Surprise! Location App ...

The big promise of location-based mobile apps is that they can help you find something great in real life without you meaning to look for it. But that hasn’t usually been my experience. Instead, whether because of the friction of having to check in, the lack of adoption by friends...

Federal Judge Rules You...

In July, we wrote about an ongoing case wherein a woman accused of fraud was being asked by the prosecution to provide the password to access her computer’s data, which otherwise would remain encrypted and unreadable, weakening their case. They got permission to compel her to...

The Uphill Battle Of So...

Editor’s note : Mark Hendrickson is the founder and CEO of Plancast , a social site for planning events, which he has decided to stop working on full-time. In this guest post, Hendrickson takes us through a detailed analysis of why it never took off and what he learned. He is also...

Daily Crunch: Another C...

Here are some recent TechCrunch Gadgets posts: What Is A 3D Printer Good For? Stop-Motion Cartoons Featuring Princesses, Of Course! BMW DesignworksUSA, Thermaltake Team Up For The Level 10 M Mouse Kno Adds New Features To Smart Textbooks In Attempt To Head Off Apple Try-Before-You-Buy...

Urban Airship To Shutte...

Yesterday, we wrote about Urban Airship , the startup that gives developers a simple way to build in-app purchases and push notifications into their mobile apps, and how the company has been on a tear of late. They recently hired Skype’s former strategy czar and yesterday hit 10...

Engineering Serendipity...

Editor’s note : Guest contributor Catherine Cook is the co-founder of MyYearbook , a social network for meeting new people. When John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale reach for the same pair of black gloves in the movie  Serendipity , they meet and fall in love.  The goal of social...

TechCrunch Giveaway: 2 ...

Who’s excited for the Crunchies Awards? All of the finalists have been announced and the voting has begun. There are some interesting match-ups this year. We have Google+ going up against Facebook Timeline, Instagram, Path 2.0 and New New Twitter for Best Social Application of...

PhotoPin: Creative Comm...

I’ve been looking for something like this for years: a central, easy-to-use site for stock photos. Called PhotoPin , the site features a search engine that trolls Flickr for pictures. Some of them are also available to buy, but the vast majority are CC licensed. Obviously the site...
Announcing The 2011 Crunchies Finalists And Tickets On Sale Now

Announcing The 2011 Cru...

The nominations have been tabulated and the votes are in. Over 300,000 nominations were calculated across 20 categories. Along with our partners GigaOm and VentureBeat , we are very proud to announce the finalists for 2011′s best in technology. Voting begins now . For 2011,...

Backed By Angels, Anten...

You may not have heard of it, but San Diego has its very own tech incubator, called EvoNexus , a product of the non-profit industry association, CommNexus which provides startups with access to capital, talent and business development. One of the companies we wrote about recently,...

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