Google Hopeful Of 2010 ...

We all know Google Music is coming , it’s just a question of when – and what it’ll look like, of course. According to Reuters , Google hopes to launch the service as early as December 2010. Citing unnamed ‘people familiar with the matter’, Reuters says...

Round-up: Our Take On A...

Apple’s new lineup has been announced: A new iPod touch with a Retina display and dual cameras, a bite-sized touchscreen Nano , a sandwich-sized stream-only Apple TV , and updates to both iTunes and iOS , improving their social and gaming capabilities. We’ve got the news in...

Let’s Make Sure Longs...

Here’s what’s fun about TechCrunch’s new(ish) San Francisco office. I go out to grab a sandwich, see people I know and get to rudely grill them about how well their company is doing. Today it was Mat Honan , one of the founders of Longshot Magazine , which just put out its second...

Kenya: A Land of Endles...

Some may get crushes on Hollywood stars. Some get crushes on blue, fictional Aliens . Sarah gets crushes on countries. See the rest here: Kenya: A Land of Endless Mobile Possibility...

Facebook Places Designe...

In response on to a question on Quora yesterday afternoon about why the Facebook Places logo looks like it contains a “four” in a “square,” Facebook Design Strategy lead Aaron Sittig confirms our belief that any similarities between the two logos were accidental....

Playboy Tries To Put Th...

What is it with the combination of video games and hot chicks? Oh yeah, they both appeal to young, sweaty men. Playboy.com is getting into the online video game business through a partnership with Bigpoint Games . See more here:  Playboy Tries To Put The Sexy Into Online Video...

Former YouTube, Google ...

In January, we broke the news that prolific Silicon Valley angel investor Dave McClure was to set up his own venture capital fund . About a month ago, he formally filed for the ($30 million) seed fund and incubator, naming it 500 Startups . Read the original post: Former YouTube,...

Can DC’s Tech Scene F...

With apologies to AOL and Frank Gruber , few big tech hits have come out of Washington DC. Which is strange, because on paper, DC has those “ingredients” for a high-tech ecosystem that so-called experts love to tout. It has money, it has universities, it has AOL which could...

RIM’s BlackPad Likely...

RIM’s upcoming tablet might come packing a brand new OS instead of a large screen version of OS 6. According to Bloomberg , three separate sources indicated that the new operating system is coming from infotanment company QNX Software Systems that RIM bought back in...

PlaySpan Raises $18 Mil...

Virtual goods marketplace platform Playspan has raised $18 million in Series C funding led by Vodafone Ventures and Softbank Bodhi Fund, with existing investors Menlo Ventures , Novel TMT Ventures , STIC , and others participating in the round. This brings the startup’s total...