Hey, Bromasters, Take Your Kenu Highline On The Slopes When You Shred

Hey, Bromasters, Take Y...

So you want to take a photo of you and your buds on the slopes or at the bar or at A&F or whatever and you know, just know you’re going drop that shnitz on the floor. So what do you need? A freakin’ Kevlar cord, Mr. Brojangles. That’s what you need. So this is the...

Pew: More Than Half Of ...

The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project is releasing a new study today that provides further evidence of the growing trend of consumers using mobile phones in stores for purchasing decisions. Pew says that more than half of adult cell phone owners used their cell...

Yahoo Shuts Down 10 Mob...

Yahoo is moving forward with a “mobile first” mindset, the company stated via blog post late last week, then incongruously announced it would be shuttering 10 of its mobile applications. The list, which contains a mix of iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps, includes an odd,...
Android Smartphone Round-Up: December/January Edition

Android Smartphone Roun...

We took a break from the Android round-up in December because, well, to be honest I was on vacation. But January gave us a few extra smartphones and the holidays are over, so we’re back. What we’ve got for you today leans into more expensive turf, and unfortunately, our...

Location-Based Shopping...

Shopkick , an innovative geo-coupon system that is backed by Kleiner Perkins, Greylock, SV Angel and others, is debuting a number of momentum numbers today. The startup’s service now has 3 million active users, up from 2.3 million active users in September. Here’s how...
Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?

Was Megaupload Targeted...

Last Thursday the US Justice Department came down hard on Megaupload and its mega founder, Kim Dotcom. In the days since, there has been a shake-up of sorts in the digital storage realm. Several smaller sites have drastically changed their business models. Others, like MediaFire, reached...

500 Startups Grad OneSc...

OneSchool , a free mobile app for college students which provides easy access to maps, course schedules, directories, bus routes, news, student groups and more, is announcing its official launch today in eight universities around the U.S. The company is also revealing it has raised...

Xobni Brings Contact Ma...

As we reported last September, Xobni rebranded its email contact manager Smartr and launched Android and Gmail apps out of private beta. Today, Xobni is debuting the iPhone version of Smartr. The Smartr Cloud automatically extracts all contacts from your iPhone’s email data...

Daily Crunch: All Pass...

Here are some of yesterday’s posts from TechCrunch Gadgets: Kickstarter: eye3, An Affordable Aerial Photography Drone Federal Judge Rules You May Be Forced To Provide Decryption Password Sony Claims New RGBW Sensors Improve Exposure, Low-Light Performance New RIM CEO: “I Don’t...

Home Depot Acquires Hom...

Big-box retailer Home Depot has acquired home services marketplace and TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon . Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Redbeacon lets users search, browse and book local home service providers, including plumbers, roofers, painters, and house cleaners, on...

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