speaking at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco today, Twitter’s SVP of Product, Kevin Weil, shared with the crowd that the new hearts aren’t stopping activity. In fact, the activity i

Gmail’s New Compose View Now Gives You The Ability To Add Labels And Stars

If you haven’t jumped ship on using Gmail’s desktop app, you might be happy to know that its recently released compose view has gotten a few new handy features. Today, the team announced t

Stars Versus Great Teams

<img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/air-jordan-blue.jpg"> It is a truism in Silicon Valley that star employees are worth ten to one hundred times as much as ordinary employees

DIY Collapsable Ninja Star Is Great For Collapsable Ninjas

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/zach-r-ninja-star.jpeg">It's hard out there for a ninja these days. It's difficult to find commissions and getting the right gear and tra

Looking For The Perfect Valentine's Day Gift? Don't Buy Your Loved One A Star!

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/valentinesstars.jpg" />We're knee-deep in <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/07/the-great-valentines-day-kindle-case-gift-guide/"

Hyper Telescope: Bandai's new "science toy" for kids

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hyper_telescope.jpg" /> Major toymaker Bandai yesterday announced the <a href="http://www.tentaizukan.com/">Hyper Telescope</a> [JP], wh

You're not actually buying a star with the International Star Registry, you know

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/starss.jpg" />We've started to receive a few e-mails from the International Star Registry saying the usual “name a star after you're lo

Microsoft's 'Worldwide Telescope' now available

Joining Google Sky and Stellarium is Microsoft’s entrant to the stars, Worldwide Telescope. I’ve been dinking around with it for about a half hour and it’s pretty cool. Check it out

Firefox logo spotted 20,000 light years away

Behold! The Firefox logo as seen in variable star V838 Monocerotis of the constellation Monoceros. I had Monocerotis one summer and it was NOT fun. I still get residual rashes from time to time and I