Thursday, April 25, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // April 25, 2013

TechCrunch

The countdown is on: only 4 days left until Disrupt NY returns 4/29-5/1 with a massive agenda including Shawn Fanning and Alex Winter, and an exclusive pre-release screening of their film DOWNLOADED.
Don't miss it. Register Now.

Today's Top Stories // Apr 25, 2013

Windows 8 Wins 7.4% Share Of Global Tablet OS Market In Q1 -- "Niche" Portion Still Beats Windows Phone's Smartphone Share

Don't write off Microsoft's chances in mobile just yet. It may still be struggling to make itself count in the smartphone space but early signs are more... read more

LinkedIn Turns Its Contacts Section Into A Personal Assistant, With Google, Yahoo, Evernote & Outlook Apps Integration And A Standalone iPhone App

read more

Take A 'Drive' With Google Street View Using Leap Motion And Gesture Controls

A new project by Teehan+Lax, the Toronto-based design firm that helped created Ev Williams' Medium publishing platform, builds on its previous work with... read more

WPP CEO Sorrell: Google Will Overtake News Corp As Our Largest Media Investment This Year Or Next

read more

@BillClinton Officially Joins Twitter, Ditches @PrezBillyJeff

The 42nd President of the United States and the man with the most endearing lip bite in the world, William Jefferson Clinton, has officially jumped into the... read more

Nutrino Is A Virtual Nutritionist For iOS

Today, Nutrino sees its official launch with a virtual nutritionist app for iOS that provides personalised meal recommendations based on a user's profile,... read more

Google Tests Search Without Instant Previews, Moves Sharing Tool, Cached And Similar Pages To New Drop-Down Menu (Updated)

read more

Flurry: U.S. App Audience Now Roughly Equal To Internet Users On Laptops & Desktops

read more

Apple Patents Built-In iPhone Remote Unlocker, Engine Starter And Parking Locator For Cars

The USPTO published a number of Apple patent applications Tuesday, including two related to automobiles (via AppleInsider). The car patents both describe... read more

BlackJet, The Uber Of Private Jets, Releases Its iPhone App

Want to book a private jet but are away from your keyboard? No worries! BlackJet's got you covered! The startup, which hopes to make non-commercial flights more... read more

Read more at techcrunch.com

To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.

TechCrunch

5 Non-Evil Sales Tactics That Still Work Today

Hey Hector here..
 
So I thought it would be cool to write a post about
sales tactics that still work today. 
 
Some of these you've probably heard of before, but I'm
sure you'll find it useful either way. 
 
Here's the link: 
 
If you have any questions, reply to this email or 
leave it in the comments. 
 
Talk soon
Hector
 
.
 
.
 
.
 
.
2332 University ave. Bronx, NY 10468, USA

Unsubscribe | Change Subscriber Options

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // April 24, 2013

TechCrunch

The countdown is on: only 5 days left until Disrupt NY returns 4/29-5/1 with a massive agenda featuring BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti's keynote: Everyone Is Literally Crazy. Don't miss it. Register Now.

Today's Top Stories // Apr 24, 2013

HTC One Review: The Competition Is Fierce, But HTC's New Flagship Rises To The Challenge

Look, it's no secret that HTC knows how to put together a nice phone. Despite the quality of its wares though, HTC spent most of 2012 releasing disappointing... read more

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review: The S Stands For Super, Not Simple

The Galaxy S4 has an easy mode, and more importantly, the Galaxy S4 needs an easy mode. This necessity is a double-edged sword. It means that the technology... read more

Nokia Puts WhatsApp Hard Key On $72 Asha 210 For Asia, Africa; Qwerty S40 Handset Gets Facebook Button In Europe, Latam

Nokia has announced another handset in its S40-based Asha portfolio of low end mobiles which compete with the budget end of Android and cheap BlackBerrys. The... read more

Obama's Fmr. Chief Economic Advisor On Bitcoin's Usefulness: "Hahahaha. ROTFL"

read more

Swype Finally Rolls Out Of Beta, Hits The Google Play Store For $0.99

Way back in March of 2010, Swype launched a super private Beta of its then totally mind-blowing swipe-to-type Android keyboard. While they've since shipped it... read more

Through Dirt-Cheap Genetic Testing, Counsyl Is Pioneering A New Bioinformatics Wave

read more

The BlackBerry Q10 Is A QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone Comeback Worth Waiting For

The BlackBerry Q10 is, some might say, the BlackBerry OS 10 device that the company should have led with, ahead of its all-touch Z10. That's because it sports a... read more

WWDC 2013 Tickets On Sale April 25 At 10AM PT, Runs June 10-14

Apple has just released the official announcement for its 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference. Every year, it releases tickets for the developer-focused event... read more

Fool Me Twice, Shame On You: AP's Twitter Feed Has No Followers, Still Showing Hoaxed Tweet This Morning

We all make mistakes, but for the AP and Twitter to futz up a phishing attack so royally is an embarrassment. As you'll recall, the Associated Press' Twitter... read more

After Years Of Government Scrutiny Over Security Concerns, Huawei Says It's Quitting The U.S.

Huawei, the world's second-largest supplier of network gear by revenue, is pulling out of the U.S. after it sales efforts have been repeatedly stymied due to... read more

Read more at techcrunch.com

To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.

TechCrunch

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // April 23, 2013

TechCrunch

The countdown is on: only 6 days left until Disrupt NY returns 4/29-5/1 with a massive agenda that includes speakers like Chris Dixon, Mike McCue, David Tisch, Naval Ravikant, Dave Gilboa and more. Register Here!

Today's Top Stories // Apr 23, 2013

Want To Raise A Million Bucks? Here's What You'll Need

So, you've built yourself a nice little product. Maybe you've raised a small friends-and-family round; maybe you're still bootstrappin' it solo. Either way, now... read more

Psy's "Gentleman" Hits New YouTube Record With 38M Views In One Day

"Gangnam Style" was the first video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube, a milestone it reached last December. Though arguably less catchy, Psy's followup video... read more

What Not To Do In Your Startup Promo Video

Every now and then I see something so ridiculously stupid, it's just begging to be called out. That's the case with this promotional video from the kind folks... read more

Firefox OS Developer Phones Sold Out After First Few Hours On Sale, But More Are On The Way

Geeksphone, the smartphone OEM startup based out of Madrid, put the first Firefox OS developer phones on sale early this morning, offering the Keon for $119 and... read more

Fab Is Raising A Mondo Round At A $1 Billion Valuation

We're hearing from multiple sources that design-focused retail site Fab is raising a new round of funding at a $1 billion valuation. The company has previously... read more

With Earnings Around The Corner, Apple's Growth Prospects Are Gloomy

read more

Infinity Cell Lets You Charge Your iPhone Simply By Shaking It

The Infinity Cell is a kinetic charger for the iPhone that uses your body's movement to generate electricity. The current prototype for the Infinity Cell is a... read more

Verizon To Offer Nokia Lumia 928 From Next Month, Reports Bloomberg

Nokia looks like it's hoping to turn up the volume of its Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones in the US by signing another carrier to its cause. Bloomberg is... read more

Education Giant Pearson Continues Digital Push, Acquires Flipped Classroom Managers, Learning Catalytics

Educational publishing giant, Pearson, has lately been making a push to snatch up (and incubate) promising young EdTech startups and concepts to help it compete... read more

Sony Launches An Android Open Source Project For The Xperia Z Smartphone

Sony has decided to release a sequel to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for Xperia S it began in August of 2012, and took over from Google in November of... read more

Read more at techcrunch.com

To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.

TechCrunch

Monday, April 22, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // April 22, 2013

TechCrunch

The countdown is on: only 7 days left until Disrupt NY returns 4/29-5/1 with a massive agenda that includes speakers like Chris Dixon, Mike McCue, David Tisch, Naval Ravikant, Dave Gilboa and more. Register Here!

Today's Top Stories // Apr 22, 2013

Facebook Home Hits 500K Downloads In Five Days, Pales In Comparison To Instagram's Android Shift

It would appear that Facebook Home has just surpassed 500k downloads on Google Play since launching on the platform five days ago on April 16. The app's Google... read more

HTC Now Offers 32GB Unlocked HTC One Via Its Web Store

HTC really wants you to buy an HTC One, and it's making sure that you have every opportunity to do so. First, it opened up pre-orders for the HTC One Developer... read more

Google Now Could Arrive On The Web, Making The Timely Assistant Truly Cross-Platform

Google Now is one of the best things to happen to Android in a while, and now new code discovered in a sample page taken from Google itself suggests it could... read more

How Will We Define A "Good" Google Glass Experience?

Google Glass is getting closer and closer to becoming a shipping product. It's already making its way out to early "Explorer" program pre-launch testers, and... read more

Microsoft Will Reportedly (Sort Of) Bring Back The Start Button In Windows 8.1

Our long, national nightmare is over: according to a rumor sourced by the Verge, Redmond will bring back the Start button in the lower left corner of the... read more

For Developers, Google Glass Looks To Be A Fascinating But Slightly Limited Platform

read more

Yahoo! Unveils Brand New iOS App, Including Built-In Summly Summaries

Yahoo! acquired startup Summly for somewhere around $30 million just one month ago, but it's already bearing fruit. First, there was the Summly summarized... read more

PSA: Baidu Is *Not* Trying To Buy Zynga

Looks like Baidu and Zynga are the most recent victims of a bogus press release stunt. This morning, a company called PR*Urgent put out a press release saying... read more

Autistic Workers Can Thrive In High-Tech Jobs

read more

PromiseUP Launches To Gamify Your Promises So That You'll Keep Them

PromiseUp, a new iOS app that sees its full launch today, has a simple but rather lofty mission: To make people keep their promises, and ultimately, make the... read more

Read more at techcrunch.com

To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.

TechCrunch