We knew this day would come, we're actually surprised it didn't come sooner. American's have this way of blaming video games for everything and that hasn't changed with a recent brash of highway hacks. Krebs On Security, the website run by security expert Brian Krebs, who broke the Target hacking scandal story, reported late last [...]
A new study released today revealed some startling statistics for live tv providers that are trying to compete in today's world of Netflix and Hulu. Now we know we are still a long way away from streaming services totally taking over the market controlled by cable and satellite but Neilsen's latest data suggests that something [...]
We just came across an interesting new crowdfunding campaign. The VIDAMETER presents a new take on the health/fitness trackers. The smart band provides a much fuller picture than the current health/fitness wearables. As the fitness wearable market stands today, the majority of the products offer the detection of isolated vitality and fitness signs, so that [...]
When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion last month, people said the awkward pairing of a virtual reality headset with an aging social network would never work. The media shouted that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was out of his mind. However, Zuckerberg’s purchase demonstrates the importance of disruption in today’s quickly changing tech world. [...]
Byttow, Bader, and Lawler Day two of TechCrunch Disrupt New York was full of interesting panels and discussions. However, TechCunch Reporter Ryan Lawler's discussion with the two founders of Secret was far and away the most interesting. David Byttow (Co-Founder and CEO) and Chrys Bader (Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer) gave some incredible insight [...]
Update 5/8/2014: The original article suggested that Amplify's vocabulary usage features were specific to the company's tablet. This has been updated to note that these features are a part of Amplify's ELA Digital Curriculum. There were some really good sessions during day three of TechCrunch Disrupt New York. However, the session entitled "Hacking the Classroom," really stood [...]
One of the most anticipated session at this years TechCrunch Disrupt New York was Michael Arrington's Fireside Chat with Marissa Mayer. Mayer, as you undoubtedly know, is the CEO and President of Yahoo!, and it did not disappoint. The chat covered a large amount of topics, ranging from Yahoo's mobile offerings, to development, to Tumblr. Overall, [...]
This may come as a big surprise to many but Apple, often looked at as the shining diamond of retail operations has been wading through a slight decline in sales. AppleInsider reports that same store sales were down 5% in March after a 3% uptick in December of 2013. The decline Apple is seeing on [...]
Chris Wanstrath, Ben Uretsky, John Collison, Matthew Panzarino John Collison, the Co-Founder of Stripe, Ben Uretsky, the CEO of DigitalOcean, and Chris Wanstrath, the Co-Founder and CEO of Github joined TechCrunch's Matthew Panzarino on day to of TechCrunch Disrupt New York. This panel, entitled "Rise Of The Developer Tools," was one of the best [...]
Pokorny, Lee, and Constine On Tuesday at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, Josh Constine - a journalist for TechCrunch - had a chat with David Lee and Brian Pokorny. Lee and Pokorny are Co-founders and Managing Partners at SV Angel, a San Francisco based Angel Investor firm. The chat covered a huge range of topics, and shed [...]
