Google's Android chief Sundar Pichai on Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Android's future, his past, I/O, and more
Google's Sundar Pichai Is the Most Powerful Man in Mobile — At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Samsung introduced new software for its tablets, called the Magazine UX.
Oculus to acquire Carbon Design, gaining the product engineering team known for the Xbox 360 controller
Oculus Agrees to Acquire Carbon Design Team — We're thrilled to announce that we've agreed to acquire the Carbon Design team, one of the premier industrial design and product engineering teams …
Nest Developer Program opens to the public; integration with Google, LIFX, Mercedes, Whirlpool, Jawbone, IFTTT, and more already enabled
The Nest Developer Program is here. — Wouldn't it be cool if our homes could be more aware? If they could learn from us? And help take care of us?
Google offering $150 credits to make up for Chromebook data debacle
Some good news for owners of Google's LTE Chromebook Pixel: Following my report that data plans for the device were being disconnected prematurely, Google is stepping up to make things right.
Google refreshes Glass hardware with 2GB RAM and a bigger battery; current owners won't get upgraded
Google refreshes Glass hardware, but current owners won't get upgraded — Small tweaks suggest that a true consumer product is still a ways off — Google's plan to sell its Glass headset …
Optical Image Stabilization May Be Differentiating Factor for 5.5-Inch iPhone 6
Rumors have suggested Apple's next-generation iPhone may include camera improvements in the form of optical image stabilization with modules produced by sensor company InvenSense, but according to a n...
FAA grounds Amazon's drone delivery plans
The Federal Aviation Administration has said that online shopping powerhouse Amazon may not employ drones to deliver packages, at least not anytime soon. — The revelation was buried in a FAA documen...
Google Makes Its Nest At The Center Of The Smart Home
“Okay Google, turn down the heat.” — Using Google Now, a homeowner will soon be able to talk to a Nest Learning Thermostat and complain about the heat. And that's just the beginning. — Google is ...
First gen Nokia X devices won't be updated to Platform 2.0
The first generation Nokia X smartphones which were released in February, will not be getting updated to the Nokia X software featured on the Nokia X2. — In a detailed post about the Nokia X2 smartp...
Twitter tests ‘retweet with comment’ that shows referenced tweet as a card below your comment
Twitter Is Experimenting With A New Way To Retweet — The best thing about Twitter is that it forces users to embrace brevity thanks to its 140-character updates.
App Store Policy Of Rejecting Apps With Rewarded Video, Social Sharing Gets Rolled Back...With A Few Caveats
A recent policy change floated by Apple caused a flurry of discussion - and concern - among mobile app developers. According to several public forum postings and other industry sources …
ABC News Comes to Apple TV with Live and On-Demand Video, Local News, and Historical Footage
ABC News is launching a new Apple TV channel today, bringing access to live and on-demand content to Apple's set-top box. The channel offers a variety of news and entertainment offerings …
Samsung Galaxy Tab S review: slim design, long battery life, stunning screen
It'd be silly of me to talk about tablets in the past tense — we still write stories about them daily and clearly, we review them, too. But of the ones we've seen lately, most have been low-end; mid-...
Michael Arrington drops defamation suit against Jenn Allen after she retracts rape accusations
Jenn Allen Retracts Michael Arrington Rape Accusations — TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has reached a settlement agreement with Jenn Allen. He's posted a copy of the agreement …
Twilio partners with Google to release a Chromebook communications package
Cloud telephony firm Twilio today announced Twilio CX for Chromebooks, a new partnership with Google that bundles its WebRTC-powered client, 7,500 voice minutes, a Plantronics headset and a Chromebook...
Researchers Find and Decode the Spy Tools Governments Use to Hijack Phones
Newly uncovered components of a digital surveillance tool used by more than 60 governments worldwide provide a rare glimpse at the extensive ways law enforcement and intelligence agencies use the tool...
Microsoft's Top Lawyer Slams Secret Surveillance Court
The U.S.'s secret surveillance court is unaccountable to the public and not “inclined to promote justice,” Microsoft's top lawyer said Wednesday. — General counsel Brad Smith said the Foreign Intell...
Microsoft launches €99 Nokia X2 Android phone: 4.3-inch, dual-SIM, 1.2GHz dual-core, 1GB RAM
Microsoft continues Android push with Nokia X2 handset — Available in July for 99 Euros — Microsoft isn't giving up on its Android smartphones. After acquiring Nokia's phone business in April …
Cyanogen expands team in push for open-source Android, hires former HTC, MediaTek and Amazon executives
Cyanogen Expands Team in Push for Open Android — Cyanogen has quietly expanded its executive ranks to transform its open source Android project into a serious player in the phone business.
Pebble becomes a real pedometer with new Misfit app
The smartwatch that charmed with its simplicity is starting to smarten up — Looking to preempt Google's big Android Wear unveiling, Pebble is today announcing a new partnership with wearable maker M...
Oculus seeks partners to help make hardware, emulating Android's expansion model
Facebook's Oculus, Emulating Android, Seeks Partners — Oculus VR Inc. has a plan for making virtual reality mainstream: Replicate Google Inc. (GOOGL)'s success with Android.
Attackers poison legitimate apps to infect sensitive industrial control systems
Corporate spies have found an effective way to plant their malware on the networks of energy companies and other industrial heavyweights—by hacking the websites of software companies and waiting for t...
Firechat Enables Cross-Platform, Off-The-Grid Chat Between iOS And Android
Open Garden's Firechat was one of the first — if not the first — application to make use of Apple's new multi-peer mesh networking capabilities. This enabled its users to anonymously chat with each o...
Ex-Hulu CEO Jason Kilar teases video startup Vessel, raises $75M from Benchmark, Greylock, and Bezos
Jason Kilar's New Startup Has a Name, and a Whole Lot of Money — Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar still doesn't want to say much about the startup he has been working on since last fall.
ZocDoc raising $152 million at $1.6 billion valuation
Investors in the online find-a-doctor portal's latest round include DST Global, according to a filing. ZocDoc, an online find-a-doctor portal, is raising a new round of funding worth $152 million, va...
Car-Sharing Startup RelayRides Raises $25 Million In Funding Led By Canaan Partners
Over the past year, peer-to-peer car rental startup RelayRides has been growing its average rental times and revenues by focusing specifically on daily and multi-day rentals.
Lenovo patent application describes Google Glass-like device for recording audio and video
Lenovo Just Patented Their Own Version Of Google Glass — As we all know, merely patenting something doesn't mean it will ever land in stores. However, Lenovo has just filed a basic patent for an …
Grand Rounds takes another $40M for expert doctor referral service
Above: Grand Rounds founders Lawrence “Rusty” Hofmann, MD, and Owen Tripp. — The business of connecting patients with leading medical specialists is growing. — San Francisco-based Grand Rounds …
Snapchat Snags Facebook's Mike Randall As Monetization VP
Facebook may be stealing Snapchat's features, but Snapchat is stealing Facebook's employees, including a new one who could help it begin to make money. TechCrunch has learned that Snapchat has just s...