Sprint’s EVO 4G LTE H...

Sprint’s launch plans for the HTC EVO 4G LTE were ruined last week when shipments of their shiny new Android handset were held up by United States Customs, but we’re hearing that they may been hitting doorsteps and store shelves sooner than expected. According to Sprint , the...

Reuters Agrees: The Nex...

The Wall Street Journal made waves yesterday. Citing unnamed sources, the Journal reported Apple is ordering larger touchscreens for the next iPhone. Now, citing its own unnamed sources, Reuters somewhat confirmed the reported. Prepare yourself, iPhone diehards. All signs point to a...

Palantir Technologies N...

Palantir Technologies, the big data analysis company founded in 2004 by a team of ex-PayPal employees including Peter Thiel, has raised $56 million in new funding, according to a document filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is by no means Palantir’s first...

Banters Hits The Deadpo...

Today, the Banters social experiment has officially come to a close, as the startup’s co-founder Lauren Leto said via blog post today that the team will be no longer actively working on the site beginning June 1st. However, in spite of its tumultuous road and final splash into the...

Service As A SKU...

Editor’s note:  This post was written by  Alex Rampell , the CEO of  TrialPay . Rampell is a regular contributor to TechCrunch – see his previous guest posts  here. The biggest ecommerce opportunity today involves taking offline services and offering them for sale online (O2O...

Makers Wanted: Are You ...

We’re about to launch a new video series called Makers here at TechCrunch and we’d love to hear from any and all hardware based startups. I want to hear about robots, toys, and railguns. I want to hear about new distilling methods, winemakers, and electric vehicles. I want to...

Warren Buffett Is A Pun...

Editor’s note:   James Altucher  is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written ten books. His latest books are I Was Blind But Now I See and 40 Alternatives to College .  You can follow him on Twitter  @jaltucher ....

Here’s What The Faceb...

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by  Chester Ng , co-founder and CMO of SweetLabs, makers of  Pokki , an HTML5 app platform for the PC. The tectonic plates in the app world have been shifting quite a bit lately, in ways that will significantly impact developers and users. One...

A Closer Look At Chorus...

The modern online newsroom is a 24/7 operation. It needs power tools to work efficiently, like modern carpenters need electric drills to build houses. The problem is that most content management systems, including web-native ones like WordPress, Tumblr, etc, are intended for smaller...

uTest’s AppGrader Sco...

uTest , a company known for providing a variety of testing solutions for desktop, web and mobile, is launching a new solution designed to grade mobile apps’ performance under real-world conditions, and then compare the app’s rating with that of its competition. The solution,...