Top Stories of the Day // September 28, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 28, 2012

Tim Cook Apologizes For Apple Maps, Points To Competitive Alternatives

Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an open letter on Apple's website, finally apologizing for the Maps drama that's been unfolding over the past few weeks with the... read more

Google Maps, Now With More High-Res Satellite And 45° Aerial Imagery

Google Maps gets more awesome by the day. Earlier this week, the service started rolling out stunning underwater imagery- if you will, a seaview mode. Now... read more

If You Had Remote Access To Your Neighbor's Printer, What Would You Print?

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Which Founders Use FoundersCard? Craig Newmark, Kevin Rose, Leah Busque & 8K Others

In 2009, Eric Kuhn created FoundersCard as a way to give entrepreneurs the same kind of elite programs, perks and networking opportunities traditionally... read more

Employers Banned From Asking For Social Media Passwords In California

A newly signed California law forbids employers and universities from asking employees and applicants for their social media passwords. The law was hastily... read more

BlackBerry 10 Touch, Qwerty Devices Leak In Video; RIM Wants Lady Gaga To Help Sell BB10

RIM is still bathing in the afterglow of yesterday's Q2 2013 fiscal results not being as awful as some had feared. The company remains in the invidious position... read more

Apple's iPhone 5 Availability Expands: What It Means To Regional Carriers

Apple isn't delaying bringing its latest iPhone to regional carriers this time around, with launches across the U.S. going out today, at a list of carriers that... read more

MyVR Raises $1.4M From YC, SV Angel, Chris Dixon To Attack The $85B Vacation Rental Industry

Thanks to the HomeAways and Airbnbs of the world, more and more people are looking to rent their apartments and homes. There are currently some six million... read more

An Afternoon With Bad Piggies, Rovio's Next Hit

You've probably already heard, but just in case you forgot to wear your Angry Birds merchandise, Bad Piggies has just hit the scene. It's Rovio's latest and... read more

Neil Young Begins His Long Quest Towards True Audio Fidelity With Pono, A New Music Service And Device

Singer-songwriter-rocker Neil Young has been talking about problems with modern audio codecs for decades. He was angry at CDs back in the 1990s and most... read more

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Top Stories of the Day // September 28, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 28, 2012

Tim Cook Apologizes For Apple Maps, Points To Competitive Alternatives

Apple CEO Tim Cook has written an open letter on Apple's website, finally apologizing for the Maps drama that's been unfolding over the past few weeks with the... read more

Google Maps, Now With More High-Res Satellite And 45° Aerial Imagery

Google Maps gets more awesome by the day. Earlier this week, the service started rolling out stunning underwater imagery- if you will, a seaview mode. Now... read more

If You Had Remote Access To Your Neighbor's Printer, What Would You Print?

read more

Which Founders Use FoundersCard? Craig Newmark, Kevin Rose, Leah Busque & 8K Others

In 2009, Eric Kuhn created FoundersCard as a way to give entrepreneurs the same kind of elite programs, perks and networking opportunities traditionally... read more

Employers Banned From Asking For Social Media Passwords In California

A newly signed California law forbids employers and universities from asking employees and applicants for their social media passwords. The law was hastily... read more

BlackBerry 10 Touch, Qwerty Devices Leak In Video; RIM Wants Lady Gaga To Help Sell BB10

RIM is still bathing in the afterglow of yesterday's Q2 2013 fiscal results not being as awful as some had feared. The company remains in the invidious position... read more

Apple's iPhone 5 Availability Expands: What It Means To Regional Carriers

Apple isn't delaying bringing its latest iPhone to regional carriers this time around, with launches across the U.S. going out today, at a list of carriers that... read more

MyVR Raises $1.4M From YC, SV Angel, Chris Dixon To Attack The $85B Vacation Rental Industry

Thanks to the HomeAways and Airbnbs of the world, more and more people are looking to rent their apartments and homes. There are currently some six million... read more

An Afternoon With Bad Piggies, Rovio's Next Hit

You've probably already heard, but just in case you forgot to wear your Angry Birds merchandise, Bad Piggies has just hit the scene. It's Rovio's latest and... read more

Neil Young Begins His Long Quest Towards True Audio Fidelity With Pono, A New Music Service And Device

Singer-songwriter-rocker Neil Young has been talking about problems with modern audio codecs for decades. He was angry at CDs back in the 1990s and most... read more

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Top Stories of the Day // September 27, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 27, 2012

Google's Eric Schmidt Talks Apple Partnership, Samsung And Patent Problems

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is in Seoul attending the launch of the Nexus 7 in Korea Thursday, and he's been very talkative on a number of topics, as... read more

Airbnb Is Raising A Big Third Round, Aiming For A Valuation North Of $2B

It's the darling of "sharing economy" startups, Y Combinator and a good portion of Silicon Valley's top investors, and a symbol of consumer web startups moving... read more

RIM Employee's OOO Reply This Week Is Both Epic And Sad

RIM is holding some sort of developer conference this week somewhere in North America. It's unclear what they actually announced or revealed because everyone... read more

Watch Google's Eric Schmidt Dance Gangnam Style

Yep. This really happened on a recent Asian business trip to help launch the Nexus 7. Good for Schmidt. Homeboy knows how to have fun. Next up, Steve Ballmer... read more

RIM Employee's OOO Reply This Week Is Both Epic And Inspiring

RIM is holding its yearly developers conference this week, playing host to over a thousand developers still dedicated to the BlackBerry platform. The company... read more

Pew Pew Pew! iPhone 5 Destroyed By Lasers [Video]

I've avoided posting videos of people shooting the iPhone with bullets, dropping iPhones into squirrel pens, and ingesting and then excreting iPhones because I... read more

Rovio's Bad Piggies Goes Live In The App Store: Build Bridges, Don't Burn Them

Angry Birds is now a household name. Even Rovio (the company responsible for the ultra-successful bird-flinging app) is a logo as familiar as EA's. But today... read more

Live From Rome — It's The TechCrunch Italy CrunchUp #TCItaly

We're delighted to showcase Italian startups at our CrunchUp event in Rome today, which we've dubbed TechCrunch Italy. Check out the live stream. Our thanks to... read more

Apple Patents In-Screen Speakers, Flexible Displays And Tactile Keyboards For Future iPhones And iPads

Apple has published a new patent today, one that takes the possibilities for future iOS mobile devices and adds a whole heap of abilities seemingly ripped from... read more

Firefox OS Will Have 'Niche' 1% Of Smartphones In 2013, As Android Corners Low-Cost Segment

Google's Android smartphone OS is facing a lot of challengers in the low-cost smartphone segment, from Huawei, ZTE, Samsung and Nokia at the vendor end to... read more

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Top Stories of the Day // September 27, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 27, 2012

Google's Eric Schmidt Talks Apple Partnership, Samsung And Patent Problems

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is in Seoul attending the launch of the Nexus 7 in Korea Thursday, and he's been very talkative on a number of topics, as... read more

Airbnb Is Raising A Big Third Round, Aiming For A Valuation North Of $2B

It's the darling of "sharing economy" startups, Y Combinator and a good portion of Silicon Valley's top investors, and a symbol of consumer web startups moving... read more

RIM Employee's OOO Reply This Week Is Both Epic And Sad

RIM is holding some sort of developer conference this week somewhere in North America. It's unclear what they actually announced or revealed because everyone... read more

Watch Google's Eric Schmidt Dance Gangnam Style

Yep. This really happened on a recent Asian business trip to help launch the Nexus 7. Good for Schmidt. Homeboy knows how to have fun. Next up, Steve Ballmer... read more

RIM Employee's OOO Reply This Week Is Both Epic And Inspiring

RIM is holding its yearly developers conference this week, playing host to over a thousand developers still dedicated to the BlackBerry platform. The company... read more

Pew Pew Pew! iPhone 5 Destroyed By Lasers [Video]

I've avoided posting videos of people shooting the iPhone with bullets, dropping iPhones into squirrel pens, and ingesting and then excreting iPhones because I... read more

Rovio's Bad Piggies Goes Live In The App Store: Build Bridges, Don't Burn Them

Angry Birds is now a household name. Even Rovio (the company responsible for the ultra-successful bird-flinging app) is a logo as familiar as EA's. But today... read more

Live From Rome — It's The TechCrunch Italy CrunchUp #TCItaly

We're delighted to showcase Italian startups at our CrunchUp event in Rome today, which we've dubbed TechCrunch Italy. Check out the live stream. Our thanks to... read more

Apple Patents In-Screen Speakers, Flexible Displays And Tactile Keyboards For Future iPhones And iPads

Apple has published a new patent today, one that takes the possibilities for future iOS mobile devices and adds a whole heap of abilities seemingly ripped from... read more

Firefox OS Will Have 'Niche' 1% Of Smartphones In 2013, As Android Corners Low-Cost Segment

Google's Android smartphone OS is facing a lot of challengers in the low-cost smartphone segment, from Huawei, ZTE, Samsung and Nokia at the vendor end to... read more

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