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iOS 8 Adoption At 46% After Five Days, Says Apple
The latest official iOS 8 adoption stat comes courtesy of Apple, which has added a note to its App Store Distribution page for developers revealing that the proportion of users that had updated to iOS 8, as of September 21, … Continue reading
iPhone 6 Plus: $100 Costlier for Consumers to Buy—Just $15.50 More Expensive for Apple to Make
Multimedia All Other Multimedia: 5s_Key_Vendors.jpg (932.21 KB) 6_Key_Vendors.jpg (840.33 KB) 6_Plus_Key_Vendors.jpg (791.38 KB) Dateline City: EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Contacts Defense, Risk & Security; Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals; Economics; Country & Industry Forecasting; Design & Supply ChainIHS Media Relations, +1 303 305 8021press@ihs.comor Design … Continue reading
Online Survey And Form Builder Typeform Raises €1.2M
Typeform, the Spanish startup that takes the heavy-lifting out of creating user-friendly surveys and other types of online forms, including payments, has raised a €1.2 million further round of funding, led by London-based VC Connect Ventures. Existing backers Point Nine … Continue reading
Sigfox Wants To Turn Its Network For Connected Objects Into A Platform, Hires Cédric Giorgi
French startup Sigfox is building a low cost, alternative cellular network for connected objects. It allows small connected objects to talk with Sigfox’s server with a very small battery and cheap hardware. It sounds too good to be true, but … Continue reading
In Me-Too Move, Finnish Mobile Messaging App Jongla Rolls Out Branded Channels
When Finland’s Jongla re-booted to offer a multi platform mobile messaging app for modern-day smartphones, I questioned how it was going to distinguish itself in such a crowded market. In part, the plan was to focus on a very youth-oriented … Continue reading
Bitcoin’s Price Skyrockets Following PayPal’s Hug
This morning, PayPal rolled out broader support for bitcoin, allowing merchants to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for digital goods. The reaction to bitcoin itself has been immediate and positive. The PayPal integration is minor — users won’t be able … Continue reading
Tune In To TechCrunch Radio On Sirius XM 102 Indie Tonight
TIL that Sirius XM offers a one-month free trial. Coincidentally, TechCrunch Radio runs for four more weeks for one hour every Tuesday night, starting tonight. So, if, perchance, you were interested in listening in to the show, you could get … Continue reading
Expa Brings On Hooman Radfar, AddThis Founder, As San Francisco EIR
Expa, a startup studio with $50 million in funding and led by Garrett Camp, is today welcoming a new member to the team. Hooman Radfar, founder and Chairman of AddThis, is coming on board the team to bring his expertise … Continue reading
Dropbox Is Now iOS 8-Ready With A Notification Center Widget, App Extension Support And More
Now that iOS 8 is on the loose, Apple users are receiving much-improved versions of their favorite apps, designed take advantage of new iOS features – like the ability to create custom widgets in the Notification Center. Today, file-sharing application Dropbox … Continue reading
Google X Founder Sebastian Thrun Has Left His Role As Google VP And Fellow
Sebastian Thrun has left the building — the Google X building, that is. The founder of search giant Google’s factory to develop and build “moonshot” technologies, who launched the company’s driverless car project and was the project lead on Google Glass, … Continue reading