Monday, September 2, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // September 2, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 2, 2013

Mega Man's Creator Turns To Kickstarter To Fuel His New Game (Which Looks A Whole Lot Like Mega Man)

It's becoming almost formulaic: An iconic game designer, backed by a legion of dedicated fans, turns to Kickstarter to allow them to break out on their own.... read more

Juicies Takes A Second Kick At The Kickstarter Can With Juicies+, Aluminum-Tipped Charging Cables That Won't Tangle

When a Kickstarter project goes well enough to inspire a sequel a few years down the road, it's generally a positive sign. In the case of Juicies, a startup... read more

Kantar: Android Takes 65% Of Sales Across Major Markets; Windows Phone Grows By Tapping Dumbphone Users

The latest smartphone sales figures are out today from Kantar WorldPanel Comtech, and in case you needed one more metric to underscore the topline trend that's... read more

Yahoo China Shuts Down Its Web Portal

Yahoo China, which is operated by Chinese e-commerce and Internet services behemoth Alibaba Group, has closed its Web portal. The site now displays a good-bye... read more

Why Internet Companies Don't Buy From The Enterprise Kings

Internet companies represent the world's fastest-growing markets and they cover the global economy. Every market imaginable is affected by Internet companies.... read more

European Accelerator Numbers — Seedcamp Releases Its Data For The Last 6 Years

TechCrunch Europe was launched in September 2007, the same week Seedcamp - the European tech startup accelerator - also launched. So we've been on something of... read more

Samsung's Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Takes Shape Ahead Of Sept. 4 Event, Likely Won't Resemble Mini Phone

The good ship Galaxy Gear smartwatch is springing multiple leaks ahead of its official reveal this Wednesday, Sept. 4, and there are even leaks about previous... read more

Japanese E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Confirms Acquisition Of Video Site Viki

Rakuten has confirmed that it will acquire Viki, a global video streaming platform that crowdsources translated subtitles. The Japanese e-commerce giant, which... read more

Handshake Is A Personal Data Marketplace Where Users Get Paid To Sell Their Own Data

Handshake is a personal data marketplace startup aiming to cut out the market research middle man by building a platform where users can sign up to be... read more

With Twitterspirit, Twitter Gets Its Own Snapchat: A Disappearing Tweet Hack, Courtesy Of An Ex-Twitter Engineer

Twitter is working on ways of getting more juice out of its vast trove of user content -- that new "blue line" for conversation threads, for example, is a way... read more



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