| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/shutterstock_92783191.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Tom Limongello This spring we witnessed the big three OS manufacturers -- Microsoft, Apple and Google -- continue to unbundle their versions of Microsoft Office apps for... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/misery.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/11-techcrunch-stories.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Travis Bernard | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/shutterstock_161008784.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Julia Kukiewicz Between 2008 and 2010, Wonga was doing something mind-bendingly stupid: sending letters from fake law firms to borrowers behind on their loans. It sounds like a... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/immersive2.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Adam Kujawa Immersive technology will put the user into the digital shoes of their own avatars, experiencing video games, simulations, learning opportunities and even... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-20-at-1-21-37-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas Speaking at the Hope X conference taking place in New York this weekend, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden put out a call for developers to build systems that... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The Gillmor Gang — Danny Sullivan, Alexia Tsotsis, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor —... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-18-at-1-52-39-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | This week in tech news was a mixed bag: On the sad side, we saw thousands of layoffs from Microsoft. On the... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10366410/518320462_c_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The Ink and Slide are Adobe’s first foray into the hardware world, comprising a special stylus and a digital... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |