The wonderful Charli XCX stopped by TechCrunch HQ this morning for a quick interview and a round of Just Dance 2015. Read More
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Viewbix Raises $3M To Wrap Video Ads Inside Interactive Players
Video ad startup Viewbix is announcing that it has raised $3 million in additional funding.
The company basically wraps videos in a custom player — so if you’re an advertiser, the player can include your branding, as well as the ability to collect contact information and more. Read More
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Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio Review
The HTC Nexus 9 is Google’s latest tablet running pure, unadulterated Android, and it’s a very capable piece of hardware, made better because it’s running Lollipop, which is a big step up for Android overall. Google has just begun shipping Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio accessories, too, which give the tablet a magnetic cover with a built-in keyboard, complete with mechanical keys… Read More
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Why LiveRail Ditched An IPO To Sell Its Video AdTech To Facebook For ~$500M
“The company was profitable. We probably would have pursued an IPO. The business was accelerating”, LiveRail CEO Mark Trefgarne tells me in his first interview about how his company was acquired by Facebook in July for what multiple sources say was $500 million.
Still, rather than go public, Trefgarne said his team realized that “If we work hard at Facebook, we have a real… Read More
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Apple Stores Will Host Free Coding Workshops For Second Annual ‘Hour of Code’
Apple is participating in this year’s Hour of Code, the second annual worldwide event designed to help spark interest in and provide access to coding education among youth and students. Apple’s participation will involve offering free one-hour workshops at its Apple Store retail locations, during which they’ll provide attendees with an introduction to basic computer… Read More
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Microsoft’s Plan To Become More Diverse
At its annual shareholder’s meeting this week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Chairman John Thompson fielded a series of questions from the Reverend Jesse Jackson concerning diversity inside the technology company. The set of queries gave Microsoft a chance to address how it approaches the issue. Read More
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Disney Will Launch Its First Imagicademy Learning Apps On Dec. 11
Disney just unveiled its digital learning initiative Imagicademy, which will launch on December 11. The company first mentioned Imagicademy last month, but without any real details. As outlined at a press event today in New York, it’s a suite of mobile learning apps for kids, along with an app where parents can follow along, give their kids a virtual high five, and see recommended… Read More
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Citus Data Update Gives True Real-Time Analytics
Sometimes necessity truly is the mother of invention, and such was the case recently with Citus Data, the company that helps you extend Postgres SQL and run analytics across massive amounts of data in near real-time. The “near” part was the problem, because while Postgres SQL had the real-time capability, CitusDB, the Citus Data product, did not. This was gap they wanted to… Read More
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LG G Watch R Review
The G Watch R is LG’s second Android Wear smartwatch, which is impressive given that the platform has only been available to the general public for about half a year, and other big Android OEMs haven’t yet shipped a first device. The original G Watch felt very much like the wearable hardware equivalent of a “FIRST” Internet comment, however, delivering little in the way… Read More
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App Annie Now Tracks App User Demographics, Sentiment And More
App Annie is again expanding its core line up of mobile app analytics services with today’s launch of a new Audience Intelligence product that helps app developers better understand their user’s demographics, preferences and, starting next year, sentiments – as indicated by user reviews. The company already offers a Store Intelligence service that tracks trends across the… Read More
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