Fjuul Activity Tracker App Measures Exercise Intensity, Not Just Steps
Finnish startup Fjuul is tackling activity tracking with an iOS app aiming for mainstream users that can track the intensity of activity. It's been backed by €400,000 ($550,000) in funding thus far from VC Vision+ and local public funding agency, Tekes. Read More-
We’re Still Traveling Like It’s 1996
Travel still provides some of the highest human anxieties of anything we do on a routine basis. There are countless variables when it comes to travel: weather, mechanical issues, overbooked flights, traffic, human delays and so much more. But if we could combine all of our intelligent data in a way that it works together, travel disruptions could be corrected automatically and efficiently. Read More -
Gillmor Gang: Eat Your Beats
The Gillmor Gang — Josh Miller, Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — welcome the latest Jobsian takedown of the music cartel, the presumed acquisition of the Beats hardware/streaming empire by Apple. How the Gang winds its way through the leaks and feints of BigTech is left as an exercise for you. As one Ganger channeled John Lennon early in the chat: "I don't… Read More -
TechCrunch Is Invading Austin And Seattle In June, Pitch-Off Applications Are Open Now!
Fresh on the heels of TC Disrupt NY, we're already thinking about our next events. Austin and Seattle, are you ready to get down with TechCrunch? Our tour will take place the week of June 10, but we want to open up applications to the Pitch-Off as soon as possible. What is the pitch-off, you ask? Read More -
Google Maps Has Forsaken Us
Once upon a time, in the days of yore -- meaning, in hyper-fast-forward Silicon Valley, five years ago -- there were things you could count on, evident truths on which you could rely, cornerstones on which you could construct your mental model of the world; and high on any such list would have been "Google will provide you with relevant search results." Yeah, well, that was then, this is now. Read More -
Facebook Is Down For Many
Facebook’s website is down for many. The voluminous reports on Twitter, and corroborating evidence, are pretty plain: For many, Facebook is not working at the moment. Young services are infamous for having extensive outages. Twitter, for one, when small, was down chronically. Facebook going down, given how mature it is as a platform and public company, is a larger issue. Developers take… Read More -
As Mobile Roars Ahead, It’s Time To Finally Admit The Web Is Dying
While discussions about tech bubbles have been heated, few commentators seem to be targeting their invective at the real underlying bubble: the World Wide Web itself is crumbling. Like any outmoded technology, the Web is rapidly losing users as it fails to adapt to disruption from mobile apps and continues to perform poorly – despite incredible optimization efforts – due to a bloated… Read More -
Manilla, The Hearst-Backed Service For Managing Bills, Is Shutting Down On July 1
Account management startup Manilla says that it will be shutting down on July 1. We received several tips about the shutdown today, then when I visited the site and tried to sign up, I was directed to this announcement, which says that the service will continue to operate as normal until June 30. After that, users will no longer be able to upload new documents, and it will not retrieve any new… Read More -
10 Senators Blast FCC-Proposed Internet ‘Fast Lane’ Net Neutrality Rules
Ten U.S. Senators, including Sens. Wyden, Warren, Franken, and Booker, today published a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in opposition to his proposed rules-changes to net neutrality that would create so-called Internet ‘fast lanes.’ As we’ve covered a half-dozen times, the proposal cuts at the heart of net neutrality’s bent on non-discrimination, by allowing by… Read More -
Ask A VC: Google Ventures’ Rich Miner On Android Growth And More
In this week’s episode of Ask A VC, Google Ventures’ Rich Miner joined us in the studio to talk about Android’s massive growth, and more. Miner, who was the co-founder of Android and helped lead the development of the Android platform and ecosystem at Google following the acquisition, talked about his view on “alternative” Android outgrowths, app discovery, and much… Read More
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Baoku
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in2nite
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Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics
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AdRoll
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Jawbone’s Newest Investor Is Rizvi Traverse
Back in February, Re/code reported that Jawbone was nearly finished raising a $250 million round of funding led by Rizvi Traverse Management, the investment firm that has backed Twitter, Square, Flipboard and a number of others of late. Read More -
Gearing Up To Raise More Capital, TrackVia Is On Pace For 100% Revenue Growth In 2014
After booking 50% revenue growth in 2013, TrackVia is looking to grow its top line 100% in 2014. The company is on track to meet that benchmark, it told TechCrunch. TrackVia is an interesting company, selling a product that lets companies quickly build mobile applications for their employees to use. Instead of hiring an application development team internally, TrackVia helps firms quickly build… Read More -
Gillmor Gang Live 05.09.14
Gillmor Gang - Robert Scoble, Josh Miller, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording session has concluded for today. Click here for the live chat that accompanies the show. Read More -
PrintToPeer Networks Your 3D Printer So You Can Build Your Own Bot Farm
Calgary-based PrintToPeer is a crowdfunded project aimed at networking open-source and commercial 3D printers in one location or around the world, thereby allowing users to send jobs to distant printers. It's not something you'd think you'd need, but if you harken back to the old days of central laser printers, you can understand the value of having one expensive, high-maintenance printer queuing… Read More -
Monegraph Uses Bitcoin Tech So Internet Artists Can Establish “Original” Copies Of Their Work
People don't want to buy copies of art, they want the original. And that's been a huge problem for artists who create digital works that are easily copied. No scarcity means no market, so artists can't make ends meet. But Monegraph, short for "monetized graphics", uses cryptography to bring meatspace scarcity to online art. Read More -
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Disrupt Hardware Rocks Our Socks
This week, TechCrunch was consumed by Disrupt NY 2014. It was an amazing week, and made even better by the appearance of three hardware companies in our Disrupt Battlefield finals. Mink, an inkjet printer hack that prints out makeup, wowed the audience. ISI Technology reinvented the water heater with the HeatWorks Model 1, and Mimi focused on making hearing enhancement devices accessible to… Read More -
Fab’s Future Could Be Decided In The Coming Weeks
Design-focused e-commerce startup Fab has fallen on hard times over the last year, going through multiple rounds of layoffs and losing key executives along the way. But according to sources, the future of the company’s product and business roadmap could be determined over the next two weeks through a series of internal strategy meetings and an upcoming board vote. Read More -
Despite Furor, Proposed Net Neutrality Changes Appear Headed For A Vote
The rising furor regarding proposed changes to net neutrality has so far failed to delay a vote next week on proposed new Open Internet rules at the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) monthly meeting on May 15th. Several FCC commissioners have expressed concern for the proposals in question, even calling for a delay of the vote. It didn’t work. At question is the idea to allow… Read More -
Media Temple Expands Its WordPress Hosting Features With Backup Service And Git Integration
WordPress now powers more than 20% of websites, and given this huge market, it’s no surprise that the number of specialized hosting services for WordPress sites also continues to grow. Media Temple is one of the latest companies to join the fray, launching its premium WordPress hosting service just over a month ago. Today, it’s expanding this service with a number of new features… Read More -
Dattch, The Dating App For Queer Women, Launches In LA
Dattch, the far more sophisticated version of Tinder aimed exclusively at queer women, is today launching in Los Angeles with some updated features. Dattch is currently operating in the UK and San Francisco, with New York next on the list. Read More
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