BeamME Pro Update Hits the App Store
August 31, 2009 ·Filed Under Technology News
BeamME Pro, an iPhone application that makes it easy to exchange socially-networked knowledge and build real-time intelligence on every new contact you produce, has released a major update on the App Store. BeamMe Pro uses some of Apple’s new API’s to invent contact sharing easier on th…
Netflix Had Me At “We’re Sorry”
August 31, 2009 ·Filed Under Technology News
I do my fair share of complaining about poor service. And whether you follow me on Twitter, you might say that I do more than my fair share. Here’s my issue: It’s not so much that your service sucks, it’s that you refuse to be held accountable for it sucking, and rarely, whether ev…
Nokia’s 32GB Alvin RM-559 Approved By The FCC...
August 31, 2009 ·Filed Under Cellphone Reviews
Nokia comes back with a new cell phone that has a 32GB of internal memory. Approved by the FCC as Nokia Alvin RM-559, the handset features Quad-band GSM connectivity, tri-band WCDMA (900/1900/2100 MHz), Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. The Nokia Alvin plus uses a BL-5J (1320 mAh) battery, which is the same as…
A Look At fbFund’s First Summer As An Incubator ...
August 31, 2009 ·Filed Under Technology News
Over the last twelve weeks, 24 startups have been working out of Facebook’s old headquarters in downtown Palo Alto as part of fbFund REV, Facebook’s startup incubator program that’s jointly run with Accel Partners and Founders Fund. During that duration the startups have receieved…
TechCrunch50 Partners Step Up with $1 million In A...
August 31, 2009 ·Filed Under Technology News
In July we said we would be giving away substantial amounts of advertising to promote the new startups and products launching at TechCrunch50 on September 14-15.
Today I’m pleased to announce that four of our key partners will be giving an aggregate of $1 million in advertising to TechCrunch5…