In a week where there has been much talk about a new phone vying to have world’s best smartphone camera, another device focused on photos called the Kodak Ektra is also making its public debut (after being teased earlier this month). Launching today in the UK and initially available only in Europe for £449 ($550), the Ektra is hoping to attract photo enthusiasts — in its case… Read More
In less than a week, TechCrunch is packing up and flying to Seoul, South Korea to get acquainted with one of the world’s biggest and brightest tech scenes. And we’re bringing the TC Meetup + Pitch-off with us, so get excited!
Ten local startups will have exactly 60 seconds on stage to present their product to the audience and a panel of expert judges, including local VCs and TC… Read More
Tito Hamze goes to the LeEco event to check out its U.S. debut, Glassdoor tells you if you’re being underpaid, Google’s Unplugged moves closer to reality with CBS deal, Twitter continues to be called out in response to hate on platform and Apple is having an event on October 27th. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
When we look back through the annals of time, there, etched in the history books will be “2016: The year of VR.” And what a year it’s been. We’ve already seen the Samsung VR launch to great applause, but with the imminent release of the PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift devices, the sector is about to shift into overdrive. But VR is not exactly new — the concept has… Read More
Travis Kalanick says his drivers’ license is expired — though, of course he has to say that. But in Kalanick’s future, with a fleet of driverless Ubers shuttling people around, it might be that everyone’s drivers’ licenses will expire. His company, Uber, could essentially be a replacement for owning a car for Kalanick, and also for the 40 million monthly… Read More
At long last, it seems like Nintendo is ready to talk about their next gaming console. Nintendo hasn’t said much about the upcoming gaming platform to date, beyond confirming the “Nintendo NX” codename, calling it a “brand-new concept”, and promising that it would be released in March 2017. According to a tweet from Nintendo’s official Twitter account,… Read More
Elon Musk is really accelerating the potential timeline for delivering self-driving: The Tesla CEO said on a press call that he hopes to deliver a test ride of fully autonomous Tesla vehicle driving by next year. What kind of test? Not a trip around the block, but a coast-to-coast road trip, he says. “Our goal is, and I feel pretty good about this goal, that we’ll be able to do… Read More
Elon Musk revealed the Model 3 in March, revealing details of the $35,000 base model including a sub-six second 0-60 time and a minimum 215 mile range. The basic picture of the Model 3 inspired a pre-order frenzy unlike anything seen previously in the car world, but now Musk has dropped what he referred to earlier as Part 2 of the Model 3 unveiling after a lengthy pause, as promised, and… Read More
The International Finance Corporation, the investment arm of the World Bank, said it has made a $4 million commitment to two new funds as part of its $30 million Startup Catalyst initiative, which backs accelerators and seed funds in emerging markets. Read More
A brief in 87870 news offers us some interesting news about Vive sales worldwide. Alvin Graylin, China Regional President of VR at HTC, said that the company sold 100,000 units in August, an acceptable if low number for a comparatively expensive consumer electronics product. This month, however, another HTC representative, Cher Wang, said the company sold in excess of 140,000 units, a 40,000… Read More
First and foremost, a pair of earbuds ought to be comfortable. I mean, if you don’t want to wear the things around, what’s the point, really? But try as I might, I just couldn’t get a good fit with the UA Headphones Wireless Heart Rate – Engineered by JBL. As with the verbose naming scheme, the issue seems to come down to a company trying to cram too much into too small… Read More
No major surprises here: Earlier this month, Google announced that the Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview and its SDK tools would roll out to developers sometime later this month — and now that we have passed the middle of the month, the preview is indeed rolling out to those who have signed up for the Android Beta Program.
While the Android Beta Program is mostly geared toward… Read More
The concept car is basically always a vehicle of pure puffery, and carmakers go above and beyond when it comes to teasing the future. But few are as accomplished on this scale as Faraday Future, the master illusionist of electric vehicles. The company says it’s finally going to show us something worthy of the label “production,” however, at CES in January. CES, which is… Read More
There’s a whisper in the venture community we’re hearing that is growing increasingly louder, and it’s about this video walkie-talkie app called Marco Polo. Investors are suddenly very interested in this app that — so we hear — might be growing in popularity among the youths. We’ve seen this story play out before, most recently with musical.ly. The app… Read More
You’re a train conductor speeding along when you suddenly see five people tied up on the tracks in front of you. You don’t have enough time to stop, but you do have enough time to switch to an alternate track. That’s when you see there’s one person tied up on the alternate track. Do you pull the lever to make the switch, or stay the course? Read More
Yahoo secretly scanned its users emails at the behest of a U.S. government agency — and now it wants the government to explain why. In a letter to James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, Yahoo carefully avoids admitting that it scanned users’ email or that it received an order to do so, but asks Clapper to “clarify this matter of public interest.” The… Read More
EBay reported third-quarter earnings results after the bell on Wednesday. The company brought in revenue of $2.22 billion, narrowly beating estimates of $2.19 billion and up 6 percent year-over-year. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 45 cents, slightly above the analyst consensus of 44 cents. While its financials were up, the stock still fell more than 7 percent in early… Read More
HP Inc. isn’t a name that comes to mind when you think of “enthusiast PC gaming system,” but the more endearing folks at HP think that recent tweaks made to OMEN gaming brand can change brand perception in the eyes of PC gamers, like myself. Read More
Aaand there it is.
We’d been hearing that Apple was planning to make an announcement on October 27th. Specifically, we’d heard that they’re finally, finally going to show some new Macs — something they haven’t done (outside of a refresh of the MacBooks) in over a year.
Sure enough, Apple just started sending out press invites to an event… and sure enough… Read More
If you’re a gamer you’ll recognize the trope: a hero steps into the harsh glare of a desert planet or a blasted cityscape and her sunglasses automatically slide into place over her face. These futuristic shades are handy, they look badass and they keep your corneas from being sandblasted by interstellar debris. Well, a young man named Yousif Ashoor has 3D-printed his own… Read More
