Source: Techcrunch

851 Stories

Mailbird e-mail client for Windows adds Spritz-like speed reader

Mailbird, the desktop email client designed for Windows 8, Windows 7 and XP machines, has gained a new feature today designed to speed up the daily trawl through your inbox. With...

Techcrunch

Square’s acquisition talks with Google never actually happened

Square had reportedly been in talks with several rivals for a possible sale as the mobile payments startup looks to stem widening losses and dwindling cash, the Wall Street Journal...

Techcrunch

Airbnb raises $500 million in funding, now valued at $10 billion

Airbnb, the service that lets people rent their houses, apartments and rooms over the Internet to strangers, has taken a $500 million round of new investment, which values the company at...

Techcrunch

Grocery delivery startup Instacart planning massive round of funding

Watch out, Amazon Fresh: a new competitor is heading into town. Instacart, the grocery delivery service that leverages the ‘sharing economy,’ is looking to expand to Seattle, according to a new posting on GeekWork,...

Techcrunch

Google launches Google Glass trial program for potential customers

Tempted by Google's Glass headset, but worried it'll make you look like a doofus? It's a legitimate concern, but there's hope: Google is now sending out non-functional dummy units that you...

Techcrunch

Urban transportation tracker Citymapper raises $10 million

Ride-sharing startups may be red hot, but what about public transportation? And what about good, old-fashioned walking? Urban transportation tracker Citymapper just racked up a fresh $10 million to keep helping people take advantage of public transit, sidewalks,...

Techcrunch

LINE now lets users create and sell their own stickers

Few companies have done more to pioneer the concept of stickers than Line, and now the Japanese company is democratizing sticker production after it opened a marketplace where anyone can upload packs to...

Techcrunch

Financial management app Qapital is preparing to launch in the U.S.

Swedish financial management start-up Qapital is preparing to launch in the US with a service that enables users to track their spending, set savings goals, and transfer cash to a...

Techcrunch

Fashion discovery startup Doozton gets acquired by Snapdeal

Fashion is the next big frontier for e-commerce sites: Snapdeal has acquired a Delhi-based fashion & lifestyle product discovery site Doozton for an undisclosed amount, reports TechCrunch. Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal has told the publication that...

Techcrunch

Crowd-sourced router Gramofon comes with Facebook and Spotify

Put the needle on the record with Gramofon, a wallet-friendly music streamer now available on Kickstarter. The adorably-named Gramofon competes with audio and media streamers from the likes of Sonos and Roku....

Techcrunch

Google patents camera-equipped contact lenses

Google’s Glass has had its fair share of time in the limelight, whether it showcases the darker side of human nature, or our natural tendency to help out one another in times of need. Well,...

Techcrunch

Egnyte open London HQ to help European expasnion

Egnyte, provider of the most comprehensive enterprise file-sharing platform, has detailed its European expansion plans to meet the growing customer demand for an enterprise-grade file sharing solution that fully addresses...

Techcrunch