September 14, 2014
AT&T To Get iPhone 6-Friendly Wi-Fi Calling In 2015
The iPhone 6 supports WiFi calling. But does your carrier support it? If you’re in the U.S., the answer to that is probably “not yet”. But fear not,…
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September 13, 2014
Hey Microsoft, Acquiring A Hit Game Like Minecraft Is Stupid
Buying a game company is like buying an aging baseball player. You’ll need a miracle to get another hit. And while they might have plenty of fans, they…
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PopKey’s iOS 8 Launch Will Replace Written Language With The Expressive Art Of The GIF
We’re on the verge of a linguistic revolution, made possible by the fact that Apple has opened up its iOS operating system to allow third-party keyboards. One of…
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Come To The TechCrunch Virtual Reality Meetup In LA On Sept 18th
The night before the Oculus Connect conference, TechCrunch is bringing together the virtual reality community for an evening of cool demos, free drinks, and a chance to meet TechCrunch’s…
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A Better Look At What’s Next For Windows
Two important things happened this week in Windows: It became more evident that the Windows Phone branding that Microsoft has pressed for years is likely set to fade,…
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Leave “Sticky Notes” On Websites With Zurf Mobile Browser
I’ve seen attempts before to make online shopping “social.” There have been Chrome plugins, Firefox plugins, browser overlays…I’m not sure it ever worked out. A startup called Zurf…
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Kevin Rose Launches Tiiny To Take The Anxiety And Megapixels Out Of Photo Sharing
“If you made photos tiny and kept them tiny so they can’t be enlarged, would it reduce the anxiety around taking a photo and get people to take…
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Sesame Lets You Order Themed Gift Sets From Your iPad
Web and mobile gifting service Sesame, which lets you browse and order themed gift sets online or from your iPhone, has now rolled out to iPad. The updated application lets…
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Eucalyptus CEO Sudden OpenStack Conversion Makes More Sense In Light of HP Purchase
Last month Eucalyptus CEO Mårten Mickos, a long-time critic of OpenStack, had a sudden change of heart. Yesterday his company was purchased by HP, a company that itself…
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Chromebook Lending Library Offers Students At 12 U.S. Colleges A Free Laptop To Borrow
Google is teaming up with a dozen college campuses across the U.S. to provide access to free Chromebook notebooks to any student who wants one, in a system…
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