Thursday, July 31, 2014

Top Stories of the Day // July 31, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 31, 2014

Xiaomi’s One More Thing

The young electronics company Xiaomi is exploding in China and seems posed to take over the world. In the four short years since its founding, Xiaomi has become... read more

The Vocca Light Switch Is A Modern-Day Clapper

Smart bulbs, like the ones that come with the Philips Hue lighting system, are pretty cool... until you realize that physically flipping the switch is sometimes... read more

Internet.Org’s App With Free Access To Facebook, Google, Wikipedia, Local Info Launches In Zambia

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The One-Horse Race: 85% Of The 300M Smartphones Shipped In Q2 Were Android

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The Modbook Pro X Turns Your Retina MacBook Pro Into A Graphics Tablet

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This Little Box Turns Your Existing iPhone Charger Into A Portable Battery

Does the world need another portable battery meant to charge your devices in a pinch? Probably not. But I dig the minimalism of this one. Instead of... read more

Watch This Robot Learn To “Walk Off” An Injury

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TOP VIDEOS

Dive Into Fates Forever, Startup Battlefield's First MOBA Game

 When Jason Citron launched Fates Forever in the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield, it was impressive... read more

Hands-On With The Revamped iOS App For We Heart It, The Feel-Good Social Photo Site

 We Heart It, the Pinterest-meets-Tumblr social image sharing platform that’s attracted a large and... read more

TC Cribs: A Trip To BarkBox HQ, Where Dogs Rule

 We definitely dig dog-friendly companies here at TechCrunch Cribs, so when we were in New York City recently,... read more

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Top Stories of the Day // July 30, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // Jul 30, 2014

Netflix And AT&T Sign Peering Agreement

Netflix has signed a peering agreement with AT&T that will see the video streaming service pay the ISP for direct connection to its network. Previously,... read more

Instagram Launches One-Touch Photo And Video Messaging App Bolt Outside The US

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Founders On Depression

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Our Nine Favorite Companies From The 500 Startups Demo Day

It's that time again: 500 Startups just put on demo day for its ninth batch of companies at Microsoft's conference building in sunny Mountain View, Calif. The... read more

UK To Put Driverless Cars On Public Roads By January

The UK is planning to allow driverless cars to use public roads by next year. At the moment, autonomous vehicles are only allowed on private roads. It's... read more

Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1, Which Will Greatly Expand Cortana’s Footprint

Fresh on the heels of the announcement and partial release of Windows Phone 8.1, Microsoft has a new dose of code for users of its smartphone platform: Update... read more

Google Docs, Sheets And Slides Get New Home Screens With A Taste Of Material Design

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TOP VIDEOS

Dive Into Fates Forever, Startup Battlefield's First MOBA Game

 When Jason Citron launched Fates Forever in the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield, it was impressive... read more

Hands-On With The Revamped iOS App For We Heart It, The Feel-Good Social Photo Site

 We Heart It, the Pinterest-meets-Tumblr social image sharing platform that’s attracted a large and... read more

TC Cribs: A Trip To BarkBox HQ, Where Dogs Rule

 We definitely dig dog-friendly companies here at TechCrunch Cribs, so when we were in New York City recently,... read more

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