Yahoo’s new CEO Marissa Mayer has already made some big changes at the company since taking charge almost two months ago. But, she has a lot more to do if she really wants to succeed. Watch our video explainer to see where Mayer and Yahoo are at and where they need to be: lt;object...
Daily Archives: September 5, 2012
Busted: Nokia admits Lumia 920 camera demo was shot using, wait for it, a different camera
This isn’t something that will leave a good taste in your mouth: a promotional video, purportedly showing off the image stabilization prowess of the Lumia 920, used a different camera, in at least one scene, deceiving viewers about the capability of the new handset. Now, videos of smartphones quite often use simulated images on the screens...
JOB OF THE WEEK: Operations Manager
Xerox Corporation is a $22 billion leading global enterprise for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading-edge document technology,...
Announcing The Full TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 Agenda
Disrupt SF right around the corner and is shaping up to be the biggest event of the year. We’re looking forward to hearing from Mark Zuckerberg for his first post-IPO interview. Jack Dorsey will share his vision in a keynote address. Ben Horowitz and Bill Campbell will bring their wisdom to the stage as...
Neul Raises $5M To Connect The Internet Of Things Using TV White Space
UK-based Neul today announced a new $5 million investment from Mistui Co. Ltd. subsidiary MGI, as well as existing investors DFJ Esprit, IQ Capital, Business Angels and founding company employees. Neul offers businesses and others a way to create a machine-to-machine (M2M) network using TV signal white space frequencies, which has the advantage of...
CHART OF THE DAY: Google Is Activating 1.3 Million Android Devices On A Daily Basis (AAPL, GOOG)
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt revealed the company is now activating 1.3 million Android devices on a daily basis, up from 900,000 in July. This is really impressive. For some context, Apple sold ~46.4 million iOS devices last quarter, or 515,500 per day. It’s not a perfect comparison because sales are not the same as...
Cambodia arrests The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm, Sweden offers $59.4 million in aid
At the start of this month, news broke that The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm had been arrested in Cambodia. A bunch of updates followed, including that Svartholm would be deported to Sweden, and that the two countries of course collaborated on his capture. The latest tidbit, as of today, is the craziest one...
LinkedIn Revamps Website With Notifications, A Feature Familiar To Facebook Users (LNKD, FB)
LinkedIn See Also How LinkedIn Plans To Grow Its Biggest Business 1,100% Why LinkedIn Is The Internet Stock Wall Street Loves You’ll Wish You Worked At LinkedIn After Taking This Tour Of Its HQ LinkedIn just revamped its website and added a key feature, notifications, which make it easier to track what’s happening on...
Cloud Computing Makes Software Piracy Obsolete
The fight against file sharing has reached a new pitch as industry organizations battle file sharing as though their lives depended on it. As, in fact, they do. The foundations of the antipiracy crusade are evaporating as the cloud undermines the very notion of software piracy. Two cross-Atlantic trade organizations with strong antipiracy arms...
Nokia shows off image of Skype integration in Windows Phone 8
In a video showing off its freshly announced Lumia 920 handset, Nokia has unveiled – perhaps accidentally – the Skype interface that will be present in Windows Phone 8. Skype, recently purchased by Microsoft for billions, will enjoy tighter integration into Windows Phone in the future. However, exactly what that integration will look like...